Hopedale, Illinois
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Hopedale is a village in Tazewell County
Tazewell County, Illinois
Tazewell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 135,394, which is an increase of 5.4% from 128,485 in 2000. Its county seat and largest city is Pekin. The majority of the population live in the suburbs and bedroom communities...

, Illinois
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, United States
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. The population was 929 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
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 Metropolitan Statistical Area
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.

Geography

Hopedale is located at 40°25′20"N 89°25′4"W (40.422265, -89.417799).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Historic Landmarks

Marker on the site of the Grade School (corner of Park Dr. and Tremont St.) identifies Hopedale as the original site of Vacation Bible School. Mrs. D. T. Miles, wife of the Methodist minister at the time, started the Vacation Bible School in 1894.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 929 people, 322 households, and 228 families residing in the village. The population density
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 was 1,729.8 people per square mile (664.2/km²). There were 349 housing units at an average density of 649.8 per square mile (249.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.78% White, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.

There were 322 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% 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 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 29.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,596, and the median income for a family was $42,625. Males had a median income of $37,188 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $17,784. About 3.8% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

The estimated population in July 2006 is 919, with a decrease of 1.1%.

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