Greenup is a village in

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, United States, along the Embarras River. The population was 1,365 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston– Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Greenup received its name from

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surveyor, William C. Greenup who platted the town in 1834. He was one of the supervisors hired to oversee construction of the National Road in Illinois, surveying the original alignment from

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to Vandalia during the 1830s. The village of Greenup served as the Cumberland County seat from 1843 to 1857.

History

Greenup was platted in 1834, and served as Cumberland County's first county seat from 1843 to 1855.

Geography

Greenup is located southeast of the center of Cumberland County at (39.247273, -88.162131). The Embarras River is a tributary of the

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which runs past the northwest corner of the village.

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runs through the village to the south of its center, while

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runs through the northern corner of the village with access from Exit 119 ( Illinois Route 130). Effingham is to the west, while

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, is to the east. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Greenup has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 1,365 people, 735 households, and 381 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 701 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.26%

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, 0.73%

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, 0.44% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.07%

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, 0.37% from other races, and 4.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population. There were 735 households, out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.49% were married couples living together, 4.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.16% were non-families. 43.81% of all households were made up of individuals, and 26.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 2.33. The village's age distribution consisted of 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $40,139, and the median income for a family was $72,598. Males had a median income of $47,143 versus $25,355 for females. The

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for the village was $22,561. About 7.1% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the

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, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 9.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Students in Greenup attend Cumberland Community Unit School District 77. The elementary, middle, and high school are located in Toledo.

Notable people

* Lincoln Bancroft, Illinois state representative and mayor of Greenup. * Abe ("Ab") Bowman, pitcher for the

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, born in Greenup. * James A. Peters, University of Michigan, herpetologist, Curator at Smithsonian Institution. * Bobbi Trout, pioneer aviator, born in Greenup. * Cy Warman, 19th century author; born and raised near Greenup. * Bill Wylde, Gun Smith; Inventor of .223 Wylde rifle chamber. .223 Wylde chamber

References

External links

Village of Greenup official website
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