New Haven, Illinois

New Haven
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Coordinates
Area	1.26 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.23 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.03 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	477 (2000)
Density	395.7 / sq mi (153 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62867
Area code	618
Location of New Haven within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: New Haven, Illinois

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 477 at the 2000 census.

History

Before the New Haven vicinity was settled, it was inhabited by multiple Indian 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.

Geography

New Haven is located at (37.907113, -88.126954).

According to the 2010 census, New Haven has a total area of 1.258 square miles (3.26 km²), of which 1.23 square miles (3.19 km²) (or 97.77%) is land and 0.028 square miles (0.07 km²) (or 2.23%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	200		—
1870	356		78.0%
1890	336		—
1900	429		27.7%
1910	514		19.8%
1920	570		10.9%
1930	422		−26.0%
1940	695		64.7%
1950	819		17.8%
1960	642		−21.6%
1970	606		−5.6%
1980	559		−7.8%
1990	459		−17.9%
2000	477		3.9%
2010	433		−9.2%
Est. 2014	406		−6.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 477 people, 203 households, and 138 families residing in the village. The population density was 395.7 people per square mile (152.2/km²). There were 240 housing units at an average density of 199.1 per square mile (76.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.58% White, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 203 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.7% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $29,875. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,367. About 20.3% of families and 22.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.8% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

Further reading

• 1887. History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co.
• Musgrave, Jon, ed. 2002. Handbook of Old Gallatin County and Southeastern Illinois. Marion, Ill.: IllinoisHistory.com. 464 pages.

External links

• New Haven http://www.lth6.k12.il.us/schools/gallatin/new_haven.htm