Kirkwood is a village in

Warren County, Illinois Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 17,707. Its county seat is Monmouth. History Warren County was organized in 1825 out of Pike County which consisted of all portions ...

, United States. The population was 714 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The land was set aside as a

Military Tract of 1812 Shortly before the War of 1812, congress passed Military Tract of 1812. This allowed for quarter-sections of land to be promised to those enlisting to fight against the British. This encouraged both enlistment and later settlement, although many so ...

. In 1859, the first town center was given the name of Lyndon. On August 5, 1865 it was incorporated as Young America. Finally, in May 1874 the town name was changed to Kirkwood in honor of the former governor of Iowa,

Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician who twice served as governor of Iowa, twice as a U.S. Senator from Iowa, and as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Early life and career Samuel Jordan ...

Geography

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 794 people, 307 households, and 237 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 322 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.61%

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, 0.25%

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, and 1.13% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.26% of the population. There were 307 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were

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living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.94. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $34,167, and the median income for a family was $35,357. Males had a median income of $26,848 versus $15,804 for females. The

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for the village was $15,040. About 3.2% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Louis A. Kaiser, distinguished U.S. Navy captain. *

Worth Ryder Wood Allen Ryder (November 10, 1884 – February 17, 1960), was an American artist, curator, and art professor. He has been credited as being, "largely responsible for the United States early interest in Avant-garde, avant garde art". Life Worth A ...

, artist, curator, and art professor. *

Richard Speck Richard Benjamin Speck (December 6, 1941 – December 5, 1991) was an American mass murderer who killed eight student nurses in their South Deering, Chicago, residence via stabbing, strangling, slashing their throats, or a combination of the th ...

, mass murderer.

Sources

Rowley, Mildred I., ''The History of Kirkwood, Illinois and Tompkins Township, Warren County'', Bicentennial Heritage Committee, 1976.

References

{{authority control Villages in Illinois Villages in Warren County, Illinois Galesburg, Illinois micropolitan area Populated places established in 1865