Editing Xenia, Illinois

{{for-multi|the surrounding township|Xenia Township, Clay County, Illinois|the Illinois city|Atlanta, Illinois}}
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'''Xenia''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|z|iː|n|i|ə}} {{respell|ZEE|nee|ə}}) is a village in [[Clay County, Illinois|Clay County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 380 at the 2020 census.

==Geography==
Xenia is located in southwestern Clay County at {{coord|38|38|15|N|88|38|15|W|display=inline}} (38.6373694, -88.6374130).<ref name="gnis" /> [[U.S. Route 50]] passes to the north of the village, leading east {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Flora, Illinois|Flora]] and west {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Salem, Illinois|Salem]].

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Xenia has a total area of {{convert|0.49|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The hunting camps of Kiffcart and Retherford were located in the southwest corner of Section 4. The buffalo trail was very wide in this area; therefore, Lewis located in the northwest quarter of Section 3. Lewis remained there until 1830 when he sold his property to Dr. Davenport. A post office was established at the Davenport home with the help of John Pierce and John Gowdy, establishing the town of Xenia. The building of the railroad in 1854 expanded the town, and by 1870 the population had increased to 1,000. A sesquicentennial celebration was held in 1984.<ref>Xenia Illinois Memorial Monument 1987</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1860= 472
|1870= 916
|1880= 898
|1890= 878
|1900= 800
|1910= 634
|1920= 640
|1930= 559
|1940= 662
|1950= 643
|1960= 491
|1970= 464
|1980= 475
|1990= 424
|2000= 407
|2010= 391
|2020= 380
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1783739 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 380 people, 156 households, and 85 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|770.79|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 184 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|373.23|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 91.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.53% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.26% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 7.11% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.68% of the population.

There were 156 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.95% were married couples living together, 5.77% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.51% were non-families. 41.03% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.67% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 2.34.

The village's age distribution consisted of 29.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,167, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $44,896 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $21,818. About 8.2% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==

* [[Darren Bailey]], Illinois state senator and [[2022 Illinois gubernatorial election|Republican gubernatorial nominee]]
* [[Albert Paine]] (1861–1937), author and biographer

==See also==
{{portal|Illinois}}
* [[List of municipalities in Illinois]]

==References==
{{Reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Xenia, Illinois}}
* [http://xenia.oneplacestudy.org Community website]

{{Clay County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Clay County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]