Allendale, Illinois
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| Allendale | |
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 A shot of the Allendale Community Consolidated School.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Wabash |
| Precinct | Unknown |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 0.3 sq mi (1 km²) |
| - land | 0.3 sq mi (1 km²) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Population | 528 (2000) |
| Density | 1,755.5 /sq mi (678 /km²) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62410 |
| Area code | Area code 618 |
  Location of Allendale within Illinois
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Allendale is a village in Wabash County, Illinois, United States. The population was 528 at the 2000 census[1].
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[edit] History
The original location of Allendale was Timberville, 1.1 miles South of the current location. When the railroad was to come through the region, the town was moved to its current location to be on the railroad. This is where the town got the name Allendale, named after a railroad man named Allen. Allendale is home to the First National Bank of Allendale, the oldest bank in the county, and the only bank in the county that survived the Great Depression.[citation needed]
[edit] 1989 tornado
On January 7, 1989 an F4 tornado leveled a good portion of the town of Allendale and injured 55 of its residents. [2][3] The tornado directly impacted Allendale's school, destroying the grade school portion. Ironically, the high school portion, which had been condemned two years before withstood the storm with minimal damage. Relief funds paid to repair much of the damage, and build a brand new school, and used by the elementary and middle school students of District 17.[citation needed]
[edit] Geography
Allendale is located in the middle of nowhere at (38.528524, -87.709811).[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 528 people, 192 households, and 142 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,755.5 people per square mile (679.5/km²). There were 205 housing units at an average density of 681.6/sq mi (263.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.92% White, 0.76% African American, 0.95% from other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population.
There were 192 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,705, and the median income for a family was $38,472. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $16,719 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,117. About 12.1% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notes
- ^ City data. 2000 census information Retrieved on May 16, 2007
- ^ Allendale, Illinois (IL) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex offenders
- ^ http://ams.allenpress.com/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1175%2F1520-0434(1992)007%3C0588%3ASLSF%3E2.0.CO%3B2 Published by the American Meteorological Society — Severe Local Storms Forecasting Robert H. Johns and Charles A. Doswell III
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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