Chillicothe
City
Art deco movie theater on North 2nd Street
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Peoria
Coordinates	40°55′11″N 89°29′34″W / 40.91972, -89.49278
Area	5.2 sq mi (13 km²)
- land	5.2 sq mi (13 km²)
Population	5,996 (2000)
Density	1,213.8 /sq mi (469 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61523
Area code	309
Location of Chillicothe within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Chillicothe, Illinois

Chillicothe is a city on the Illinois River in Peoria County, Illinois. The population was 5,996 at the 2000 census. Chillicothe is just north of the city of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Chillicothe is located at 40°55′11″N, 89°29′34″W (40.919792, -89.492848).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13.5 km²), of which, 4.9 square miles (12.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km²) of it (5.36%) is water.

Chillicothe is located on the Illinois River and on the Rock Island Line railroad.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 5,996 people, 2,429 households, and 1,649 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,213.8 people per square mile (468.6/km²). There were 2,544 housing units at an average density of 515.0/sq mi (198.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.40% White, 0.22% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.08% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.50% of the population.

There were 2,429 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,697, and the median income for a family was $50,981. Males had a median income of $42,430 versus $23,295 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,118. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Places of interest

Rock Island Line Railroad Museum

• Chillicothe Historical Society^[3] Railroad Museum, is located at Cedar and 3rd St, in the old Rock Island Line Depot building.
• Chillicothe Historical Society Fourth St. Museum, 723 North Fourth St. features eight rooms of historic artefacts.
• Town Theater, art deco movie theater on North 2nd Street, still in business showing films.
• Shore Acres Park, riverside park with 19th century clubhouse.^[4]

People from Chillicothe

• Lance (Henry) LeGault — TV and movie actor: Colonel Roderick Decker on The A-Team
• David Ogden Stiers — actor: Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H
• Josh Taylor — TV actor: Chris Kostichek on the soap opera Days of our Lives

References

External links

• Chillicothe, Illinois is at coordinates 40°55′11″N 89°29′34″W / 40.919792, -89.492848 (Chillicothe, Illinois)Coordinates: 40°55′11″N 89°29′34″W / 40.919792, -89.492848 (Chillicothe, Illinois)

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