Farmersville is a village in Montgomery County,

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. The population was 689 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Farmersville is in northern Montgomery County, northwest of Hillsboro, the

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runs along the eastern border of the village, with access from Exit 72 (Mine Avenue / Main Street). I-55 leads north to Springfield, the state capital, and southwest to

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. According to the

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, Farmersville has a total area of , all land.

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crosses the southeast corner of the village, flowing southwest and then west to the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 768 people, 313 households, and 210 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 350 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.2%

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, 0.4% Native American, 1.3% Asian, and 0.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population. There were 313 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were

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living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.0. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $35,893, and the median income for a family was $41,417. Males had a median income of $35,263 versus $21,328 for females. The

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for the village was $16,606. About 5.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the

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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.

Local events

Irish Days

Farmersville currently has festival days entitled "Irish Days" which takes place the last weekend of May into June beginning on Thursday and ending Saturday night.

Education

Farmersville is one of four main communities that make up the Panhandle School District (also known as Panhandle CUSD #2). The district's junior and senior high schools are located in the same building in Raymond, which is located approximately ten miles southeast of Farmersville in Montgomery County. Farmersville itself is served by Farmersville Grade School (Pre-K through 1st Grade).

Notable people

Donald T. Barry Donald Thomas "Don" Barry (July 30, 1928 – December 31, 2017) was an American nurse, anesthetist, businessman, and politician. Background Barry was born on a farm near Farmersville, Illinois. He studied at Springfield Junior College, in Sprin ...

, Illinois state representatives, nurse, and anesthetist; born on a farm near Farmersville * Daniel Curzon, author, raised as Daniel Brown in Farmersville * Milt Welch, catcher for the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League Central, Central Division. One of the AL's eight chart ...

; born in Farmersville

References

External links

Farmersville Illinois
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