Colp, Illinois

Colp is a village in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 census.

History

Colp was established in the early 1900s and named for John Colp (1849–1920), whose mining company opened a mine in the area in 1901. The Illinois Central Railroad extended a line to the mine in 1904. The village incorporated in 1915.<ref>Barbara Barr Hubbs, "Colp History," Williamson County Illinois Historical Society website. Accessed June 13, 2021.</ref> The village was inhabited by eastern European immigrants who worked in the mines, including Rusyns.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Colp mayor Frank Caliper was one of the state's longest-serving elected officials. He served 52 years as mayor from 1935 until his death on March 28, 1987.<ref>Social Security Death Index. Rootsweb.com; and Jerry F. Costello. July 20, 2010. Congressional Record-Extensions of Remarks. Washington, D.C.: United States Congress. E1368. Online at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2010-07-20/pdf/CREC-2010-07-20-extensions.pdf.</ref>

Mining

Several companies established coal mines in Colp:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• Colp Coal Company
• Pittsburg and Big Muddy Coal Company (purchased the Colp Coal Company in 1918) <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• Ernest Coal Company
• Cosgrove-Meehan Coal Company

Geography

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Demographics

Template:US Census population At the 2020 census,<ref name="Census2020">United States Census Bureau</ref> the village had a population of 168 people, with 95 households and 94 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 112 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 76.34% White, 21.43% African American, 0.89% Native American, 0.45% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races.

There were 103 households, of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.8% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.8% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.75.

Age distribution was 22.8% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 21.9% 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 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males.

The median household income was $14,722, and the median family income was $14,286. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $11,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,769. About 44.8% of families and 37.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 25.0% of those 65 or over.