Joy, Illinois

Joy is a village in Mercer County, Illinois. The population was 417 in the 2010 census.

Joy
Village
Location of Joy in Mercer County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°11′49″N 90°52′47″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Mercer
Area [1]
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.11 km^2)
• Land	0.43 sq mi (1.11 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	417
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	382
• Density	892.52/sq mi (344.80/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61260
Area code(s)	309
FIPS code	17-38739

The origin of the name: "Joy" was named when founded in 1869 after the president of the CB&Q Railroad, J.F. Joy.[3]

Geography

Joy is located at 41°11′49″N 90°52′47″W (41.196923, -90.879702).[4]

According to the 2010 census, Joy has a total area of 0.43 square miles (1.11 km²), all land.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	87		—
1910	516		—
1920	529		2.5%
1930	524		−0.9%
1940	470		−10.3%
1950	505		7.4%
1960	503		−0.4%
1970	513		2.0%
1980	506		−1.4%
1990	452		−10.7%
2000	373		−17.5%
2010	417		11.8%
Est. 2019	382	[2]	−8.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

At the 2000 census,[7] there were 373 people, 156 households and 104 families residing in the village. The population density was 888.3 per square mile (342.9/km²). There were 167 housing units at an average density of 397.7 per square mile (153.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.46% White, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 156 households of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96.

26.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median household income was $36,625 and the median family income was $39,722. Males had a median income of $32,232 versus $25,500 for females. The per capita income was $14,201. About 12.7% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Mercer County Junior High School is located in Joy, in the building that once housed the now defunct Westmer High School.

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. Bassett, Issac Newton (1914). Past and Present of Mercer County Illinois. S.J. Publishing Co. p. 448.
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 2015-08-04.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

External links

• Westmer Community Unit School District 203

• "Holiday Postmark Returns to Joy, Illinois," WQAD-8 Quad Cities Television, December 1, 2014