Ashkum is a village in
Ashkum Township,
Iroquois County,
Illinois
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, United States. The population was 750 at the 2020 census.
Origin of name
Ashkum is said to be named after an
Iroquois chief, whose name means "more and more."
Geography
Ashkum is located in northwestern Iroquois County at (40.881356, -87.952172).
passes through the village, leading east then north to
Kankakee, and south to
Gilman.
Illinois Route 116 leads west from Ashkum to
Pontiac.
Interstate 57 crosses IL-116 at Exit 293 just west of Ashkum; it leads north to Kankakee and to
Chicago
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, while to the south it leads to
Champaign.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ashkum has a total area of , all land.
Immediate neighbors of Ashkum are
Danforth ( south),
Cullom ( west), and
Clifton (4 miles north).
Demographics
As of the
2020 census there were 750 people, 330 households, and 224 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 320 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.47%
White
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, 0.80%
African American
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, 0.13%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.93% from
other races, and 4.40% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race were 2.93% of the population.
There were 330 households, out of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.48% were married couples living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.12% were non-families. 26.36% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 2.44.
The village's age distribution consisted of 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $55,625, and the median income for a family was $72,059. Males had a median income of $42,763 versus $26,932 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the village was $27,572. About 3.6% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
Communications
Ashkum is one of three municipalities in Iroquois County (along with
Chebanse and
Clifton) that are served by
Comcast's South Suburban Chicago system (which is based out of
Homewood and also serves the
Kankakee area). This means that for local broadcast channels, Ashkum receives stations from the Chicago area and does not receive any stations from the
Champaign–
Springfield–
Decatur market, which includes Iroquois County.
References
External links
Village of Ashkum official website
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Villages in Iroquois County, Illinois
Villages in Illinois