Weldon, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°07′18″N 88°45′02″W / 40.12167°N 88.75056°W / 40.12167; -88.75056
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Weldon
217
FIPS code17-79683
GNIS feature ID2400120[1]
Wikimedia CommonsWeldon, Illinois

Weldon is a village in

Nixon Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 369 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Weldon has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1880147
1900536
1910521−2.8%
192057310.0%
1930499−12.9%
19405214.4%
1950492−5.6%
1960449−8.7%
197055323.2%
1980531−4.0%
1990361−32.0%
200044021.9%
2010429−2.5%
2020369−14.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.27% of the population.

There were 171 households, out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.27% were married couples living together, 15.79% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.01% were non-families. 35.09% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 2.19.

The village's age distribution consisted of 19.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,688, and the median income for a family was $58,929. Males had a median income of $36,705 versus $34,250 for females. The

poverty line
, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Weldon, Illinois, at the junction of state routes 10 and 48.

Local high school

De Land-Weldon is a school district that services both towns and the surrounding areas. It is the smallest public high school in the state with a total enrollment of 50.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weldon, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "IHSA". IHSA. Retrieved April 4, 2008.