Cabery is a village located in
Ford and
Kankakee counties in the
U.S. state of
Illinois. The population was 231 at the
2020 census.
History
Cabery was founded about 1878 and was named after John R. Caberry, a Chicago merchant.
[Callary, Edward. 2009. ''Place Names of Illinois''. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 53.]
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cabery has a total area of , all land.
The county line between Kankakee County and Ford County runs right through the middle of town on Main Street.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census
there were 231 people, 99 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 115 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.40%
White, 0.00%
African American, 0.43%
Native American, 0.00%
Asian
Asian may refer to:
* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.00%
Pacific Islander, 0.43% from
other races, and 1.73% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 2.16% of the population.
There were 99 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.47% were married couples living together, 17.17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.25% were non-families. 19.19% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.09% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 2.63.
The village's age distribution consisted of 27.3% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $52,344, and the median income for a family was $52,188. Males had a median income of $48,920 versus $25,208 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $31,818. About 16.2% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.
Commerce
Commerce in Cabery includes a post office, a small hardware store, the Cabery Bar and Grill restaurant, and the Cabery Fertilizer Company. There is also a grain elevator located on the Kankakee County side of Cabery.
Recreation
Cabery has a park with basketball courts, a playground, and a lighted softball field with a press box.
There is also a small pond called "the Clay Hole," which, although unsuitable for swimming, is a popular fishing pond during the warm months. Both
bluegill
The bluegill (''Lepomis macrochirus''), sometimes referred to as "bream", "brim", "sunny", or "copper nose" as is common in Texas, is a species of North American freshwater fish, native to and commonly found in streams, rivers, lakes, ponds and ...
and
largemouth bass have been caught there.
References
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Villages in Illinois
Villages in Kankakee County, Illinois
Villages in Ford County, Illinois
Populated places established in 1878