Amboy, Illinois
Amboy, Illinois | |
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779 | |
FIPS code | 17-01270 |
Wikimedia Commons | Amboy, Illinois |
Website | cityofamboy |
Amboy is a city in
History
Amboy had its start in the 1850s when the Illinois Central Railroad was extended to that point.[3] The community's name is a transfer from Amboy, New Jersey.[4]
The Illinois Central facility in Amboy served as the railroad's division headquarters for the railroad's region. The building was saved from demolition and is a museum. The actual railroad and trainyard were abandoned and removed in the early 90's.[5]
Amboy was the site of an ammunition factory for World War II - The
The plant is also known as the place where Vesta Stoudt first invented modern duct tape. [1]
Geography
Amboy is located at 41°42′52″N 89°19′58″W / 41.71444°N 89.33278°W (41.714411, -89.332671).[7]
According to the 2010 census, Amboy has a total area of 6.29 square miles (16.29 km2), all land.[8]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1860 | 1,615 | — | |
1870 | 2,825 | 74.9% | |
1880 | 2,448 | −13.3% | |
1890 | 2,257 | −7.8% | |
1900 | 1,826 | −19.1% | |
1910 | 1,749 | −4.2% | |
1920 | 1,944 | 11.1% | |
1930 | 1,972 | 1.4% | |
1940 | 1,986 | 0.7% | |
1950 | 2,128 | 7.2% | |
1960 | 2,067 | −2.9% | |
1970 | 2,184 | 5.7% | |
1980 | 2,377 | 8.8% | |
1990 | 2,377 | 0.0% | |
2000 | 2,561 | 7.7% | |
2010 | 2,500 | −2.4% | |
2020 | 2,278 | −8.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[9] |
At the
Of the 963 households 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.8% of households were one person and 15.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.12.
The age distribution was 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median household income was $36,250 and the median family income was $42,027. Males had a median income of $35,250 versus $26,105 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,183. About 4.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the
Notable people
- Betty Degner, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Augustus Newnham Dickens, brother of Charles Dickens
- Henry F. McElroy, Missouri businessman and politician
- Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.[11]
- David C. Shapiro, dentist and Illinois state legislator
- Frank Shaughnessy, Notre Dame football player, pro baseball player and executive
- Vesta Stoudt, invented modern duct tape at the Green River Ordinance Plant. [2]
See also
- Amboy Illinois Central Depot
External links
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ Joseph Smith III Comes to the Amboy Conference History of the Church 3:242–273
- ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
- ^ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 43.
- ^ "Amboy Depot Museum".
- ^ "Green River Ordnance Plant (GROP) history – Wikipedia, & NIU collection (DeKalb, IL)". May 31, 2018.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Michael Martin Mihm at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.