Smithfield, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Smithfield is a village in Fulton County
, Illinois
, United States
. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. The village is named in honor of Dr. Joseph N. Smith.
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.
Smithfield is served by the Keokuk Junction Railway
, a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp
.
of 2000, there were 214 people, 95 households, and 66 families residing in the village. The population density
was 450.0 people per square mile (172.1/km²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 216.6 per square mile (82.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.53% White, and 0.47% from two or more races.
There were 95 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% were married couples
living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,031, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $16,661. About 3.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 5.3% of those sixty five or over.
Fulton County, Illinois
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,069, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 38,250 in 2000. Its county seat is Lewistown. Canton is the largest city. Both cities are southwest of Peoria, and the county is considered...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. The village is named in honor of Dr. Joseph N. Smith.
Geography
Smithfield is located at 40°28′23"N 90°17′34"W (40.473086, -90.292639).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.
Smithfield is served by the Keokuk Junction Railway
Keokuk Junction Railway
The Keokuk Junction Railway Company , is a Class III railroad terminal railroad in the US states of Illinois and Iowa.KJRY started service as a terminal railroad operating over tracks built in 1857 as part of the Keokuk & Des Moines Valley Railroad...
, a subsidiary of Pioneer Railcorp
Pioneer Railcorp
Pioneer Railcorp is a holding company for a number of American short-line railroads. Other subsidiaries offer locomotive and freight car leasing to its own railroads and to third parties, and also freight car cleaning. Pioneer also has interests in real estate and newsletter publishing.The...
.
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 214 people, 95 households, and 66 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 450.0 people per square mile (172.1/km²). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 216.6 per square mile (82.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.53% White, and 0.47% from two or more races.
There were 95 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.0% 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, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the village the population was spread out with 19.6% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 29.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $32,031, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $37,857 versus $25,938 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 $16,661. About 3.3% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 5.3% of those sixty five or over.