Irvington is a village in Washington County,

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. The population was 659 at the 2010 census.

History

Irvington was named for

Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century. He wrote the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" (1819) and "The Legend of Sleepy ...

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Irvington has a total area of , of which (or 99.42%) is land and (or 0.58%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 736 people, 282 households, and 208 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 310 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.42%

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, 0.41%

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, 0.41% Native American, 0.54% Asian, and 1.22% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.54% of the population. There were 282 households, out of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were

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living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.03. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.9% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $37,422 versus $22,632 for females. The

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for the village was $16,541. About 7.5% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the

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, including 10.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

* June C. Smith, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, was born in Irvington.:Illinois Supreme Court-June C. Smith
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Gallery

File:Irvington Illinois Grade School.jpg, Irvington Illinois Gradeschool File:Irvington Illinois Ruritan Community Building.jpg, Irvington Illinois Ruritan Community Building File:Fortmeyer Memorial Park.jpg, Irvington Illinois Fortmeyer Memorial Park

References

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