Ramsey, Illinois: Difference between revisions
→References: add authority control |
Red Director (talk | contribs) |
||
(32 intermediate revisions by 21 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} |
|||
{{Infobox settlement |
{{Infobox settlement |
||
| name = Ramsey, Illinois |
| name = Ramsey, Illinois |
||
| official_name = |
| official_name = |
||
| native_name = |
| native_name = |
||
Line 6: | Line 7: | ||
| other_name = |
| other_name = |
||
| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]] |
| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]] |
||
| image_skyline = |
| image_skyline = Ramsey, Illinois village hall.jpg |
||
| imagesize = |
| imagesize = |
||
| image_alt = |
| image_alt = |
||
| image_caption = |
| image_caption = Ramsey village hall |
||
| image_flag = |
| image_flag = |
||
| image_seal = |
| image_seal = |
||
Line 31: | Line 32: | ||
| pushpin_relief = |
| pushpin_relief = |
||
| pushpin_map_caption = |
| pushpin_map_caption = |
||
| coordinates = {{coord|39| |
| coordinates = {{coord|39|08|44|N|89|06|37|W|display=inline,title}} |
||
⚫ | |||
| coor_pinpoint = |
|||
⚫ | |||
| grid_name = |
| grid_name = |
||
| grid_position = |
| grid_position = |
||
Line 48: | Line 48: | ||
| established_title = Founded |
| established_title = Founded |
||
| established_date = |
| established_date = |
||
| established_title1 = |
|||
| established_date1 = |
|||
| established_title2 = |
|||
| established_date2 = |
|||
| established_title3 = |
|||
| established_date3 = |
|||
| established_title4 = |
|||
| established_date4 = |
|||
| established_title5 = |
|||
| established_date5 = |
|||
| established_title6 = |
|||
| established_date6 = |
|||
| established_title7 = |
|||
| established_date7 = |
|||
| extinct_title = |
|||
| extinct_date = |
|||
| founder = |
| founder = |
||
| named_for = |
| named_for = |
||
| seat_type = |
|||
| seat = |
|||
| seat1_type = |
|||
| seat1 = |
|||
| government_footnotes = |
| government_footnotes = |
||
| government_type = |
| government_type = |
||
Line 80: | Line 60: | ||
| total_type = |
| total_type = |
||
| unit_pref = Imperial |
| unit_pref = Imperial |
||
| area_footnotes = <ref name=" |
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> |
||
| area_total_km2 = 2. |
| area_total_km2 = 2.88 |
||
| area_total_sq_mi = 1. |
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.11 |
||
| area_land_km2 = 2. |
| area_land_km2 = 2.88 |
||
| area_land_sq_mi = 1. |
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.11 |
||
| area_water_km2 = 0.00 |
| area_water_km2 = 0.00 |
||
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |
||
Line 92: | Line 72: | ||
| area_metro_sq_mi = |
| area_metro_sq_mi = |
||
| area_rank = |
| area_rank = |
||
| elevation_footnotes = |
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |
||
| |
| elevation_ft = 614 |
||
⚫ | |||
| elevation_ft = 187 |
|||
| elevation_point = |
|||
| elevation_max_footnotes = |
|||
| elevation_max_m = |
|||
| elevation_max_ft = |
|||
| elevation_max_point = |
|||
| elevation_max_rank = |
|||
| elevation_min_footnotes = |
|||
| elevation_min_m = |
|||
| elevation_min_ft = |
|||
| elevation_min_point = |
|||
| elevation_min_rank = |
|||
⚫ | |||
| population_footnotes = |
| population_footnotes = |
||
| population_total = |
| population_total = 911 |
||
⚫ | |||
| pop_est_as_of = 2016 |
|||
⚫ | |||
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2016"/> |
|||
| population_est = 1013 |
|||
| population_rank = |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| population_metro_footnotes = |
|||
| population_metro = |
|||
| population_density_metro_km2 = |
|||
| population_density_metro_sq_mi = |
|||
| population_density = |
|||
| population_density_rank = |
|||
| population_blank1_title = |
|||
| population_blank1 = |
|||
| population_density_blank1_km2 = |
|||
| population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |
|||
| population_blank2_title = |
|||
| population_blank2 = |
|||
| population_density_blank2_km2 = |
|||
| population_density_blank2_sq_mi = |
|||
| population_demonym = |
| population_demonym = |
||
| population_note = |
|||
| demographics_type1 = |
|||
| demographics1_footnotes = |
|||
| demographics1_title1 = |
|||
| demographics1_info1 = |
|||
| demographics_type2 = |
|||
| demographics2_footnotes = |
|||
| demographics2_title1 = |
|||
| demographics2_info1 = |
|||
| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] |
| timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] |
||
| utc_offset1 = -6 |
| utc_offset1 = -6 |
||
Line 149: | Line 90: | ||
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP Code(s)]] |
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP Code(s)]] |
||
| postal_code = 62080 |
| postal_code = 62080 |
||
| postal2_code_type = |
|||
| postal2_code = |
|||
| area_code_type = |
|||
| area_code = [[Area code 618|618]] |
| area_code = [[Area code 618|618]] |
||
| geocode = |
| geocode = |
||
| iso_code = |
|||
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] |
||
| blank_info = 17-62627 |
| blank_info = 17-62627 |
||
| blank1_name = |
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |
||
| blank1_info = |
| blank1_info = 2399038<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399038}}</ref> |
||
| blank2_name = |
| blank2_name = |
||
| blank2_info = |
| blank2_info = |
||
| blank_name_sec2 = |
|||
| blank_info_sec2 = |
|||
| blank1_name_sec2 = |
|||
| blank1_info_sec2 = |
|||
| blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons |
| blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons |
||
| blank2_info_sec2 = Ramsey, Illinois |
| blank2_info_sec2 = Ramsey, Illinois |
||
Line 170: | Line 103: | ||
| footnotes = |
| footnotes = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Ramsey''' is a village in [[Fayette County, Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was |
'''Ramsey''' is a village in [[Fayette County, Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 911 as of the 2020 census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1762627 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> |
||
The village was named after [[Alexander Ramsey]] (1815–1903), an American politician, second governor of Minnesota.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT49|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=44}}</ref> |
The village was named after [[Alexander Ramsey]] (1815–1903), an American politician, second governor of Minnesota.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT49|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=44}}</ref> |
||
==Geography== |
==Geography== |
||
[[U.S. Route 51]] passes through the center of town, leading north {{convert|17|mi}} to [[Pana, Illinois|Pana]] and south {{convert|13|mi}} to [[Vandalia, Illinois|Vandalia]], the [[county seat]]. |
|||
According to the |
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ramsey has a total area of {{convert|1.11|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.11|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 100.00%) is land and {{convert|0.00|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.00%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=US Census |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> |
||
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1762627 |
|||
|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |
|||
|accessdate=2015-12-25 |
|||
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> |
|||
==Demographics== |
==Demographics== |
||
{{update|demographics|date=November 2016}} |
|||
{{US Census population |
{{US Census population |
||
|1880= 376 |
|align=left|1880= 376 |
||
|1890= 598 |
|1890= 598 |
||
|1900= 747 |
|1900= 747 |
||
Line 200: | Line 128: | ||
|2000= 1056 |
|2000= 1056 |
||
|2010= 1037 |
|2010= 1037 |
||
|2020= 911 |
|||
|estyear=2016 |
|||
⚫ | |||
|estimate=1013 |
|||
⚫ | }}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":0" /> there were 911 people, 332 households, and 208 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|819.98|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 426 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|383.44|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.33% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.33% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.00% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.10% of the population. |
||
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref> |
|||
⚫ | |||
There were 332 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.25% were married couples living together, 17.17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.35% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.24% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 2.62. |
|||
}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
The village's age distribution consisted of 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males. |
|||
⚫ | The median income for a household in the village was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $31,042 versus $23,077 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,526. About 14.9% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.{{clear left}} |
||
27.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. |
|||
[[File:Ramsey, Illinois post office.jpg|thumb|left|alt=One-story brick building.|Ramsey post office]] |
|||
⚫ | The |
||
== |
==Notable people== |
||
<!-- Note: |
<!-- Note: |
||
· Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. |
· Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. |
||
· The article must mention how they are associated with <city name>, whether born, raised, or residing. |
· The article must mention how they are associated with <city name>, whether born, raised, or residing. |
||
· The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. |
· The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. |
||
· Alphabetical by last name |
· Alphabetical by last name. |
||
· All others will be deleted. |
|||
--> |
--> |
||
* [[Glen Hobbie]], baseball player, resident of Ramsey at the time of his death in 2013<ref>[http://www.thejournal-news.net/obituaries/glen-f-hobbie/article_5c1d4f18-02d8-11e3-884d-0019bb2963f4.html "Glen F Hobbie, 77"], The Journal-News'', August 11, 2013</ref> |
* [[Glen Hobbie]], baseball player, resident of Ramsey at the time of his death in 2013<ref>[http://www.thejournal-news.net/obituaries/glen-f-hobbie/article_5c1d4f18-02d8-11e3-884d-0019bb2963f4.html "Glen F Hobbie, 77"], The Journal-News'', August 11, 2013</ref> |
||
* [[H. L. Hunt]], oil tycoon, inspired the 1980s television series ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', born near Ramsey |
* [[H. L. Hunt]], oil tycoon, inspired the 1980s television series ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', born near Ramsey |
||
⚫ | * [[John Staff]], Sergeant of the US Army, shot in Berlin by East German police on November 25, 1949; born in Ramsey<ref>{{Cite book|title=Die vergessenen Toten. Todesopfer des DDR-Grenzregimes in Berlin von der Teilung bis zum Mauerbau (1948-1961)|last=Sälter|first=Gerhard|publisher=Ch. Links|year=2016|location=Berlin|pages=225–228}}</ref> |
||
* [[Tex Williams]], country and swing musician ("[[Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)]]"), born in Ramsey |
* [[Tex Williams]], country and swing musician ("[[Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)]]"), born in Ramsey |
||
⚫ | * John |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Line 231: | Line 157: | ||
{{Fayette County, Illinois}} |
{{Fayette County, Illinois}} |
||
{{ |
{{Authority control}} |
||
[[Category:Villages in Fayette County, Illinois]] |
[[Category:Villages in Fayette County, Illinois]] |
Latest revision as of 21:17, 12 May 2024
Ramsey, Illinois | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39°08′44″N 89°06′37″W / 39.14556°N 89.11028°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Fayette |
Township | Ramsey |
Area | |
• Total | 1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2) |
• Land | 1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 911 |
• Density | 819.98/sq mi (316.49/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code(s) | 62080 |
Area code | 618 |
FIPS code | 17-62627 |
GNIS feature ID | 2399038[1] |
Wikimedia Commons | Ramsey, Illinois |
Ramsey is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. The population was 911 as of the 2020 census.[3]
The village was named after Alexander Ramsey (1815–1903), an American politician, second governor of Minnesota.[4]
Geography
[edit]U.S. Route 51 passes through the center of town, leading north 17 miles (27 km) to Pana and south 13 miles (21 km) to Vandalia, the county seat.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ramsey has a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2), of which 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2) (or 100.00%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.00%) is water.[5]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 376 | — | |
1890 | 598 | 59.0% | |
1900 | 747 | 24.9% | |
1910 | 769 | 2.9% | |
1920 | 772 | 0.4% | |
1930 | 807 | 4.5% | |
1940 | 881 | 9.2% | |
1950 | 808 | −8.3% | |
1960 | 815 | 0.9% | |
1970 | 830 | 1.8% | |
1980 | 1,058 | 27.5% | |
1990 | 963 | −9.0% | |
2000 | 1,056 | 9.7% | |
2010 | 1,037 | −1.8% | |
2020 | 911 | −12.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
As of the 2020 census[3] there were 911 people, 332 households, and 208 families residing in the village. The population density was 819.98 inhabitants per square mile (316.60/km2). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 383.44 per square mile (148.05/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 95.83% White, 0.33% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 3.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population.
There were 332 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.25% were married couples living together, 17.17% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.35% were non-families. 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.24% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.11 and the average family size was 2.62.
The village's age distribution consisted of 23.5% under the age of 18, 11.8% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $52,917. Males had a median income of $31,042 versus $23,077 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,526. About 14.9% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
[edit]- Glen Hobbie, baseball player, resident of Ramsey at the time of his death in 2013[7]
- H. L. Hunt, oil tycoon, inspired the 1980s television series Dallas, born near Ramsey
- John Staff, Sergeant of the US Army, shot in Berlin by East German police on November 25, 1949; born in Ramsey[8]
- Tex Williams, country and swing musician ("Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"), born in Ramsey
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ramsey, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 44.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Glen F Hobbie, 77", The Journal-News, August 11, 2013
- ^ Sälter, Gerhard (2016). Die vergessenen Toten. Todesopfer des DDR-Grenzregimes in Berlin von der Teilung bis zum Mauerbau (1948-1961). Berlin: Ch. Links. pp. 225–228.