Emden (Illinois)
| Emden | |||
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1871 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Logan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 18 ′ N , 89 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 515 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 515 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 1.0 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 1.0 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 179 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62635 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-23971 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2398825 | ||
Emden is a village in Logan County in Illinois ( USA ). The population is 515 (as of 2000).
The city is named after the East Frisian seaport town of Emden . Many emigrants who have settled here come from the Ems region.
geography
Emden's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 18 ′ N , 89 ° 29 ′ W (40.297772, −89.485267). The place is south of the US Highway 136 and is cut diagonally by a railway line of the former Illinois Central Railroad .
According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.5 km 2 , which consists entirely of land.
history
Emden was founded in 1871 as a train station for the then Peoria, Lincoln and Decatur Railroad . The established post office went into service on August 7th of that year.
Demographics
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 143 | - | |
| 1900 | 330 | - | |
| 1910 | 411 | 24.5% | |
| 1920 | 462 | 12.4% | |
| 1930 | 401 | -13.2% | |
| 1940 | 396 | -1.2% | |
| 1950 | 406 | 2.5% | |
| 1960 | 502 | 23.6% | |
| 1970 | 552 | 10% | |
| 1980 | 527 | -4.5% | |
| 1990 | 459 | -12.9% | |
| 2000 | 515 | 12.2% | |
| 2010 | 485 | -5.8% | |
| 2015 estimate | 474 | -2.3% | |
| Decennial US Census | |||
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Emden was inhabited by 515 people. The population density was 864.5 people per km 2 . There were 226 housing units, an average of 379.4 per km 2 . The population of Emden consisted of 99.03% white , 0.19% Native American and 0.78% named two or more races.
The residents of Emden were distributed over 216 households, of which 29.6% were living with children under the age of 18. 57.4% of households were married, 7.9% had a female head of the household without a husband and 31.9% were not families. 29.2% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 19.9% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90.
The population was divided into 25.2% minors, 7.8% 18–24 year olds, 24.9% 25–44 year olds, 18.1% 45–64 year olds and 24.1% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were 85.3 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 85.1 men.
The median household income in Emden was 36,776 US dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 42,206 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 34,375 compared with $ 24,688 for women. The per capita income was $ 17,082. 6.1% of the population and 4.8% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 1.4% of minors and 11.6% of those aged 65 and over.
supporting documents
- ^ A b Edward Callary: Place Names of Illinois ( English ). University of Illinois Press, 2008, ISBN 0252033566 , p. 113.
- ↑ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 . Retrieved July 2, 2016.