Pesotum is a village in
Champaign County,
Illinois,
United States. The population was 551 at the 2010 census.
The village was named after Pesotum, a Native American warrior in the
Battle of Fort Dearborn.
Geography
Pesotum is located at .
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pesotum has a total area of , of which (or 98.44%) is land and (or 1.56%) is water.
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 550 people, 193 households, and 120 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 249 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.73%
White, 0.73%
African American, 0.18% from
other races, and 2.36% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 1.64% of the population.
There were 193 households, out of which 31.61% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.19% were married couples living together, 5.18% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.82% were non-families. 32.12% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.47% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 2.32.
The village's age distribution consisted of 16.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 39.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $76,339, and the median income for a family was $87,917. Males had a median income of $44,875 versus $40,000 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $33,158. About 8.3% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Early history of Pesotum, Illinois
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Villages in Champaign County, Illinois
Villages in Illinois