Keyesport is a village in

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and

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counties,

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, United States. The population was 406 at the 2020 census.

History

Keyesport was named in honor of its postmaster, Thomas Keyes.Allan H. Keith
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Consulted on August 15, 2007. It is on the boundary between

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and Bond counties. It was platted in 1846 and incorporated as a village in 1897.

Geography

Keyesport is situated on the western shore of

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. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Keyesport has a total area of , of which (or 97.69%) is land and (or 2.31%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 406 people, 194 households, and 147 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 232 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.36%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 1.48% from other races, and 5.42% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 194 households, out of which 50.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.60% were married couples living together, 28.35% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.23% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.73% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.54. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 21.2% from 25 to 44, 34.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $33,629, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $21,250 versus $19,390 for females. The

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for the village was $16,786. About 10.9% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the

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, including 44.0% of those under age 18 and 22.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Wilbur Clark Wilbur Clark (December 27, 1908 – August 27, 1965) was an American casino owner and land developer in Las Vegas, Nevada. Early life Wilbur Clark was born on December 27, 1908, in Keyesport, Illinois. His parents were Shirley and Lulu Clark. Ca ...

, builder and owner of

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hotel and casino in

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, pitcher for the

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and Indianapolis Hoosiers

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