Damiansville, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°30′34″N 89°37′27″W / 38.50944°N 89.62417°W / 38.50944; -89.62417

Damiansville
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Coordinates	38°30′34″N 89°37′27″W / 38.50944°N 89.62417°W / 38.50944; -89.62417
Area	0.2 sq mi (1 km2)
- land	0.2 sq mi (1 km2)
Population	368 (2000)
Density	1,522.8 / sq mi (588 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62215
Area code	618
Location of Damiansville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Damiansville, Illinois

Damiansville is a village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 368 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Damiansville is located at 38°30′34″N 89°37′27″W / 38.50944°N 89.62417°W / 38.50944; -89.62417 (38.509534, -89.624278).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²), all of it land.

Village Event Information

Damiansville is entering its Sesquicentennial Celebration for 150 years. The main event will take place 23 and 24 July 2011 in the shaded part of the church grounds. Food, drinks, and entertainment will be on hand as well as a parade on Sunday. The event will preempt the Chamber of Commerce's annual softball tournament that is held every year on that weekend. In coordination with the Sesquicentennial there is a $20,000 drawing. The drawing will be held at the main event, but for people who purchased tickets early, there are early bird drawing events held the last Friday of each month leading up to the main event.

Other significant events that occur in the town are the Wurstmarkt, the church picnic, the Chamber of Commerce Softball tournament, and the shooting match.

The Wurstmarkt is a lunch/dinner that consists of classic German food (Pork sausage, roast beef, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, sauerkraut, etc.). Meat is also raffled and sold. Cold beer is served as well. The event takes place in the church gymnasium. This takes place on the last Sunday in March, unless that day is Easter.

The church picnic is known for the fried chicken and the world famous homemade noodles. Dining in the gym and getting carryouts are both options at the picnic where the food most definitely steals the show. Blow-up rides are available for the kids as well as carnival games. Draft beer wagons cap the night off which usually ends pretty late. The picnic is always the second Saturday in July.

The softball tournament is put on the by the Damiansville Chamber of Commerce. The event starts on Thursday evening and continues on through Sunday until a champion is crowned. Music is usually provided by a DJ on Saturday making that night the longest of them all. The tournament also consists of great food, mostly fried. Fresh beef is used to prepare burgers. Chicken used to be fried a few years ago just off the left field line in foul territory. "Heads up chicken friers" is a common phrase you'll hear from the world class announcers after foul balls are ripped down said line. The tournament is one of the last 'no fence' softball tournament around. This event takes place the 4th weekend in July.

The final event in the town is the shooting match. There is live still target shooting, a raffle, a cornhole tournament, and once again, great food. The shooting match is at the Chamber of Commerce park and occurs on the first Sunday in October.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 368 people, 125 households, and 103 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,522.8 people per square mile (592.0/km²). There were 130 housing units at an average density of 537.9 per square mile (209.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.01% White, 1.09% Native American, 1.09% Asian, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 125 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.4% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 10.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,694, and the median income for a family was $53,250. Males had a median income of $36,806 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,985. About 3.8% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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