Camargo is a village in
Douglas County,
Illinois
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, United States. The population was 452 at the 2020 census.
Camargo is at the intersection of
Illinois Route 130
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and
U.S. Route 36.
Camargo is the oldest township in Douglas County. In 2006, the first annual Camargo Woolly Worm Festival was launched during the first weekend in October, attracting several local celebrities. This is to be an annual event.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Camargo has a total area of , of which (or 98.98%) is land and (or 1.02%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 452 people, 205 households, and 142 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.03%
White
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, 0.22%
Native American, 0.66% from
other races
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, and 5.09% from two or more races.
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or
Latino
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of any race were 1.77% of the population.
There were 205 households, out of which 57.56% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.56% were married couples living together, 6.83% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.73% were non-families. 25.85% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.22% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 2.68.
The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 19.3% from 25 to 44, 32.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $60,469, and the median income for a family was $70,313. Males had a median income of $53,125 versus $24,375 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the village was $25,883. About 6.3% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Image:Camargo Illinois Water Tower.jpg, Camargo. Illinois Water Tower, 2007
Image:Camargo Illinois Fire Station.jpg, Camargo, Illinois Fire Station, 2007
See also
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List of municipalities in Illinois
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Villages in Douglas County, Illinois
Villages in Illinois