Phillipstown, Illinois

History

Phillipstown was surveyed for Caleb Clifford on February 19, 1839, and the plat was recorded on January 2, 1843.{{cite book

The land upon which Phillipstown was platted had originally been entered by James Phillips, who quite likely was Alexander Phillips' father. James' interest in the land was sold to David Phillips and John McClure Graham (husband of Rebecca Phillips), who received a patent to the land on November 15, 1830 (David and Rebecca were likely siblings of Alexander).{{cite web

In addition to his service during the War of 1812, Major Alexander Phillips was also elected to serve in the House of Representatives for White County, Illinois in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 11th and 12th Illinois General Assemblies.{{cite web

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Phillipstown has a total area of 0.27 sqmi, all land.{{cite web |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213043123/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1759520 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 28 people, 13 households, and 7 families residing in the village. The population density was 103.3 PD/sqmi. There were 15 housing units at an average density of 55.3 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 13 households, out of which 15.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, and 38.5% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 14.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,917, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $43,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,188. There were no families and 4.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Education

It is in the Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5. The district's comprehensive high school is Carmi-White County High School.

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2399664
3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
4. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
5. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: White County, IL". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].