Bonfield, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°08′42″N 88°03′15″W / 41.14500°N 88.05417°W / 41.14500; -88.05417
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Bonfield, Illinois
CDT)
Area codes815 & 779
FIPS code17-07237
GNIS feature ID2398151[1]
Wikimedia CommonsBonfield, Illinois
Websitewww.villageofbonfield.org

Bonfield is a

Metropolitan Statistical Area
.

Although founded by a quarryman, Thomas Verkler, the village was named after Thomas Bonfield, an attorney for the

railroad spikes and ties might still be found around the limestone quarry. The depot was moved about a mile and a half south of the village and converted to a barn, which remained in December 2007. The town had a high school, but it burned down in the early 1930s. Students then went to Herscher High School in Herscher
.

Geography

Bonfield is located in western Kankakee County and is 12 miles (19 km) west of Kankakee, the county seat.

According to the 2010 census, Bonfield has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890150—
190016510.0%
1910162−1.8%
1920126−22.2%
1930116−7.9%
19401160.0%
195014323.3%
196017824.5%
197024135.4%
198029422.0%
19902991.7%
200036421.7%
20103824.9%
2020351−8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

At the 2000

Latino
of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 122 households, of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.26.

32.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 32.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64 and 9.9% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The

poverty line
, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

Popular culture

At a time when

Steve McQueen's last movie.[7]
It was mentioned in the Kankakee County Journal at the time of filming in summer 1979.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bonfield, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Bonfield village, Illinois". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2019.[dead link]
  4. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "The Hunter", IMDb, August 1, 1980, retrieved August 1, 2015

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