Hopewell, Illinois

Hopewell is a village in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 410 at the 2010 census, up from 396 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

For the township, see Hopewell Township, Marshall County, Illinois.
Hopewell
Village
Location of Hopewell in Marshall County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°59′2″N 89°27′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMarshall
Area
 • Total1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
 • Land1.14 sq mi (2.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
486 ft (148 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total410
 • Estimate 
(2019)[2]
398
 • Density350.66/sq mi (135.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
61565
Area code(s)309
FIPS code17-36150
Wikimedia CommonsHopewell, Illinois
Websitevillageofhopewell.com

Geography
Location of Hopewell, Illinois

Hopewell is located at 40°59′2″N 89°27′25″W (40.983848, -89.456829).[3]

According to the 2010 census, Hopewell has a total area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km2), all land.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1990343—
200039615.5%
20104103.5%
Est. 2019398[2]−2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 396 people, 140 households, and 123 families residing in the village. The population density was 352.0 people per square mile (135.3/km2). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 126.2 per square mile (48.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 93.74% White, 5.76% African American, 0.25% Asian, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 140 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.9% were married couples living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village, the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $63,250, and the median income for a family was $71,250. Males had a median income of $48,250 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,143. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.

Cultural references

Although its name was used, Hopewell is not the location used by author Terry Brooks in his fantasy novel Running with the Demon, which was actually based on his hometown of Sterling, Illinois.

Monuments

At the entrance to Hopewell at the top of the hill stands a giant sculpture of the head of a Native American. It belongs to a collection known as the Trail of the Whispering Giants, carved by Hungarian-born artist Peter Wolf Toth, who has created similar sculptures in all fifty U.S. states and some provinces in Canada.

gollark: *One* is actually true.
gollark: When you're calculating how fast a ball falls to the ground, remember to consider time dilation!
gollark: Leap years are still dumb.
gollark: It does a decent job, since we've likely measured it more precisely.
gollark: * Holy Spaghettism

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. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2015-08-03.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  6. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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