Payson, Illinois

Payson, Illinois
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Adams
Township	Payson
Coordinates	39°49′1″N 91°14′33″W / 39.81694°N 91.24250°W / 39.81694; -91.24250Coordinates: 39°49′1″N 91°14′33″W / 39.81694°N 91.24250°W / 39.81694; -91.24250
Area	1.12 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.12 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	1,026 (2010)
Density	916.1/sq mi (354/km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62360
Area code	217
Location in Adams County and the state of Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Wikimedia Commons: Payson, Illinois

Payson is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2010 census.^[1] It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

During the 1860 presidential campaign, the residents of Payson erected a pole on which they hung banners supporting the Democratic candidate, Stephen Douglas, and an effigy of Abraham Lincoln riding a rail. This resulted in two confrontations with the Quincy Wide Awakes, the Republican para-military organization, on August 25–26, 1860. During the second confrontation, shots were fired at the Wide Awakes, resulting in injuries. This action was related to the "Stone's Prairie Riot" at nearby Plainville.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Payson has a total area of 1.12 square miles (2.90 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

As of the census^[6] of 2000, there were 1,066 people, 389 households, and 289 families residing in the village. The population density was 929.4 people per square mile (357.9/km²). There were 409 housing units at an average density of 356.6 per square mile (137.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.78% White, 0.09% African American, 0.09% Pacific Islander, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.

There were 389 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,321, and the median income for a family was $40,789. Males had a median income of $30,880 versus $20,231 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,541. About 7.1% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 12.2% of those age 65 or over.

Public education is provided at Payson-Seymour Elementary School and Payson-Seymour High School.

Notable person

• Ralph Works, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers

Registered Historic Places

• Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge

Footnotes

External links

• Early history of Payson, Illinois
• Payson school district

Municipalities and communities of Adams County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Quincy
City	Quincy
Town	La Prairie
Villages	Camp Point Clayton Coatsburg Columbus Golden Liberty Lima Loraine Mendon Payson Plainville Ursa
Townships	Beverly Burton Camp Point Clayton Columbus Concord Ellington Fall Creek Gilmer Honey Creek Houston Keene Liberty Lima McKee Melrose Mendon Northeast Payson Richfield Riverside Ursa
Unincorporated communities	Adams Beverly Bigneck Blacks Bloomfield Burton Chatton Chestline Cliola Country Meadows Ewbanks Fall Creek Fowler Hickory Grove Kellerville Kingston Marblehead Marcelline Meyer North Quincy Paloma Richfield Rock Creek Sheridan Estates Spring Valley Woodville