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Columbus, Illinois
Location of Columbus in Adams County, Illinois.
Location of Columbus in Adams County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Country United States
State Illinois
County Adams
Township Columbus, Gilmer
Area
 • Total 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Land 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation
712 ft (217 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 114
 • Density 520.55/sq mi (201.15/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62320
Area code(s) 217
FIPS code 17-15846
GNIS feature ID 2398605
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Columbus is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 114 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Columbus was platted in 1835. A post office called Columbus was established in 1837, and remained in operation until 1963.

Geography

Columbus is located at 39°59′17″N 91°8′51″W / 39.98806°N 91.14750°W / 39.98806; -91.14750 (39.988141, -91.147503).

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Columbus has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2), of which 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 99.10%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.90%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 235
1890 201 −14.5%
1900 196 −2.5%
1910 134 −31.6%
1920 141 5.2%
1930 116 −17.7%
1940 100 −13.8%
1950 83 −17.0%
1960 109 31.3%
1970 131 20.2%
1980 92 −29.8%
1990 88 −4.3%
2000 112 27.3%
2010 99 −11.6%
2020 114 15.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the 2020 census there were 114 people, 32 households, and 21 families residing in the village. The population density was 515.84 inhabitants per square mile (199.17/km2). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 208.14 per square mile (80.36/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 92.11% White, 1.75% African American, and 6.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.26% of the population.

There were 32 households, out of which 53.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.25% were married couples living together, 9.38% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.38% were non-families. 34.38% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.63% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 2.50.

The village's age distribution consisted of 26.3% under the age of 18, 15.0% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 59.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $63,750, and the median income for a family was $90,417. Males had a median income of $57,083 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,494. About 4.8% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 or those age 65 or over.

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