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Bartelso, Illinois
Location of Bartelso in Clinton County, Illinois.
Location of Bartelso in Clinton County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County Clinton
Township Santa Fe
Area
 • Total 0.66 sq mi (1.70 km2)
 • Land 0.66 sq mi (1.70 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 635
 • Density 966.51/sq mi (373.06/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62218
FIPS code 17-04000
GNIS feature ID 2398040
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Bartelso is a small village located in Clinton County, Illinois, in the United States. In 2020, about 635 people lived there. This was a little more than the 595 people who lived there in 2010.

Where is Bartelso?

Bartelso is a small village in Illinois. A road called Illinois Route 161 goes right through it. If you go east on this road for about 18 miles (29 km), you will reach Centralia. If you go west for about 4 miles (6.4 km), you will get to Germantown. The main town of Clinton County, Carlyle, is about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Bartelso.

The village of Bartelso covers an area of about 0.66 square miles (1.70 square kilometers). All of this area is land.

How Many People Live Here?

Bartelso has grown over the years. Here is how the population has changed:

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 274
1910 344 25.5%
1920 246 −28.5%
1930 256 4.1%
1940 300 17.2%
1950 304 1.3%
1960 370 21.7%
1970 439 18.6%
1980 389 −11.4%
1990 412 5.9%
2000 593 43.9%
2010 595 0.3%
2020 635 6.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

In 2020, there were 635 people living in Bartelso. There were 325 households, which are like homes where people live. About 24.9% of these homes had children under 18 living there. Most households, about 64.92%, were married couples living together.

The people living in Bartelso are mostly White (96.38%). A small number of people are African American (0.47%) or from other backgrounds. About 1.89% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

The average age of people in Bartelso was about 48.2 years old. About 23.1% of the people were under 18 years old.

Schools in Bartelso

Students in Bartelso go to schools that are part of the Central Community High School district. This high school was created in 1971 when the high schools from Breese and Aviston joined together.

See also

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