| Irving, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Irving |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.2056°N -89.4053°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Irving |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.32 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.90 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 656 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 373 |
| Population Density Km2: | 160.57 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 415.83 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62051 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-37738 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398276 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Irving is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 373 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 495 in 2010.
Irving is in east-central Montgomery County along Illinois Route 16. Hillsboro, the county seat, is 6miles to the southwest, and Witt is 5miles to the northeast.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Irving has a total area of 0.9sqmi, all land.[1] The village drains west toward Little Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Middle Fork of Shoal Creek, part of the Kaskaskia River watershed.
The 2000 census showed a population of 2,484 because the inmates of the Graham Correction Center at Hillsboro were included in Irving's count.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 2,484 people, 186 households, and 137 families residing in the village. The population density was 3038.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 204 housing units at an average density of 249.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 53.74% White, 41.91% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 3.86% from other races, and 0.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.60% of the population.
There were 186 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 5.9% under the age of 18, 20.4% from 18 to 24, 57.6% from 25 to 44, 13.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 889.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 1,191.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $24,583, and the median income for a family was $30,313. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,144. About 24.2% of families and 29.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.