Humboldt is a village in

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. At the 2020 census, its population was 361. It is part of the Charleston-Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The village was incorporated on April 16, 1878. The village was named after

Alexander von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, natural history, naturalist, List of explorers, explorer, and proponent of Romanticism, Romantic philosophy and Romanticism ...

, a German natural scientist.

Geography

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

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 361 people, 185 households, and 112 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 189 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 87.53%

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, 1.39%

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, 0.28% Native American, 6.65% from other races, and 4.16% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 11.08% of the population. There were 185 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.41% were married couples living together, 12.97% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.46% were non-families. 31.89% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.59% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 2.41. The village's age distribution consisted of 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $39,875, and the median income for a family was $63,750. Males had a median income of $36,705 versus $26,875 for females. The

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for the village was $22,972. About 9.8% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the

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, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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provides

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bus transit service to the city. The nearest passenger rail service is at

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, where

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operates to Chicago, Carbondale, New Orleans, and other destinations.

References

{{authority control Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area Villages in Coles County, Illinois Populated places established in 1878 Villages in Illinois