Glasford, Illinois

Glasford
Village
Glasford sign near Illini Bluffs High School
Glasford sign near Illini Bluffs High School
Location of Glasford in Peoria County, Illinois.
Location of Glasford in Peoria County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 40°34′22″N 89°48′47″W / 40.57278°N 89.81306°W / 40.57278; -89.81306[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
Founded1868
Founded bySamuel A. Glasford
Government
 • Village PresidentJack Rudd, Jr.
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Land0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
614 ft (187 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
866
 • Density953.7/sq mi (368.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61533
Area code309
FIPS code17-29483
GNIS feature ID2398968[1]
Websitewww.glasfordil.com

Glasford is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 866 at the 2020 census. Glasford is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Glasford, or Glascoe, as it was called in 1868, was named for its founder, Samuel Alexander Glasford/Glassford (1824–1896).[3][4][5]

Samuel A. Glasford, who arrived in Peoria County in 1842 from Muskingum County, Ohio and was one of the early settlers of Timber Township, purchased the site on which a Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway station would be built[6]. After the railroad was built near his farm residence, Mr. Glasford laid out the town on December 9, 1868, later becoming incorporated as a village in 1889.[7] Glasford would become a center of trade and population along the new route of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, bringing many new settlers and stores to the village in 1868.[5] A post office was established on June 35, 1846, using the name Timber before being officially renamed to Glasford on January 7, 1869[8].

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Glasford has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.33 km2), all land.[9]

Glasford is located near the "Glasford Disturbance", an area in which the normal layering of the bedrock has been highly disturbed. This is believed to be an ancient meteorite crater known as the Glasford crater. The impact fractured the bedrock and upended large blocks of sedimentary rocks. The crater has been completely filled by glacial action so that no trace appears on the surface.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880154—
189026874.0%
190040952.6%
191062552.8%
19206453.2%
19306714.0%
194078216.5%
195092217.9%
19601,0129.8%
19701,0665.3%
19801,20112.7%
19901,115−7.2%
20001,076−3.5%
20101,022−5.0%
2020866−15.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]

As of the census[11] of 2000, there were 1,076 people, 426 households, and 311 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,218.4 inhabitants per square mile (470.4/km2). There were 448 housing units at an average density of 507.3 per square mile (195.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 99.44% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.19% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 426 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,019, and the median income for a family was $46,818. Males had a median income of $37,250 versus $21,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,754. About 5.4% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Glasford is located in the Illini Bluffs Unit School District 327, and is home to the Illini Bluffs Elementary School, Illini Bluffs Middle School, and Illini Bluffs High School.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glasford, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Glasford/Gazette: A History 100 Years -- The History of Glasford Ill., 1868-1968
  4. ^ "Glasford: A History". ManuallZZ, the universal manuals library. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Drury, John (1954). American aerial county history series :. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Chicago : Loree Co. p. 415.
  6. ^ "100 Years: The History of Glasford, Illinois" (PDF). The Glasford Centennial Committee: 96. June 1968. Retrieved February 13, 2026 – via Village of Glasford.
  7. ^ Glasford Gazette. The Birth of Glasford; History of Eighty Years
  8. ^ Callary, Edward (2009). Place names of Illinois. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
  9. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  12. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Peoria County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2024. - Text list
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasford