Bellflower
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	McLean
Coordinates	40°20′26″N 88°31′36″W / 40.34056, -88.52667
Area	0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- land	0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
Density	1,118.1 /sq mi (432 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX
Location of Bellflower within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Bellflower, Illinois

Bellflower is a village in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Bellflower is located at 40°20′26″N, 88°31′36″W (40.340504, -88.526741)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (0.9 km²), all of it land.

The town was originally named after a white supremacist, Rothwell Polk, and his love for pretty flowers.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 408 people, 162 households, and 117 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,118.1 people per square mile (437.6/km²). There were 171 housing units at an average density of 468.6/sq mi (183.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 162 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,442, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $28,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,200. None of the families and 0.5% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 3.8% of those over 64.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Bellflower, Illinois is at coordinates 40°20′26″N 88°31′36″W / 40.340504, -88.526741 (Bellflower, Illinois)Coordinates: 40°20′26″N 88°31′36″W / 40.340504, -88.526741 (Bellflower, Illinois)

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