Bureau Junction, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°17′21″N 89°22′4″W / 41.28917°N 89.36778°W / 41.28917; -89.36778
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Bureau Junction, Illinois
Bureau
815
FIPS code17-09681
Wikimedia CommonsBureau Junction, Illinois

Bureau Junction, usually called Bureau, is a village in

CSX
but are currently leased to Iowa Interstate.

History

The village is named for Michel or Pierre Bureau. Their original surname was probably Belleau, but local aboriginals may have had difficulty pronouncing the "l" sound. One or both of the brothers ran a trading post near where Big Bureau Creek empties into the Illinois River from 1776 until 1780 or 1790.[7][8] A man named Buero, of mixed French and Native American descent, and possibly a descendant of one of the earlier Bureau brothers, was operating in this area as a fur trader in 1821.[9]

In the 1870s Bureau Junction had a sizeable railroad operation as the halfway point on the railroad between Chicago and Rock Island.[10]

Geography

Bureau Junction is located at 41°17′21″N 89°22′4″W / 41.28917°N 89.36778°W / 41.28917; -89.36778 (41.289155, -89.367837).[11]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bureau Junction has a total area of 1.51 square miles (3.91 km2), of which 1.45 square miles (3.76 km2) (or 95.51%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 4.49%) is water.[2]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880240—
189036351.3%
190054550.1%
1910534−2.0%
192068227.7%
1930552−19.1%
1940483−12.5%
1950480−0.6%
1960401−16.5%
197046616.2%
1980455−2.4%
1990350−23.1%
20003685.1%
2010322−12.5%
2020281−12.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 9.61% of the population.

There were 82 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.12% were married couples living together, 7.32% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.71% were non-families. 15.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.41% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 2.68.

The village's age distribution consisted of 16.4% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 37.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,500, and the median income for a family was $75,000. Males had a median income of $50,417 versus $23,000 for females. The

poverty line
, including none of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. OCLC 1645571
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  2. ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bureau Junction, Illinois
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bureau, Illinois, retrieved 2008-09-06
  5. ^ "Rate centre information: Bureau, IL". Local Calling Guide. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a City by ZIP Code Results". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
  7. ^ Pierre de Beuro, an Indian trader Pioneers of Illinois by Nehemiah Matson, 1882, p. 229
  8. ^ Jean Baptiste Point de Sable : the founder of modern Chicago by John F. Swenson, 1999- . Retrieved 11 November 2010.
  9. ^ History of Bureau County, Illinois
  10. ^ collection of 1870s newspaper articles on Bureau Junction
  11. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  13. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.

External links

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