Cedar Point, Illinois

Cedar Point is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 277 at the 2010 census, up from 262 in 2000. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. North of town was the Cedar Point Mine, which operated from 1906 to 1924.[3]

Cedar Point
Village
Location of Cedar Point in LaSalle County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°15′46″N 89°7′35″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	Eden
Area [1]
• Total	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km^2)
• Land	1.02 sq mi (2.64 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	654 ft (199 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	277
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	256
• Density	250.73/sq mi (96.81/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61316
Area code(s)	815
FIPS code	17-11982
Wikimedia Commons	Cedar Point, Illinois

History

The LaSalle Carbon Coal Company sunk the Number 5 Mine in 1906. The village was incorporated in 1922. The mine closed in 1924.[4]

Geography

Cedar Point is located at 41°15′46″N 89°07′35″W.[5]

According to the 2010 census, Cedar Point has a total area of 1.02 square miles (2.64 km²), all land.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	545		—
1920	686		25.9%
1930	266		−61.2%
1940	279		4.9%
1950	296		6.1%
1960	308		4.1%
1970	304		−1.3%
1980	344		13.2%
1990	275		−20.1%
2000	262		−4.7%
2010	277		5.7%
Est. 2019	256	[2]	−7.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

At the 2000 census there were 262 people, 117 households, and 78 families in the village. The population density was 256.3 people per square mile (99.2/km²). There were 126 housing units at an average density of 123.2 per square mile (47.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.09% White, 1.53% African American, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76%.[8]

Of the 117 households 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.5% of households were one person and 14.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.61.

The age distribution was 18.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median household income was $41,875 and the median family income was $48,750. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,988. About 4.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those sixty five or over.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
2. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2011-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Bluemer, R.G. (2001). Black Diamond Mines. Granville, Illinois: Grand Village Press.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.