Liverpool is a village in Fulton County,

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. The population was 94 at the 2010 census.

History

Liverpool was first settled in 1826. Multiple mills were established in the 1830s. In 1850 a plank road was established between Liverpool and

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Geography

Liverpool is located in eastern Fulton County on the north bank of the

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at river mile 128. It is east of Lewistown, the Fulton County seat, and southwest of Peoria. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Liverpool has a total area of , of which (or 98.82%) is land and (or 1.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 94 people, 63 households, and 29 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 51 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.74%

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, 0.00%

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

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, 1.06% from other races, and 3.19% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population. There were 63 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.86% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.97% were non-families. 28.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.46% 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 2.03. The village's age distribution consisted of 11.7% under the age of 18, 1.6% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 141.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 140.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $50,625, and the median income for a family was $65,938. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $19,167 for females. The

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for the village was $23,359. No families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Liverpool is located right off of

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and

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. The closest airport for commercial service is General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, though the town's closest international access is from

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's Midway and O'Hare airports.

References

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