Iroquois is a

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in Concord Township,

Iroquois County, Illinois Iroquois County is a county located in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it has a population of 27,077. It is the only county in the United States named Iroquois. The county seat is W ...

, United States, along the Iroquois River. The population was 133 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

Iroquois is located in eastern Iroquois County at 40°49'40" North, 87°35'1" West (40.827880, -87.583591). It sits on the north side of the Iroquois River, a west-flowing tributary of the

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and part of the

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watershed.

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passes through the village, leading south to Sheldon and northwest the same distance to

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. The

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border is to the east via County Highway 31. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Iroquois has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 133 people, 113 households, and 74 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 81 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 93.98%

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, 0.00%

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

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, 1.50% from other races, and 4.51% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.26% of the population. There were 113 households, out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.43% were married couples living together, 8.85% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.51% were non-families. 28.32% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.85% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 2.54. The village's age distribution consisted of 35.5% under the age of 18, 3.5% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 65.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $61,964, and the median income for a family was $81,964. Males had a median income of $80,446 versus $21,875 for females. The

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for the village was $25,151. About 10.8% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the

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, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

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