Simpson, Illinois

Simpson, Illinois
Village
Simpson post office on Main Street
Location of Simpson in Johnson County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°28′5″N 88°45′23″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Johnson
Area
• Total	0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2)
• Land	0.53 sq mi (1.36 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	44
• Density	83.81/sq mi (32.34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	62985
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-70005
GNIS feature ID	2399824
Wikimedia Commons	Simpson, Illinois

Simpson is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 60 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Simpson is located in eastern Johnson County at 37°28′5″N 88°45′23″W (37.467977, -88.756277), in the valley of Cedar Creek, a south-flowing tributary of Bay Creek and part of the Ohio River watershed. Illinois Route 147 passes through the village, leading southwest 9 miles (14 km) to Vienna, the county seat, and east 5 miles (8 km) to its terminus at Glendale.

According to the 2010 census, Simpson has a total area of 0.531 square miles (1.38 km²), of which 0.53 square miles (1.37 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.00 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	187		—
1910	161		−13.9%
1920	178		10.6%
1930	144		−19.1%
1940	172		19.4%
1950	119		−30.8%
1960	89		−25.2%
1970	82		−7.9%
1980	67		−18.3%
1990	61		−9.0%
2000	54		−11.5%
2010	60		11.1%
2020	44		−26.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 54 people, 21 households, and 17 families residing in the village. The population density was 103.4 inhabitants per square mile (39.9/km²). There were 25 housing units at an average density of 47.9 per square mile (18.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 88.89% White, 7.41% African American, 1.85% Native American, 1.85% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.26% of the population.

There were 21 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 14.8% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,125, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $16,563 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,325. There were no families and 7.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.