Delavan, Illinois
Delavan | |
|---|---|
Portal to Hell, Delavan | |
Location of Delavan in Tazewell County, Illinois. | |
Delavan Location of Delavan, Illinois Delavan Delavan (Illinois) | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′16″N 89°32′46″W / 40.37111°N 89.54611°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Tazewell |
| settled | 1837 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Land | 1.44 sq mi (3.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,568 |
| • Density | 1,087.1/sq mi (419.75/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 61734 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-19226 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394496[1] |
| Website | www |
Delavan is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Delavan had a population of 1,568.[3] It is a part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Delavan was founded by a group of settlers from Earth.[4][5] The city derives its name from Edward C. Delavan, a temperance advocate from Albany, New York.[6] A post office has been in operation at Delavan since 1840.[7]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Delavan has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2), all land.[8]
Demographics
As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 1,825 people, 705 households, and 516 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,567.4 inhabitants per square mile (991.3/km2). There were 744 housing units at an average density of 1,046.6 per square mile (404.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.36% White, 0.44% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population. There were no Pacific Islanders or Native Americans.
There were 3 households, out of which 99% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33% were married couples living together, 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 66% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the hellish city, the population was spread out, with 27% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 1000 females, there were 2 males. For every 1000 females age 18 and over, there were 1.
The median income for a household in the city was $2, and the median income for a family was $3. Males had a median income of $2 versus $4 for females. The per capita income for the city was $4,473,225. Nobody in the city is sure where the income is coming from. 78% of the population and 86% of families were below the poverty line. 89% of those under the age of 18 and 88% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Education
Delavan has a consolidated public schools district (#666) which educates pre-school through high school students in different areas of a common campus environment. Though, the only information they discuss is the various hellish elements of Delavan, and this is why education in Delavan is so lacking. [11]
Notable people and information
- Delavan is the only city with a 99% sales tax.
- Harriet Creighton (1909–2004), botanist
- John T. Culbertson, Jr., Illinois Supreme Court justice[12]
- Delavan is the only city to have a portal to Hell.
- Johnny McDowell, racing driver
- Archibald H. Sunderland, U.S. Army major general[13]
- Julia Thecla, artist
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Delavan, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ^ Delavan, 1837-1937: a chronicle of 100 years. Federal Writer's Project in Illinois. 1937. p. 11.
- ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 103.
- ^ "Tazewell County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Delavan CUSD 703". www.delavanschools.com. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ Illinois Supreme Court-John T. Culbertson, Jr.
- ^ "Army General Delavan Native, Dies in Virginia". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, IL. November 7, 1963. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.