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Ellis Grove
Nickname(s): 
Ellis Grove
Location of Ellis Grove in Randolph County, Illinois.
Location of Ellis Grove in Randolph County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County Randolph
Area
 • Total 0.49 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Land 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 328
 • Density 668.02/sq mi (257.83/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62241
Area code(s) 618
FIPS code 17-23503
GNIS ID 2398809
Wikimedia Commons Ellis Grove, Illinois

Ellis Grove is a small village located in Randolph County, Illinois, in the United States. In 2020, about 328 people lived there.

Where is Ellis Grove?

Ellis Grove is found at coordinates 38°0′37″N 89°54′29″W / 38.01028°N 89.90806°W / 38.01028; -89.90806. This means it's in the northern hemisphere, west of the Prime Meridian.

The village covers a total area of about 0.49 square miles (1.27 square kilometers). Almost all of this area is land. Only a tiny part, about 0.001 square miles (0.002 square kilometers), is water.

How Many People Live Here?

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 280
1910 252 −10.0%
1920 269 6.7%
1930 226 −16.0%
1940 290 28.3%
1950 258 −11.0%
1960 218 −15.5%
1970 277 27.1%
1980 296 6.9%
1990 353 19.3%
2000 381 7.9%
2010 363 −4.7%
2020 328 −9.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 2020

In the year 2000, there were 381 people living in Ellis Grove. These people lived in 145 different homes, and 102 of these were families. The village had about 819 people per square mile. There were also 149 housing units, which are places where people can live.

Most people in Ellis Grove were White, making up about 99.21% of the population. A small number were Native American (0.26%), and some were from two or more racial backgrounds (0.52%).

Homes and Families

Out of the 145 homes in 2000:

  • About 40% had children under 18 years old living there.
  • About 62% were married couples living together.
  • About 6% were homes where a mother lived with her children, but without a husband.
  • About 29% were not families, meaning individuals or unrelated people living together.

Around 26% of all homes had only one person living there. About 16% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. On average, there were about 2.63 people in each home and 3.22 people in each family.

Age Groups

The people in Ellis Grove were spread across different age groups:

  • About 29.4% were under 18 years old.
  • About 7.1% were between 18 and 24 years old.
  • About 28.1% were between 25 and 44 years old.
  • About 20.5% were between 45 and 64 years old.
  • About 15.0% were 65 years old or older.

The average age in the village was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were about 95 males. If we only look at adults 18 and over, for every 100 females, there were about 98 males.

Money Matters

In 2000, the average yearly income for a home in Ellis Grove was $33,250. For families, the average income was $42,750. Men earned about $36,667 per year on average, while women earned about $21,250. The average income per person in the village was $14,527.

About 5.9% of families and 8.3% of all people in Ellis Grove lived below the poverty line. This included 9.1% of children under 18 and 2.9% of people aged 65 or older.

See also

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