Barstow is an unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Barstow had a population of 89. Barstow is east of East Moline and Silvis. Barstow is located on a wye that connects track owned by the BNSF Railway, including the Barstow Subdivision. These tracks were previously owned by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), and a station once existed within the wye.
Barstow was to be the site of a planned hog plant and a Nascar race track, but both plans were shelved after heavy opposition to them. Demographics
Barstow first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Barstow CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)8393.26%Black or African American alone (NH)00.00%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)11.12%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)11.12%Hispanic or Latino (any race)44.49%Total89 100.00%
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External links A CB&Q freight train passes Barstow in 1966