New Haven is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States, along the Little Wabash River near its mouth at the Wabash River. The population was 399 at the 2020 United States Census[3]

New Haven, Illinois
New Haven
New Haven post office
New Haven post office
Location of New Haven in Gallatin County, Illinois.
Location of New Haven in Gallatin County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°54′26″N 88°7′37″W / 37.90722°N 88.12694°W / 37.90722; -88.12694
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyGallatin
Area
 • Total
1.27 sq mi (3.30 km2)
 • Land1.24 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation436 ft (133 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
399
 • Density320.74/sq mi (123.80/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62867
Area code618
FIPS code17-52506
GNIS ID2399464[2]
Wikimedia CommonsNew Haven, Illinois

History

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Before the New Haven vicinity was settled, it was inhabited by multiple indigenous cultures. Some countryside southeast of the village near the Wabash was formerly the location of a village of a Late Woodland people known as the "Duffy Complex"; the location is now an archaeological site known as the Duffy site.[4]

Geography

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New Haven is located in the northeast corner of Gallatin County at 37°54′26″N 88°7′37″W / 37.90722°N 88.12694°W / 37.90722; -88.12694 (37.907113, -88.126954).[5] It is bordered to the north by White County, and the Little Wabash River forms part of the northern border. Illinois Route 141 passes through the northern part of the village, leading east 5 miles (8 km) to the Indiana border at the Wabash River and 13 miles (21 km) to Mount Vernon, Indiana, and west 12 miles (19 km) to U.S. Route 45 northwest of Omaha, Illinois. Shawneetown, the Gallatin County seat, is 17 miles (27 km) to the south.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, New Haven has a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.29 km2), of which 1.24 square miles (3.21 km2) (or 97.72%) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) (or 2.28%) is water.[6][7]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1860200
187035678.0%
1890336
190042927.7%
191051419.8%
192057010.9%
1930422−26.0%
194069564.7%
195081917.8%
1960642−21.6%
1970606−5.6%
1980559−7.8%
1990459−17.9%
20004773.9%
2010433−9.2%
2020399−7.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the 2020 census[3] there were 399 people, 157 households, and 90 families residing in the village. The population density was 313.43 inhabitants per square mile (121.02/km2). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 160.25 per square mile (61.87/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.49% White, 0.75% Asian, and 2.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 157 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.50% were married couples living together, 9.55% had a female householder with no husband present.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,432, and the median income for a family was $75,417. About 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.9% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Haven, Illinois
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Winters, Howard D. An Archaeological Survey of the Wabash Valley in Illinois. Springfield: Illinois State Museum Society, 1963, 82.
  5. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  6. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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