Camp Point is a village in Adams County,

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. The population was 1,121 at the 2020 census, down from 1,132 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Camp Point is located at (40.041676, -91.065136). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Camp Point has a total area of , all land.

History

Camp Point was founded in 1835 by Peter Garrett and was originally called Garrett's Mills. A school house was built here in 1836. Then a family named the Farlow started to build the town more.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,121 people, 420 households, and 267 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 468 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.20%

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, 0.27%

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, 0.18% Native American, 0.45%

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, 0.71% from

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, and 4.19% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.61% of the population. There were 420 households, out of which 80.95% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.29% were married couples living together, 7.14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.43% were non-families. 31.67% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.71% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 2.57. The village's age distribution consisted of 30.5% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $52,794, and the median income for a family was $64,821. Males had a median income of $41,065 versus $26,343 for females. The

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for the village was $23,555. About 3.7% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the

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, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

Registered Historic Places

* F. D. Thomas House *Baily Park

Notable people

Allan Nevins Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 – March 5, 1971) was an American historian and journalist, known for his extensive work on the history of the Civil War and his biographies of such figures as Grover Cleveland, Hamilton Fish, Henry Ford, and J ...

(1890-1971), journalist and historian; born in Camp Point * Arthur S. Nevins (1891 - 1979), brigadier general in the United States Army, close friend of

Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...

and manager of the Eisenhowers' Gettysburg Farm; brother of

. *

Rick Reuschel Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

, Major league All-Star pitcher, won 214 career games * Elizabeth Stanley, actress *

Pinch Thomas Chester David "Pinch" Thomas (January 24, 1888 – December 24, 1953) was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 through 1921 for the Boston Red Sox (1912–17) and Cleveland Indians (1918–2 ...

(1888-1953), catcher for the

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and

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

; born in Camp Point

References

External links

Camp Point blog

{{Authority control Villages in Adams County, Illinois Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area Villages in Illinois 1835 establishments in Illinois