Simpson is a village in Johnson County,

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. The population was 60 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Simpson is located in eastern Johnson County at (37.467977, -88.756277), in the valley of Cedar Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Bay Creek and part of the

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watershed. Illinois Route 147 passes through the village, leading southwest to

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, the

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, and east to its terminus at Glendale. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Simpson has a total area of , of which (or 99.81%) is land and (or 0.19%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 44 people, 17 households, and 14 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 27 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.73%

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, 0.00%

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

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, 2.27% from other races, and 0.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.27% of the population. There were 17 households, out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.59% were married couples living together, 11.76% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.65% were non-families. 11.76% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.64 and the average family size was 4.06. The village's age distribution consisted of 34.8% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 34.7% from 25 to 44, 26% from 45 to 64, and 1.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $16,719 versus $23,571 for females. The

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for the village was $19,136. None of the population was below the

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