Hume, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Hume is a village in Shiloh
and Young America
townships, Edgar County
, Illinois
, United States
. As of the 2010 census
, the village population was 380.
period. White settlers of the 19th century in the area reported relationships with Kickapoo peoples.
In the early 19th century, the area of Illinois including the future site of the Village of Hume and the Young America Township
was prairie
and thus considered unsuitable for settlement or tillage
. Land speculators bought local land from the government (known as "entering land") on the hope that it would become possible to cultivate it in the near future. Large herds of cattle often grazed on the open land during this period.
In 1857, the Indiana and Illinois Airline railroad was laid out and graded, although it would be fifteen years before rails were laid. In February 1865, Elzephan W. S. Hume moved to Illinois from Boone County, Kentucky, and purchased about 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land along the proposed line of the Indiana and Illinois Airline railroad. By November, he opened a farm and began cultivation. In the spring of 1873, the railroad was complete through Edgar county
. In later years, the railroad was expanded to Indianapolis
and was called the Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Railway. The railroad would change names several times before being incorporated into the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
.
In 1873, E. W. S. Hume made plans for a town on his land, although no buildings existed on the planned town at that time. He also made an agreement with the railroad company to build a station for Hume, in exchange for lots of land in the new village. The names Elzephan W. S. Hume, Henry C. Moore, Thomas H. McCoughty, and H. B. Hammond appear on the original plat for the incorporation of Hume. George W. Foreman laid out the village of Hume in early November 1873 for those four men.
O. H. Rogers built the first house and the first store on the town's plat. E. W. S. Hume was the first President of the Village and the first Postmaster. The following persons built homes or businesses in Hume during the 1870s:
A census taken in 1879 gave a population of 270 residents, thirty short of the number required by Illinois state law to incorporate as a town
. The improved drainage of prairie for farms encouraged the growth of Hume in the late 19th century. By 1890, a local newspaper named The Weekly Record was published by D. V. Bradley, son of Dr. S. H. Bradley.
In 1881, a railroad named the Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad
passed through Hume, going north and south. It was known locally as the Chicago & Ohio River line.
In 1896, the Young America Cemetery was founded by the sale of stock in the cemetery's association.
In 1913, the Hume Manufacturing Company was founded to produce tractors of a new design. A factory was built opposite the railroad tracks from Front Street. Thirty-five tractors were built from 1913 to 1917. The Atlas Lyons Company of Indianapolis purchased the company's stock and its assets.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
The great majority of the Village is part of Young America Township
. A southern part of Hume is in Shiloh Township
.
of 2000, there were 382 people, 175 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The population density
was 743.1 people per square mile (289.2/km²). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 383.2 per square mile (149.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.74% White, 0.26% from other races
. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.
There were 175 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples
living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $14,970. About 6.0% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.
High-school level studies began after 1880, and the school began to use overflow sites around Hume. The first brick schoolhouse was built in 1884 from bricks made in a local kiln, on the site of the present city park at the intersection of Center Street and Fourth Street.
The cornerstone for another new school was laid on July 4, 1900, across Center Street from the former schoolhouse. The School Gym was erected in 1927.
A township high school was organized in 1913, after a referendum held March 8, 1913 to form District 148, covering 20160 acres (82 km²) within Edgar County. In 1947, the consolidated school of Hume was formed, including the former Hume area schools of Baum, Dodd, Maple Grove, Bane, Gilkey, Melwood, Wyatt, and Palermo. The voters decided on July 1, 1947, to form a Community Unit District including Hume, Metcalf and Brocton.
In 1967, voters agreed to issue bonds to construct a single, central school for kindergarten through grade 12, and Shiloh School opened in August 1968.
to attend religious ceremonies. The Christian Church was organized in 1875 by Christopher C. Boyer. J. W. Perkins was the first minister. In 1880, the congregation built a church at the corner of East and Second Streets. In 1916, the church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The cornerstone of the present church was laid on August 4, 1917, at the corner of Center Street and First Street.
A society of Methodists was formed in 1877, with meetings held in a schoolhouse on the northeast corner of East Street and First Street.
The Catholic Church of Hume is named St. Michael's.
Edward Adelbert Doisy
was born in Hume in 1893. His achievements in biochemistry brought him the 1943 Nobel Prize.
The Glithero Boys (Mike, Pat, Tom, Bill and Jim) are considered five of the most successful of Hume natives. September 25, 2010 was officially designated by the Mayor Of Champaign, IL as "Glithero Brothers Day" in Champaign to recognize the accomplishments of the Glithero Brothers.
Tom also has two talented daughters, Amanda and Kristina, who unfortunately have never resided in Hume.
Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois
Shiloh Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 193. Shiloh Township was formed from Young America and Edgar townships.-Geography:...
and Young America
Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois
Young America Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 769.-History:In the early 19th century, the current Young America township and the current Shiloh Township comprised a single township, known as Bull Head...
townships, Edgar County
Edgar County, Illinois
Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 18,576, which is a decrease of 5.7% from 19,704 in 2000...
, Illinois
Illinois
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, United States
United States
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. As of the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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, the village population was 380.
History
The future site of Hume was most likely part of the Illinois Confederation in the Pre-ColumbianPre-Columbian
The pre-Columbian era incorporates all period subdivisions in the history and prehistory of the Americas before the appearance of significant European influences on the American continents, spanning the time of the original settlement in the Upper Paleolithic period to European colonization during...
period. White settlers of the 19th century in the area reported relationships with Kickapoo peoples.
In the early 19th century, the area of Illinois including the future site of the Village of Hume and the Young America Township
Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois
Young America Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 769.-History:In the early 19th century, the current Young America township and the current Shiloh Township comprised a single township, known as Bull Head...
was prairie
Prairie
Prairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...
and thus considered unsuitable for settlement or tillage
Tillage
Tillage is the agricultural preparation of the soil by mechanical agitation of various types, such as digging, stirring, and overturning. Examples of human-powered tilling methods using hand tools include shovelling, picking, mattock work, hoeing, and raking...
. Land speculators bought local land from the government (known as "entering land") on the hope that it would become possible to cultivate it in the near future. Large herds of cattle often grazed on the open land during this period.
In 1857, the Indiana and Illinois Airline railroad was laid out and graded, although it would be fifteen years before rails were laid. In February 1865, Elzephan W. S. Hume moved to Illinois from Boone County, Kentucky, and purchased about 300 acres (1.2 km²) of land along the proposed line of the Indiana and Illinois Airline railroad. By November, he opened a farm and began cultivation. In the spring of 1873, the railroad was complete through Edgar county
Edgar County, Illinois
Edgar County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 18,576, which is a decrease of 5.7% from 19,704 in 2000...
. In later years, the railroad was expanded to Indianapolis
Indianapolis
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and was called the Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield Railway. The railroad would change names several times before being incorporated into the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the oldest railroads in the United States and the first common carrier railroad. It came into being mostly because the city of Baltimore wanted to compete with the newly constructed Erie Canal and another canal being proposed by Pennsylvania, which...
.
In 1873, E. W. S. Hume made plans for a town on his land, although no buildings existed on the planned town at that time. He also made an agreement with the railroad company to build a station for Hume, in exchange for lots of land in the new village. The names Elzephan W. S. Hume, Henry C. Moore, Thomas H. McCoughty, and H. B. Hammond appear on the original plat for the incorporation of Hume. George W. Foreman laid out the village of Hume in early November 1873 for those four men.
O. H. Rogers built the first house and the first store on the town's plat. E. W. S. Hume was the first President of the Village and the first Postmaster. The following persons built homes or businesses in Hume during the 1870s:
- Eben Hathaway, blacksmith
- Michael Ewel, house
- W. C. Smith, house
- Dr. S. H. Bradley, physician
- Geo. W. Hughes
- Dr. D. D. Roberts
- Dr. Port Skeen, veterinary doctor
- Simeon Stark, store
- O. H. Linnabary, hotel
- Samuel Lyons, grocery
A census taken in 1879 gave a population of 270 residents, thirty short of the number required by Illinois state law to incorporate as a town
Incorporated town
-Canada:Incorporated towns are a form of local government in Canada, which is a responsibility of provincial rather than federal government.-United States:...
. The improved drainage of prairie for farms encouraged the growth of Hume in the late 19th century. By 1890, a local newspaper named The Weekly Record was published by D. V. Bradley, son of Dr. S. H. Bradley.
In 1881, a railroad named the Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad
Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad
The Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad ran south from Sidell to West Liberty, Illinois and existed in the late 19th century.- History :The original proposal for the railroad was for a 243-mile route from Danville through Hume to the Ohio River...
passed through Hume, going north and south. It was known locally as the Chicago & Ohio River line.
In 1896, the Young America Cemetery was founded by the sale of stock in the cemetery's association.
In 1913, the Hume Manufacturing Company was founded to produce tractors of a new design. A factory was built opposite the railroad tracks from Front Street. Thirty-five tractors were built from 1913 to 1917. The Atlas Lyons Company of Indianapolis purchased the company's stock and its assets.
Geography
Hume is located at 39°47′52"N 87°52′3"W (39.797662, -87.867530).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
The great majority of the Village is part of Young America Township
Young America Township, Edgar County, Illinois
Young America Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 769.-History:In the early 19th century, the current Young America township and the current Shiloh Township comprised a single township, known as Bull Head...
. A southern part of Hume is in Shiloh Township
Shiloh Township, Edgar County, Illinois
Shiloh Township is one of fifteen townships in Edgar County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 193. Shiloh Township was formed from Young America and Edgar townships.-Geography:...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 382 people, 175 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 743.1 people per square mile (289.2/km²). There were 197 housing units at an average density of 383.2 per square mile (149.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.74% White, 0.26% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population.
There were 175 households out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 85.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $27,404, and the median income for a family was $37,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $14,970. About 6.0% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
A grocery and dry-goods store called The Front Street Market is located in the northern part of the village, on Front Street.Government
Education
In 1870, E. W. S. Hume donated a site for a one-room school. The school was built by Peter Cockrell at the present intersection of East Street and First Street, within the village of Hume. The first teacher was Anna Grimes. In 1878, a second room was added, to form an "L" shaped building.High-school level studies began after 1880, and the school began to use overflow sites around Hume. The first brick schoolhouse was built in 1884 from bricks made in a local kiln, on the site of the present city park at the intersection of Center Street and Fourth Street.
The cornerstone for another new school was laid on July 4, 1900, across Center Street from the former schoolhouse. The School Gym was erected in 1927.
A township high school was organized in 1913, after a referendum held March 8, 1913 to form District 148, covering 20160 acres (82 km²) within Edgar County. In 1947, the consolidated school of Hume was formed, including the former Hume area schools of Baum, Dodd, Maple Grove, Bane, Gilkey, Melwood, Wyatt, and Palermo. The voters decided on July 1, 1947, to form a Community Unit District including Hume, Metcalf and Brocton.
In 1967, voters agreed to issue bonds to construct a single, central school for kindergarten through grade 12, and Shiloh School opened in August 1968.
Infrastructure
Religion
Until 1875, Christians in Hume traveled to Chrisman, IllinoisChrisman, Illinois
Chrisman is a city in Ross Township, Edgar County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,343 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Chrisman is located at . It is on U.S. Route 150 less than a mile north of its intersection with U.S. Route 36...
to attend religious ceremonies. The Christian Church was organized in 1875 by Christopher C. Boyer. J. W. Perkins was the first minister. In 1880, the congregation built a church at the corner of East and Second Streets. In 1916, the church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. The cornerstone of the present church was laid on August 4, 1917, at the corner of Center Street and First Street.
A society of Methodists was formed in 1877, with meetings held in a schoolhouse on the northeast corner of East Street and First Street.
The Catholic Church of Hume is named St. Michael's.
Notable natives and residents
In 1910, Roy Barton White was the station agent for the Hume station of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He went on to become President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from 1941 to 1953, and later, Chairman of the Board.Edward Adelbert Doisy
Edward Adelbert Doisy
Edward Adelbert Doisy was an American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1943 with Henrik Dam for their discovery of vitamin K and its chemical structure.Doisy was born in Hume, Illinois, on November 3, 1893. He completed his A.B. degree in 1914 and his M.S...
was born in Hume in 1893. His achievements in biochemistry brought him the 1943 Nobel Prize.
The Glithero Boys (Mike, Pat, Tom, Bill and Jim) are considered five of the most successful of Hume natives. September 25, 2010 was officially designated by the Mayor Of Champaign, IL as "Glithero Brothers Day" in Champaign to recognize the accomplishments of the Glithero Brothers.
Tom also has two talented daughters, Amanda and Kristina, who unfortunately have never resided in Hume.