Winslow is a village in Stephenson County,

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. The population was 338 at the 2010 census, down from 345 in 2000.

Government

Mayor of Winslow is Ronald Piña. The Treasurer is Jennifer Milliken and the Clerk is Holly Krupke.

Geography

Winslow is located at (42.490470, -89.792060). According to the 2010 census, Winslow has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 345 people, 134 households, and 95 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 150 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.52%

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, 1.16% Native American, 0.29% Asian, and 2.03% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2.32% of the population. There were 134 households, out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were

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living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.02. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 91.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,679, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $28,214 versus $24,844 for females. The

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for the village was $15,595. About 5.5% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Albion Ballenger Albion Ballenger was a 19th-century Seventh-day Adventist minister and author. Biography Born as Albion Fox in 1861 on a farm near Winslow, Illinois, Albion was a son of Seventh-day Adventist Church minister John Fox Ballenger. In the 1880s he was ...

(1861–1921), Seventh-day Adventist minister and author *

William Frank Carver William Frank "Doc" Carver (May 7, 1840 – August 31, 1927) was a late 19th-century sharpshooter and the creator of a popular diving horse attraction. Early life William Frank Carver was born in Winslow, Illinois, to William Daniel Carver (182 ...

, expert marksman and owner of a Wild West exhibition in the early twentieth century; born in Winslow

References

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Stephenson County
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