Hopewell is a village in Marshall County,

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. The population was 421 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Peoria

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. The village was incorporated in 1983.

Geography

Hopewell is located in southwestern Marshall County at (40.983848, -89.456829).

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leads north from Hopewell to Sparland and south to Chillicothe. The village sits on uplands overlooking the

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valley to the east. IL 29, forming the eastern border of the village, runs along the bottom of the bluffs forming the western edge of the valley. According to the

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, Hopewell has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 396 people, 140 households, and 123 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 142 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.74%

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, 5.76%

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, 0.25%

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, and 0.25% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.01% of the population. There were 140 households, out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.9% were

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living together, 2.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were non-families. 9.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 2.99. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $63,250, and the median income for a family was $71,250. Males had a median income of $48,250 versus $24,375 for females. The

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for the village was $25,143. None of the population or families were below the

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Cultural references

Although its name was used, Hopewell is not the location used by author Terry Brooks in his fantasy novel ''

Running with the Demon ''Running with the Demon'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Terry Brooks, the first book in the '' Word & Void'' fantasy series. It was first published in 1997 by Ballantine's Del Rey division. The story takes place in a fictional town na ...

'', which was actually based on his hometown of

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Monuments

At the entrance to Hopewell at the top of the hill stands a giant sculpture of the head of a Native American. It belongs to a collection known as the

Trail of the Whispering Giants The ''Trail of the Whispering Giants'' is a collection of sculptures by Hungarian American, Hungarian-born artist Peter Wolf Toth. The sculptures range in height from , and are between in diameter. In 2009, there were 74 ''Whispering Giants'', wi ...

, carved by Hungarian-born artist

Peter Wolf Toth Peter Wolf Toth (born December 1947) is a Hungarian-born American sculptor, who immigrated to the United States and settled in Akron, Ohio. He later studied art at the University of Akron. He created a series of sculptures called ''Trail of t ...

, who has created similar sculptures in all fifty U.S. states and some provinces in Canada.

References

External links

* {{authority control Villages in Marshall County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois