Whiteash, Illinois

Whiteash is a

A post office opened there on February 29, 1904 with Robert T. Payne as postmaster. Residents incorporated the village the following year on June 16, 1905. The mine operated until 1922 when it filled with water and was abandoned. Mail service continued for another decade or so, finally closing on November 30, 1934. The population in 1960 was 160.[4]^[5]

Geography

Whiteash is located at 37°47′18″N 88°55′35″W / 37.78833°N 88.92639°W / 37.78833; -88.92639 (37.788300, -88.926450).^[6]

According to the 2010 census, Whiteash has a total area of 0.884 square miles (2.29 km²), of which 0.86 square miles (2.23 km²) (or 97.29%) is land and 0.024 square miles (0.06 km²) (or 2.71%) is water.^[7]

Demographics

As of the

There were 114 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $24,167, and the median income for a family was $28,000. Males had a median income of $25,972 versus $15,938 for females. The

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