| Manito, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Manito |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.42°N -89.7806°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mason |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Manito |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Leader Name1: | Timothy Sondag |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.92 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.51 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.51 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 495 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1552 |
| Population Density Km2: | 396.14 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1025.78 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61546 |
| Area Code: | 309 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-46383 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399241 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Manito, Illinois |
Manito is a village in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,552 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 1,642 in 2010.
Manito is located in northeastern Mason County. The northernmost border of the village follows the Tazewell County line. Manito is 5miles northeast of Forest City and northeast of Havana, the Mason county seat. Manito is southwest of Peoria.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Manito has a total area of 1.51sqmi, all land.[1]
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,733 people, 686 households, and 506 families residing in the village. The population density was 1126sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 723 housing units at an average density of 469.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.08% White, 0.23% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 686 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,767, and the median income for a family was $48,438. Males had a median income of $36,927 versus $21,506 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,345. About 5.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
Palmer Flying Service Airport, formerly Manito Mitchell Airport, is a privately owned airport in Tazewell County, 5miles north of Manito's central business district.[4]