Joy, Illinois
Joy, Illinois | |
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FIPS code | 17-38739 |
Website | joyillinois |
Joy is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 372 as of the 2020 census.[2]
The village was founded in 1869 and named after the president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, J. F. Joy.[3]
Geography
Joy is located in western Mercer County at 41°11′49″N 90°52′47″W / 41.19694°N 90.87972°W (41.196923, -90.879702).[4] Illinois Route 17 passes through the village on Center Street, leading east 7 miles (11 km) to Aledo, the county seat, and west the same distance to its terminus in New Boston, on the Mississippi River.
According to the
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1880 | 87 | — | |
1910 | 516 | — | |
1920 | 529 | 2.5% | |
1930 | 524 | −0.9% | |
1940 | 470 | −10.3% | |
1950 | 505 | 7.4% | |
1960 | 503 | −0.4% | |
1970 | 513 | 2.0% | |
1980 | 506 | −1.4% | |
1990 | 452 | −10.7% | |
2000 | 373 | −17.5% | |
2010 | 417 | 11.8% | |
2020 | 372 | −10.8% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
At the 2000
There were 156 households, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.
26.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.
The
Schools
Mercer County Junior High School is located in Joy, in the building that once housed the now defunct Westmer High School.
References
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Joy village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ Bassett, Issac Newton (1914). Past and Present of Mercer County Illinois. S.J. Publishing Co. p. 448.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.