Triumph is an

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and

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located just east of

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, United States. Students in Triumph attend nearby Mendota public schools. The village is home to one restaurant and is known for its curling club. The community has many farms surrounding it and contains fewer than 100 people.

History

Triumph was so named when supporters of establishing a post office "triumphed" over those who opposed it. The Triumph post office has been in operation since 1857. The Chicago Northwestern Railroad established a depot in Triumph around 1900. It stood until roughly 1950.

Demographics

Triumph first appeared as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of the 2020 census there were 100 people, 48 households, and 38 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 52 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 82.00%

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, 1.00%

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, 3.00% Native American, 2.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 4.00% from other races, and 8.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.00% of the population. There were 48 households, out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, none were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.83% were non-families. 20.83% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 1.71. The CDP's age distribution consisted of 0.0% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 100% from 25 to 44, 0% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.2 years.

References

Unincorporated communities in Illinois Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area Unincorporated communities in LaSalle County, Illinois 1857 establishments in Illinois Populated places established in 1857 {{LaSalleCountyIL-geo-stub