Raymond, Illinois | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Label: | Raymond |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
Coordinates: | 39.3197°N -89.5744°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: | Raymond |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Village president |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.26 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.26 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.26 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.26 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Elevation Ft: | 646 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 949 |
Population Density Km2: | 291.41 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 754.97 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 62560 |
Area Code: | 217 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-62965 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2399049 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | Raymond, Illinois |
Raymond is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. The population was 949 at the 2020 census.[2]
Raymond is located in northwestern Montgomery County at 39.3208°N -89.5744°W (39.320834, -89.574373).[3] Illinois Route 48 passes through the village as O'Bannon Street, leading west 3miles to Interstate 55 at Zanesville and northeast to Taylorville. Illinois Route 127 passes through the west side of the village, going west with IL 48 to Interstate 55 but leading south to Hillsboro, the Montgomery county seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Raymond has a total area of 1.26sqmi, all land.[1] The West Fork of Shoal Creek runs along the western edge of the village, flowing southward to Shoal Creek south of Hillsboro. The village is part of the Kaskaskia River watershed.
At the 2000 census there were 927 people, 393 households, and 273 families in the village. The population density was 738.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 434 housing units at an average density of 345.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 99.68% White, 0.11% African American and 0.22% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.22%.[4]
Of the 393 households 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 26.5% of households were one person and 16.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.85.
The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.
The median household income was $37,500 and the median family income was $45,341. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $22,721 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,231. About 6.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
Raymond is the base of the Panhandle School District (also known as Panhandle CUSD #2). The district's offices are located on Broad Street and the district's only high school, Lincolnwood Sr. High School (shares building with Lincolnwood Jr. High School), is located on the extreme east end of Prairie Street (although the town is laid out in a slightly irregular fashion, making this street North Prairie Street, despite the fact that it runs east–west).
Raymond also has its own grade school, also located on Prairie Street, serving Pre-K through sixth grade. The communities of Farmersville, Waggoner and Harvel are also part of the Panhandle School District.[5]