Essex, Illinois
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Essex is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 841 at the 2020 census,<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> up from 802 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Ira M. Lish (1855–1937), Illinois politician and lawyer, was born in Essex.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1911-1912,' Biographical Sketch of Ira M. Lish, p. 204-205</ref>
Unlike earlier underground coal mines exploited by coal miners living in the now lost, nearby settlements of Tracy, Oklahoma and Clarke City, open-pit mines were established near Essex.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Essex is located in western Kankakee County Template:Convert northwest of Kankakee, the county seat, and Template:Convert south of Braidwood.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Essex has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 98.94%) is land and Template:Convert (or 1.06%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
Template:US Census populationAs of the 2020 census<ref name=":0" /> there were 841 people, 355 households, and 277 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 314 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 93.58% White, 0.12% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.31% from other races, and 4.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.80% of the population.
There were 355 households, out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.76% were married couples living together, 4.79% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.97% were non-families. 20.28% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.35% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.05.
The village's age distribution consisted of 31.4% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $81,458, and the median income for a family was $101,125. Males had a median income of $78,500 versus $32,059 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,914. About 4.0% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
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