Pontoosuc is a village in Hancock County,

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. The population was 99 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Pontoosuc is located in northern Hancock County at (40.629520, -91.209603). It is bordered to the north by the

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, which forms the state border with

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, and to the east by Dallas City.

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passes through the village, leading east into Dallas City and west to the

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over the Mississippi.

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passes through Pontoosuc concurrently with IL-9 but leads southwest to Nauvoo. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Pontoosuc has a total area of , of which (or 67.82%) is land and (or 32.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 99 people, 50 households, and 24 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 99 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.96%

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, 1.01%

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

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, 0.00% from other races, and 3.03% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population. There were 50 households, out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.00% were married couples living together, 2.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.00% were non-families. 46.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 2.18. The village's age distribution consisted of 28.4% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 21% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,500, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $50,000 versus $28,958 for females. The

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for the village was $22,224. About 4.2% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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'', which operates between

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and

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, passes through the town on

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tracks, but makes no stop. The nearest station is located in

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, to the west.

Education

Residents are in

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and

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