Seatonville, Illinois

Seatonville
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Bureau
Townships	Hall, Selby
Coordinates	41°21′48″N 89°16′23″W / 41.36333°N 89.27306°WCoordinates: 41°21′48″N 89°16′23″W / 41.36333°N 89.27306°W
Area	0.50 sq mi (1 km^2)
- land	0.49 sq mi (1 km^2)
- water	0.02 sq mi (0 km^2)
Population	314 (2010)
Density	640.8/sq mi (247/km^2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61359
Area code	815
Location of Seatonville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Seatonville, Illinois

Seatonville is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 314 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office called Seatonville has been in operation since 1889.^[1] The village was named for W. A. Seaton, an early settler.^[2]

Geography

Seatonville is located at 41°21′48″N 89°16′23″W / 41.36333°N 89.27306°W (41.363312, -89.273094).^[3]

According to the 2010 census, Seatonville has a total area of 0.505 square miles (1.31 km²), of which 0.49 square miles (1.27 km²) (or 97.03%) is land and 0.015 square miles (0.04 km²) (or 2.97%) is water.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1890	536		—
1900	909		69.6%
1910	1,370		50.7%
1920	534		−61.0%
1930	373		−30.1%
1940	415		11.3%
1950	405		−2.4%
1960	363		−10.4%
1970	318		−12.4%
1980	369		16.0%
1990	259		−29.8%
2000	303		17.0%
2010	314		3.6%
Est. 2015	309	[5]	−1.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 303 people, 131 households, and 85 families residing in the village. The population density was 623.5 people per square mile (238.8/km²). There were 138 housing units at an average density of 284.0 per square mile (108.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.71% White, 1.65% Asian, 1.65% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population.

There were 131 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,656, and the median income for a family was $41,071. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $18,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,197. About 5.0% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 10.4% of those sixty five or over.

Notable person

• Jack Kibble, third baseman for the Cleveland Naps; born in Seatonville

References

1. "Bureau County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 123.
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. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.