La Moille, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°31′45″N 89°16′52″W / 41.52917°N 89.28111°W / 41.52917; -89.28111
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La Moille, Illinois
815
FIPS code17-41794
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La Moille is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 679 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

La Moille was named after the Lamoille River valley, in Vermont.[2]

History

Downtown La Moille in 1900

La Moille was first settled in 1830 by Daniel Dimmick, who went on to found

Fulton, IL.[3]

By 1877, the town was home to a hotel, several churches, more than a dozen stores, a

one room schoolhouse. These businesses made up a downtown area of three blocks. The Allen School was built in 1887 to alleviate overcrowding brought on by the increasing population and consolidation of public schools.[4] A fire on May 19, 1916, destroyed much of the northern portion of the downtown area.[5]

Geography

La Moille is located at 41°31′45″N 89°16′52″W / 41.52917°N 89.28111°W / 41.52917; -89.28111 (41.529204, -89.281187).[6]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, La Moille has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.00 km2), all land.[1]

The village is at the junction of State Highway 92 and U.S. Route 34, as well as State Highway 89 and U.S. Route 34.

Pike Creek, a tributary to Big Bureau Creek, flows south through the town.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880488—
18905165.7%
190057611.6%
1910555−3.6%
1920547−1.4%
1930504−7.9%
19405091.0%
1950505−0.8%
196065529.7%
19706692.1%
19807349.7%
1990654−10.9%
200077318.2%
2010726−6.1%
2020679−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 5.89% of the population.

There were 297 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.28% were married couples living together, 5.72% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.64% were non-families. 24.92% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.45% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.30 and the average family size was 2.70.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.0% under the age of 18, 13.0% from 18 to 24, 20.2% from 25 to 44, 27% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,288, and the median income for a family was $63,125. Males had a median income of $31,726 versus $26,310 for females. The

poverty line
, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Gallery

  • La Moille CB&Q Depot ca. 1920
    La Moille CB&Q Depot ca. 1920
  • 1923 CB&Q timetable showing a stop at La Moille
    1923 CB&Q timetable showing a stop at La Moille

References

  1. ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 180.
  3. ^ Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois. Chicago: Pioneer Publishing. 1906. p. 110.History of Bureau County, Illinois
  4. ^ Schallhorn, Pamela S. (September 11, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Allen School" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  5. ^ La Moille Sesquicentennial 1987. La Moille, IL: Village of La Moille. 1987.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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