New Burnside is a village in Johnson County,

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. The population was 153 at the 2020 census.

History

In 1878, New Burnside peaked in population at 1,200 when the railroad ran through the middle of the town. The population decreased gradually after the railroad was abandoned. More recently, the Tunnel Hill State Trail for bicycles was built along the abandoned line. The village was founded in 1872, and was a

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boom-town. Much of its founding was based on the same coal mining industry that grew

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and Carrier Mills, but slowly turned to an orchard-based economy by 1900. It was named after Civil War general

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Geography

New Burnside is located in northeastern Johnson County at (37.579166, -88.771983).

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passes through the east side of the village, leading northeast to

and southwest to

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, the Johnson

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has its southern terminus at US-45 and leads through the north side of the village.

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is to the northwest via Routes 166 and 13. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, New Burnside has a total area of , of which (or 99.24%) is land and (or 0.76%) is water. The village is east of the junction of Interstates 24 and 57.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 153 people, 64 households, and 48 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 85 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.77%

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, 1.31%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.31% from other races, and 2.61% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population. There were 64 households, out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.75% were married couples living together, 6.25% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.00% were non-families. 25.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.75% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.06. The village's age distribution consisted of 20.5% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 13.6% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 48.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 73.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,909. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $26,667 for females. The

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for the village was $22,992. About 12.5% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the

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, including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Johnson County, Illinois Villages in Johnson County, Illinois Villages in Illinois