Editing Yates City, Illinois

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Yates City, Illinois
| official_name = 
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = 
| other_name = 
| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
| image_skyline = 
| imagesize = 
| image_alt = 
| image_caption = 
| image_flag = 
| image_seal = 
| etymology = 
| nickname = 
| motto = 
| anthem = 
| image_map = File:Knox County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Yates City Highlighted.svg
| mapsize = 
| map_alt = 
| map_caption = Location of Yates City in Knox County, Illinois
| image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg
| mapsize1 = 
| map_alt1 = 
| map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States
| pushpin_map = 
| pushpin_label_position = 
| pushpin_label = 
| pushpin_map_alt = 
| pushpin_mapsize = 
| pushpin_relief = 
| pushpin_map_caption = 
| coordinates = {{coord|40|46|40|N|90|0|50|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| grid_name = 
| grid_position = 
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Illinois}}
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = [[Knox County, Illinois|Knox]]
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = [[Salem Township, Knox County, Illinois|Salem]]
| subdivision_type4 = 
| subdivision_name4 = 
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 
| founder = 
| named_for = [[Yates County, New York]]
| seat_type = 
| seat = 
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type = 
| governing_body = 
| leader_party = 
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = 
| leader_title1 = Village president
| leader_name1 = Ken Vallas<ref name="VillageSite">{{cite web |title=President & Council Village of Yates City |url=https://villageofyatescity.com/president-and-council |website=villageofyatescity.com |access-date=February 11, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
| unit_pref = Imperial
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 1.28
| area_total_sq_mi = 0.49
| area_land_km2 = 1.28
| area_land_sq_mi = 0.49
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 673
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total = 642
| population_density_km2 = 503.07
| population_density_sq_mi = 1302.23
| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 61572
| area_code = [[Area code 309|309]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info = 17-83817
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 2399751<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399751}}</ref>
| blank2_name = 
| blank2_info = 
| blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons
| blank2_info_sec2 = 
| website = 
| footnotes = 
}}
'''Yates City''' is a [[village (Illinois)|village]] in [[Knox County, Illinois|Knox County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 642 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1783817| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Yates City village, Illinois| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 26, 2019}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It is part of the [[Galesburg micropolitan area|Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Yates City was named after [[Yates County, New York]].<ref name="origin-names">{{cite book|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|year=1905|pages=[https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog/page/n338 332]|author=Gannett, Henry|author-link=Henry Gannett|url=https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog}}</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Clinton L. Ewing]], Illinois state legislator, businessman, farmer, born in Yates City<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1941-1941,' Biographical Sketch of Clinton L. Ewing, pg. 236-237</ref>
* [[Owen B. West]], Republican member of [[Illinois House of Representatives]] from 1915 to 1927, businessman, farmer, and former mayor of Yates City<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1925-1926,' Biographical Sketch of Owen B. West, pg. 208-209</ref>
* Bradley Wrage, 4th place in the 2012 State Farm MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships clocking in at 9:14.31 in the [[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 meters steeplechase]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=TFRRS {{!}} 2012 State Farm MVC Outdoor Track & Field Championships - Men's 3000 Steeplechase |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/26505/1662358/2012_State_Farm_MVC_Outdoor_Track__Field_Championships/Mens-3000-Steeplechase |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=www.tfrrs.org}}</ref> Yates City hosted a celebration for Bradley's feat with a 1.5 mile parade of tractors.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

==Geography==
Yates City is in southeastern Knox County. [[Illinois Route 8]] passes through the center of the village, leading east {{convert|2.5|mi}} to [[Elmwood, Illinois|Elmwood]] and west {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Illinois Route 97]] near [[Maquon, Illinois|Maquon]]. [[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg]], the Knox [[county seat]], is {{convert|25|mi}} northwest of Yates City.

According to the 2010 census, Yates City has a total area of {{convert|0.52|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1783817
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 25, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060334/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1783817
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 679
|1890= 687
|1900= 650
|1910= 586
|1920= 582
|1930= 592
|1940= 576
|1950= 623
|1960= 802
|1970= 840
|1980= 860
|1990= 760
|2000= 725
|2010= 693
|2020= 642
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 725 people, 299 households, and 209 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,235.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 322 housing units at an average density of {{convert|548.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.41% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.28% from two or more races.

There were 299 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,344, and the median income for a family was $42,679. Males had a median income of $33,625 versus $20,956 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $18,036. About 6.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
{{clear left}}

==References==
<references />

{{Knox County, Illinois}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Villages in Knox County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Galesburg, Illinois micropolitan area]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]