Palestine, Illinois

Palestine is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,233 at the 2020 Census. Palestine has a total area of , all land.

History In 1678, French explorer Jean LaMotte named the region after Palestine, because the area reminded him of the biblical "land of milk and honey."

Palestine was chartered in 1811, while the area still belonged to Virginia, and is one of the oldest towns in the State of Illinois. It was named the seat of Crawford County in 1818. Elections in 1843 moved the county seat to a new site, which would become the town of Robinson. It was officially incorporated as an Illinois town in 1855.Perrin, William Henry, ed.. History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois Chicago, Illinois. O. L. Baskin & Co. (1883), p. 42

Demographics

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Palestine had a population of 1,233. The population density was , and there were 654 housing units at an average density of .

The median age was 44.5 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.7 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 552 households in Palestine, and there were 347 families residing in the village. Of all households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 43.8% were married-couple households, 21.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Of the 654 housing units, 15.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 16.2%.

+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,171 95.0% Black or African American 0 0.0% American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.0% Asian 15 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 5 0.4% Two or more races 42 3.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 10 0.8%

Income and poverty The median income for a household in the village was $41,700, and the median income for a family was $49,732. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,531. About 8.4% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. Climate

Notable people Fred Dubois, U.S. senator from Idaho Augustus C. French, 9th governor of Illinois Herschel S. Green, Illinois state legislator Madge Miller Green, Illinois state senator Wickliffe Kitchell, attorney general of Illinois

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