Pleasant Plains, Illinois

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Pleasant Plains has a total area of 1.4 sqmi, all land.{{cite web |access-date=December 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213090020/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1760599 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

As of the census of 2020, there were 809 people, 310 households, and 228 families residing in the village. The population density was 626.0 PD/sqmi. There were 310 housing units at an average density of 255.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.4% White, 0.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.

There were 310 households, out of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% 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 3.00.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 20 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. 47.1% of the population was male and 52.9% of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,053, and the median income for a family was $51,111. Males had a median income of $38,482 versus $25,446 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,714. About 3.5% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Pleasant Plains Historical Society

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Notable people

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• Peter Cartwright, politician and Methodist church leader
• William J. Frey, Illinois state legislator, farmer, and businessman
• James F. Short Jr., sociologist

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2399694
3. (February 7, 2024). "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments: Illinois State Archives".
4. "Census of Population and Housing".
5. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
6. "Clayville Historic Site". Clayville Historic Site: The Broadwell Inn.