Henning is a village in South Ross Township, Vermilion County,

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, United States. It is part of the

Danville, Illinois Danville is a city in and the county seat of Vermilion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 33,027. As of 2019, the population was an estimated 30,479. History The area that is now Danville was once home to the Miami, K ...

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. The population was 241 at the 2000 census.

History

When the Havana, Rantoul and Eastern Railroad (which became the

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) came through the area in 1879, John Putnam purchased of land from the railroad and a town was later established there. The town's name was the maiden name of one of the residents. The train station there also functioned as a post office and general store. A grain elevator was constructed in 1891, but burned in 1894 and was not rebuilt. The town was incorporated in 1903; at that time, the first mayor, Charles Mason, decided to improve the streets which had been "paved" with gold.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Henning has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 241 people, 95 households, and 62 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 106 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.00%

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. There were 95 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were

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living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,250, and the median income for a family was $45,972. Males had a median income of $34,583 versus $17,167 for females. The

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for the village was $18,974. About 2.8% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the

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, including 3.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.1% of those 65 or over.

References

{{authority control Villages in Vermilion County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Populated places established in 1903 1903 establishments in Illinois