Bismarck
Village
Welcome sign at the west edge of town
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Township	Newell
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Coordinates	40°15′45″N 87°36′36″W / 40.2625, -87.61
Area	1.8 sq mi (5 km²)
Population	542 (2000)
Density	797.8 /sq mi (308 /km²)
Founded	c. 1873
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61814
Area code	217
Location of Bismarck within Illinois
Location of Illinois within the United States

Bismarck is a village in Newell Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 542 at the 2000 census.

History

The original settlement in this immediate area was to the west of Bismarck's location, where the Hubbard Trail and the North Fork of the Vermilion River crossed. It was originally called Franklin when it was founded in 1837, but it only lasted a few years. Later, in 1843, Brothers John and Samuel Myers built a mill near the site of Franklin, and a town called Myersville later grew up there.

In 1872, the C&EI Railroad went through the area; the tracks did not go through Myersville, but passed one and a half miles to the east. Gradually, the town moved toward the railroad on land donated by Charles S. Young and Dr. John B. Holloway. Young named the town Bismarck after the German statesman and chancellor Otto von Bismarck who he so admired.^[1]

Geography

Bismarck is located at 40°15′45″N, 87°36′36″W (40.262371, -87.609876)^[2], about 8 miles north of the county seat of Danville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Education

Public schools include Bismarck Henning Grade School, Bismarck Henning Junior High School, and Bismarck Henning High School.

Bismarck-Henning elementary school

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 542 people, 204 households, and 158 families residing in the village. The population density was 797.8 people per square mile (307.7/km²). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 309.1/sq mi (119.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.63% White, 0.18% Native American, and 0.18% from two or more races.

There were 204 households out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,731, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $36,750 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,255. About 3.4% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc., pp. 50-51. 
2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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