Mendon is a village in Adams County,

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. The population was 872 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is named after

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History

Mendon was platted in 1833 under the name of Fairfield. However, there was another Fairfield in Illinois, so the village name was changed to Mendon.

Geography

Mendon is located at (40.088241, -91.284458). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Mendon has a total area of , all land. The community is in northwest Adams County on

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passes approximately one-half mile to the east. Quincy is eleven miles to the south-southwest. The headwaters of

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arise southeast of the community and it flows to the west passing the south side of the community.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 872 people, 394 households, and 287 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 376 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.41%

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, 0.69% from

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, and 3.90% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.57% of the population. There were 394 households, out of which 81.98% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.38% were married couples living together, 12.94% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.16% were non-families. 26.14% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.23% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 2.62. The village's age distribution consisted of 29.6% under the age of 18, 3.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $56,000, and the median income for a family was $73,750. Males had a median income of $39,167 versus $30,268 for females. The

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for the village was $23,663. About 7.7% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the

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, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Registered Historic Places

* Lewis Round Barn

References

External links

Village of Mendon official website
{{authority control Villages in Adams County, Illinois Quincy, Illinois micropolitan area Villages in Illinois 1833 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1833