Indianola, Illinois

Indianola
Village
Indianola from the northeast
Vermilion County's location in Illinois
Indianola Indianola's location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 39°55′38″N 87°44′25″W / 39.92722°N 87.74028°WCoordinates: 39°55′38″N 87°44′25″W / 39.92722°N 87.74028°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Township	Carroll
Area
• Total	0.39 sq mi (1.0 km^2)
• Land	0.39 sq mi (1.0 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km^2)  0%
Elevation[1]	673 ft (205 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	207
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	61850
Area code(s)	217

Indianola is a village in Carroll Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 207 at the 2000 census.

The water tower in Indianola

Geography

Indianola is located at 39°55′38″N 87°44′25″W / 39.92722°N 87.74028°W (39.927173, -87.740221).^[2]

According to the 2010 census, Indianola has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	308		—
1890	472		53.2%
1900	381		−19.3%
1910	365		−4.2%
1920	359		−1.6%
1930	408		13.6%
1940	411		0.7%
1950	392		−4.6%
1960	295		−24.7%
1970	374		26.8%
1980	370		−1.1%
1990	336		−9.2%
2000	207		−38.4%
2010	276		33.3%
Est. 2015	270	[4]	−2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 207 people, 79 households, and 57 families residing in the village. The population density was 535.8 people per square mile (204.9/km²). There were 86 housing units at an average density of 222.6 per square mile (85.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.55% White, 0.48% African American, 0.48% Asian, and 0.48% from two or more races.

There were 79 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,125, and the median income for a family was $44,688. Males had a median income of $33,125 versus $17,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,284. About 6.2% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

Notable people

• William Parker McKee, president of Shimer College (1897-1930)
• Oscar E. Moreland, Corporal, United States Marine Corps, Awarded Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism for his actions at Blanc Mont, France, October 3–5, 1918.^[7][8]
• Ryan Drew Thomas, UFC Fighter

References

1. "USGS detail on Georgetown". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
4. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
7. Heroes All, Harry R. Stringer, Editor, Fassett Publishing Company, Washington, D.C. 1919
8. "Valor Awards for Oscar E. Moreland". Military Times. Retrieved 2015-02-07.