Creve Coeur is a village in Groveland Township, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 4,934. Creve Coeur is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Creve Coeur | |
|---|---|
 Creve Coeur sign located by the Veterans Memorial | |
| Etymology: means "broken heart" in French | |
 Location of Creve Coeur in Tazewell County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′34″N 89°35′54″W / 40.64278°N 89.59833°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Tazewell |
| Township | Groveland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fred Lang |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.55 sq mi (11.78 km2) |
| • Land | 4.23 sq mi (10.96 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.82 km2) |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,934 |
| • Density | 1,166.15/sq mi (450.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| Zip code | 61610 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-17549 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2398651[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Creve Coeur, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, Creve Coeur has a total area of 4.675 square miles (12.11 km2), of which 4.31 square miles (11.16 km2) (or 92.19%) is land and 0.365 square miles (0.95 km2) (or 7.81%) is water.[4]
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 350 | — | |
| 1940 | 3,535 | 910.0% | |
| 1950 | 5,499 | 55.6% | |
| 1960 | 6,684 | 21.5% | |
| 1970 | 6,440 | −3.7% | |
| 1980 | 6,851 | 6.4% | |
| 1990 | 5,938 | −13.3% | |
| 2000 | 5,448 | −8.3% | |
| 2010 | 5,451 | 0.1% | |
| 2020 | 4,934 | −9.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
At the 2000 census there were 5,448 people, 2,219 households, and 1,488 families in the village. The population density was 1,342.2 inhabitants per square mile (518.2/km2). There were 2,476 housing units at an average density of 610.0 per square mile (235.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 97.14% White, 0.39% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.81% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95%.[6]
Of the 2,219 households 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.2% of households were one person and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.97.
The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.
The median household income was $36,138 and the median family income was $41,006. Males had a median income of $32,188 versus $21,302 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,712. About 4.5% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.5% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
editCityLink provides bus service on Route 29 connecting Creve Coeur to downtown Peoria, downtown Pekin and other destinations.[7]
See also
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- Fort Crevecoeur
- List of towns and villages in Illinois
- Creve Coeur, Missouri
- Peoria, Illinois
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Creve Coeur, Illinois
- ^ "Mayor's Office - Village of Creve Coeur". Village of Creve Coeur. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Schedules & Routes". Retrieved January 27, 2024.