De Land, Illinois

De Land is a village in Piatt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 446 at the 2010 census. The name of the village is spelled De Land by the census bureau, but is alternately spelled as one word (DeLand). It is a small bedroom community. A few of the main shops are Casey's General Store, Barnyard Treasures and Auction house, DeLand Farmer's Grain Cooperative, and two antique shops.

De Land
Village
Water tower, Post Office, Goose Creek Library and grain elevators in downtown De Land.
Location of De Land in Piatt County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°07′18″N 88°38′42″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Piatt
Township	Goose Creek
Area [1]
• Total	0.42 sq mi (1.10 km^2)
• Land	0.42 sq mi (1.10 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation	700 ft (200 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	446
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	425
• Density	1,002.36/sq mi (386.64/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61839
Area code(s)	217
FIPS code	17-19200

History

In 2002, the De Land board of trustees acknowledged that it had passed a sundown town ordinance decades earlier.[3]

Geography

De Land is located at 40°7′18″N 88°38′42″W (40.121624, -88.645064).[4]

According to the 2010 census, De Land has a total area of 0.41 square miles (1.06 km²), all land.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	411		—
1910	503		22.4%
1920	542		7.8%
1930	474		−12.5%
1940	487		2.7%
1950	416		−14.6%
1960	422		1.4%
1970	418		−0.9%
1980	509		21.8%
1990	458		−10.0%
2000	475		3.7%
2010	446		−6.1%
Est. 2019	425	[2]	−4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 446 people, 185 households, and 132 families residing in the village. There were 207 housing units of which 185 were occupied. The racial makeup of the village was 98.4% White, 1.1% Hispanic, 0.9% 2+ races, 0.4% Asian, and 0.2% Black.

There were 185 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.6% were non-families. 30.8% of all households had individuals under 18 years of age and 29.2% had individuals who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the village, the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 20, 4.3% from 20 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. The median age for males was 39.8, and 41.7 for females.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,982, and the median income for a family was $45,156. Males had a median income of $31,429 versus $20,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,377. About 4.9% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

Local high school

DeLand-Weldon High School is the school that serves both towns and the surrounding areas. It is the twentieth smallest high school, and third smallest public high school in the state, with a total enrollment of 54 students.[8]

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. Loewen, James W. (2005). Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism. New York City: The New Press. ISBN 978-1-62097-454-4 – via Google Books.
4. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
5. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "US Census 2010". US Census 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
8. "IHSA". IHSA. Retrieved 2019-04-09.

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