Divernon is a village in

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. The population was 1,172 at the 2010 census, and 1,119 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the

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History

A post office has been in operation at Divernon since 1887. The village took its name after Di Vernon, a character in the novel ''Rob Roy''.

Geography

Divernon is located at (39.566208, -89.655718). According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,201 people, 480 households, and 340 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 516 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.67%

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, 0.33%

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, 0.25%

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, 0.17% from

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, and 0.58% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.42% of the population. There were 480 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were

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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98. In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $49,706. Males had a median income of $33,333 versus $26,042 for females. The

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for the village was $18,670. About 4.9% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the

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, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools are managed by

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. Secondary education is provided by Auburn High School, located on North Seventh Street. The premises were previously occupied by

Divernon High School Divernon High School was a public, community high school in Divernon, Illinois Divernon is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,172 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census, ...

Notable people

Joe Bukant Joseph N. Bukant (October 31, 1915 – February 9, 2007) was an American football fullback who played for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Washington University in St. Louis, he was drafted by ...

, professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Cardinals in the late 1930s and early 1940s. *

Al Papai Alfred Thomas Papai (May 7, 1917 – September 7, 1995) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played between the and seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals (1948, 1950), St. Louis Browns (1949), Boston Red Sox (1950) and Chicago Whit ...

, MLB pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox

References

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