Weldon, Illinois

Weldon
Village
Weldon, Illinois Water tower and Grain Elevators
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeWitt
Elevation	714 ft (218 m)
Coordinates	40°7′14″N 88°45′2″W / 40.12056°N 88.75056°WCoordinates: 40°7′14″N 88°45′2″W / 40.12056°N 88.75056°W
Area	0.27 sq mi (1 km^2)
- land	0.27 sq mi (1 km^2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km^2)
Population	429 (2010)
Density	1,635.5/sq mi (631/km^2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61882
Area code	217
Location of Weldon within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Weldon, Illinois

Weldon is a village in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States. The population was 429 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Weldon is located at 40°7′14″N 88°45′2″W / 40.12056°N 88.75056°W (40.120684, -88.750630).^[1]

According to the 2010 census, Weldon has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	147		—
1900	536		—
1910	521		−2.8%
1920	573		10.0%
1930	499		−12.9%
1940	521		4.4%
1950	492		−5.6%
1960	449		−8.7%
1970	553		23.2%
1980	531		−4.0%
1990	361		−32.0%
2000	440		21.9%
2010	429		−2.5%
Est. 2015	421	[3]	−1.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Weldon, Illinois, at the junction of state route 10 and 48.

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 440 people, 186 households, and 130 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,635.5 people per square mile (629.2/km²). There were 203 housing units at an average density of 754.6 per square mile (290.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.59% White, 0.68% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 1.36% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.23% of the population.

Post Office and Moore's Hardware in Weldon.

There were 186 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,000, and the median income for a family was $46,000. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,851. About 3.1% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Local high school

De Land-Weldon is a school district that services both towns and the surrounding areas. It is the smallest public high school in the state with a total enrollment of 50.^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
3. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
6. "IHSA". IHSA. Retrieved 2008-04-04.