Dewey is an

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and

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in East Bend Township, Champaign County,

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, United States.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dewey has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Dewey first appeared as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of the 2020 census there were 105 people, 33 households, and 25 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 49 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 85.71%

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, 0.95%

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, and 13.33% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.90% of the population. There were 33 households, out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.52% were married couples living together, 24.24% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.24% were non-families. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.73. The CDP's age distribution consisted of 17.8% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 43.3% from 25 to 44, 32.2% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 63.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 54.2 males.

History

The town of Dewey and its post office were established in 1876, and both were first named Behrens, "in honor of Henry Behrens on whose land the town was laid out."''History of Champaign County, Illinois'' (Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough & Co., 1878), p. 156. The Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad also built a station there, but named it Dewey, after railroad investor Milo C. Dewey."Neighborhood News: Champaign County," ''The Paxton Record'', Paxton, Illinois, 5 Aug 1875, p. 3. The post office changed its name to Dewey in 1878, and the town became known by that name.

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Unincorporated communities in Champaign County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{ChampaignCountyIL-geo-stub