Ivesdale, Illinois

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Ivesdale is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 288 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Ivesdale is located at 39°56′41″N, 88°27′25″W (39.944595, -88.456860)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

Ivesdale is mainly known for its bars. Bridget's Blarney Stone, and Jim and Julie's Ivesdale Inn. The Blarney Stone serves excellent bar food with daily specials on food and drink, and has many Irish beers and whiskeys. One can become a member of the Irish Beer Drinking Team or the Irish Whiskey Drinking Team by consuming the proper pints or shots listed on an apprentice card. Karaoke can be enjoyed on the first and third Fridays of the month. Jim and Julie's is more of the dive type bar, with a DJ every other Saturday. The Ivesdale Inn features a shuffleboard table as well as 2 pool tables. It also has a Golden Tee machine and $1.50 Busch drafts every day. Contrary to popular belief, there is more to know about this town than meets the casual eye. Settled by almost exclusively Irish Catholics, at the turn of the last century it was home to 5 churches and it's graveyard is filled with the bones of many Great Lakes canal-diggers, among them the Murphy's, the Hannon's, and others. Great to see that their memory is touched upon by so many Irish-themed events and notables, probably most of whom have never set foot outside of the United States nor have much sympathy for the immigrant experience that lends it's now diluted strength to their Golden Tee adventures.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 288 people, 117 households, and 84 families residing in the village. The population density was 148.3/km² (384.4/mi²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 62.3/km² (161.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.31% White, and 0.69% from two or more races.

There were 117 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,938, and the median income for a family was $51,964. Males had a median income of $42,083 versus $21,696 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,829. None of the families and 3.5% of the population were living below the poverty line.