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Prophetstown, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°40′13″N 89°56′05″W / 41.67028°N 89.93472°W / 41.67028; -89.93472
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Prophetstown
City
Location of Prophetstown in Whiteside County, Illinois
Location of Prophetstown in Whiteside County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°40′13″N 89°56′05″W / 41.67028°N 89.93472°W / 41.67028; -89.93472[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWhiteside
Area
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 • Total
1.37 sq mi (3.54 km2)
 • Land1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation
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630 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,946
 • Density1,453.32/sq mi (561.11/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61277
Area code815
FIPS code17-61977
GNIS feature ID2396287[1]
Websiteprophetstownil.org

Prophetstown is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,080 at the 2010 census, up from 2,023 in 2000.

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, Prophetstown has a total area of 1.394 square miles (3.61 km2), of which 1.37 square miles (3.55 km2) (or 98.28%) is land and 0.024 square miles (0.06 km2) (or 1.72%) is water.[3]

History

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An 1825 treaty established an unnamed "Winnebago village" about 40 miles above the mouth of the Rock River as a boundary point of the Winnebago, corresponding to the location of Prophetstown.[4]

Prophetstown occupies the site of the village of the Winnebago prophet, which the Illinois volunteers destroyed on May 10, 1832, in the first act of hostility in the Black Hawk War.[5] Prophetstown was named for Wabokieshiek (White Cloud), the prophet who lived upon the land. Wabokieshiek served as an advisor to Black Hawk and took part in the Black Hawk War. Wabokieshiek and his followers, the Sauk people, resided where the current Prophetstown State Park (of Illinois) is now located. They left the land in 1832 as the Black Hawk War ended, when Wabokieshiek was taken captive by the United States. This area is now a state park, but at one time it held a community of 14 villages.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1870276—
1880803190.9%
1890694−13.6%
19001,14364.7%
19101,083−5.2%
19201,1597.0%
19301,35316.7%
19401,4698.6%
19501,69115.1%
19601,8026.6%
19701,9156.3%
19802,14111.8%
19901,749−18.3%
20002,02315.7%
20102,0802.8%
20201,946−6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 2,023 people, 809 households, and 533 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,484.5 inhabitants per square mile (573.2/km2). There were 865 housing units at an average density of 634.7 per square mile (245.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.92% White, 0.89% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1.14% of the population.

There were 809 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,452, and the median income for a family was $47,589. Males had a median income of $33,828 versus $21,438 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,572. About 3.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

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Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 is the public school district.[8]

Besides the local public schools, Christ Lutheran School, located in nearby Sterling, serves students of various religious backgrounds from Walnut to Milledgeville and from Morrison to Dixon. As part of the largest network of Protestant schools in the US, CLS provides an education for students from age 3 through 8th grade.[9]

Notable people

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  • Bret Bielema (1970–), head football coach for the University of Illinois
  • George S. Brydia (1887–1970), journalist and politician; served as mayor of Prophetstown[10]
  • Claude A. Fuller, former third district congressman from Arkansas; born in Prophetstown in 1876
  • Paul E. Rink (1916–2000), Illinois state legislator and judge; born on a farm near Prophetstown[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prophetstown, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Treaty with The Sioux etc - 1825". www.firstpeople.us. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Prophetstown".
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Whiteside County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 13, 2024. - Text list
  9. ^ "Welcome to Christ Lutheran School". Christ Lutheran School. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  10. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964,' Biographical Sketch of George S. Brydia, pg. 272
  11. ^ 'Illinois Blue Book 1967-1968,' Biographical Sketch of Paul E. Rink, pg. 278-279
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