Wellington, Illinois

Wellington is a village in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 206 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Wellington is located in southeastern Iroquois County at Template:Coord (40.541261, -87.680772).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Illinois Route 1 passes less than a mile west of the village, leading north Template:Convert to Watseka, the county seat, and south Template:Convert to Hoopeston.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Wellington has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Aerial view looking to the east

Demographics

Template:US Census populationAs of the 2020 census<ref name=":0" /> there were 206 people, 96 households, and 67 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 103 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 95.63% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 4.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.88% of the population.

There were 96 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.25% were married couples living together, 11.46% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.21% were non-families. 22.92% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 2.47.

The village's age distribution consisted of 24.1% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 12.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,500, and the median income for a family was $43,438. Males had a median income of $49,583 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,024. About 14.9% of families and 19.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

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