Mackinaw, Illinois

History

The village lies within, but is politically independent of Mackinaw Township. Both take their name from the nearby Mackinaw River. Mackinaw (sometimes spelled Mackinac) is derived from the Ojibwe word mikinaak meaning "turtle".**

Mackinaw was the first county seat of Tazewell County, from 1827 to 1831 when it moved to Pekin. The courthouse was built for $125 by Amasa Stout.

Following the 1933 end to prohibition, Mackinaw remained a "dry" community through 2013, when residents voted to allow the sale of alcohol.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Mackinaw has a total area of 1.38 sqmi, of which 1.35 sqmi (or 97.83%) is land and 0.03 sqmi (or 2.17%) is water.{{cite web |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071018/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1745785 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,950 people, 746 households, and 540 families residing in the village.{{cite web |access-date=October 27, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20130615151930/http://censusviewer.com/city/IL/Mackinaw | url-status =usurped | archive-date =June 15, 2013 | access-date = October 27, 2013

There were 579 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals living alone, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.{{cite web | access-date = October 27, 2013

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.1% under the age of 19, 33.4% from 20 to 44, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.{{cite web | access-date = October 27, 2013

The median income for a household in the village was $61,083 and the median income for a family was $71,027. Males had a median income of $40,147 versus $21,429 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,853. About 1% of families and 1.53% of the population were below the poverty line.{{cite web | access-date = October 27, 2013

Schools

The school district is Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701.

Their high school is Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School and it is located on 401 E. Fifth St, Mackinaw, IL.{{cite web | access-date = October 27, 2013 | access-date = October 27, 2013 | archive-date = April 6, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180406030422/http://www.mackinawillinois.org/schools.html | url-status = dead | access-date = October 27, 2013

References

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