Ipava, Illinois

Ipava, Illinois
Village
Ipava along U.S. Route 136
Location of Ipava in Fulton County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°21′8″N 90°19′24″W / 40.35222°N 90.32333°W / 40.35222; -90.32333Coordinates: 40°21′8″N 90°19′24″W / 40.35222°N 90.32333°W / 40.35222; -90.32333
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Township	Pleasant
Area [1]
• Total	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Land	0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	660 ft (200 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	470
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	421
• Density	1,570.90/sq mi (606.45/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61441
Area code(s)	309
FIPS code	17-37647

Ipava is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 470 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Geography[]

Ipava is located in southern Fulton County at

40°21′8″N 90°19′24″W / 40.35222°N 90.32333°W / 40.35222; -90.32333 (40.352123, -90.323343).^[4] U.S. Route 136 passes through the village, leading east 17 miles (27 km) to Havana on the Illinois River and west 6 miles (10 km) to Table Grove. Lewistown, the Fulton County seat, is 12 miles (19 km) to the northeast via and US 24.

According to the 2010 census, Ipava has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km²), all land.^[5]

History[]

Ipava was platted in 1846, at the time called Pleasantville. It was renamed to Ipava in 1853 when it was incorporated.^[6]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	299		—
1870	488		63.2%
1880	675		38.3%
1890	667		−1.2%
1900	749		12.3%
1910	652		−13.0%
1920	720		10.4%
1930	635		−11.8%
1940	629		−0.9%
1950	667		6.0%
1960	623		−6.6%
1970	608		−2.4%
1980	661		8.7%
1990	483		−26.9%
2000	506		4.8%
2010	470		−7.1%
2019 (est.)	421	[2]	−10.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 506 people, 222 households, and 144 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,877.0 people per square mile (723.6/km²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 897.7 per square mile (346.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.60% White, 0.20% Asian, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 222 households, out of which 24.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.4% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $41,389. Males had a median income of $34,063 versus $22,679 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,007. About 9.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people[]

• Jack Fisk, actor and director, married to actress Sissy Spacek; born to Jack Fisk Sr. and Geraldine Fisk of Ipava on December 19, 1945
• Frank Lovell, politician with the Socialist Workers Party; born in Ipava

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