San Jose, Illinois

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement San Jose (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell) is a village in Logan and Mason counties, Illinois, United States, founded in 1858. The population was 479 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 642 in 2010.

History

San Jose was platted in 1858.<ref name="Stringer 634">Template:Cite book</ref> The village was incorporated in 1876.<ref name="Stringer 634" />

Geography

San Jose is located in eastern Mason County and northwestern Logan County. U.S. Route 136 passes through the village as its Main Street, leading west Template:Convert to Havana, the Mason county seat, and east Template:Convert to McLean. Lincoln, the Logan County seat, is Template:Convert to the southeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, San Jose has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

Demographics

Template:US Census population As of the census of 2020, there were 604 people and 228 households in the village. The population density was 1458.9 per sq mile . There were 243 housing units. The racial makeup of the village was 86% White, 3% Asian and 10% a mix of any two races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1% of the population.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,278. The per capita income for the village was $21,381. About 21% of families were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

• Ruby K. Worner (1900–1955), chemist and textile expert

External links

• Template:Official website