Irwin is a

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Kankakee County Kankakee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 113,449. Its county seat is Kankakee. Kankakee County comprises the Kankakee, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. History St ...

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. The population was 74 at the 2010 census, down from 92 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Kankakee-

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, Illinois

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Geography

Irwin is located in southern Kankakee County at (41.052757, -87.985479). It is southwest of Kankakee, the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 92 people, 34 households, and 22 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 34 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.48%

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, 1.09%

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, 1.09% from

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, and 4.35% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.17% of the population. There were 34 households, out of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.30. In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.4% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,417, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $24,167 versus $11,500 for females. The

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for the village was $19,027. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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Notable people

Arch Ward Archie Burdette Ward (December 27, 1896 – July 9, 1955) was an American journalist who served as sports editor for the ''Chicago Tribune''. He was the creator of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and the Golden Gloves amateur boxing tourna ...

(1896-1955), sports editor for the ''Chicago Tribune'', born in Irwin

References

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