Rankin, Illinois

Rankin
—  Village (United States)  —
Vermilion County's location in Illinois
Rankin Rankin's location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°27′54″N 87°53′47″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Township	Butler
Area
• Total	1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
• Land	1.48 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
• Water	0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (722 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	617
• Density	416.9/km2 (1,082.5/sq mi)
ZIP code	60960
Area code(s)	217
GNIS feature ID	0416385

Rankin is a village in Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the 'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The population was 617 at the 2000 census.

History

This town was named after W. A. Rankin, a wealthy landowner in the area. In 1872, a dispute between him and W. H. Pells (who was on the board of directors of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad) over the location of a railroad station. Ultimately, over the course of several years, Rankin won out over Pellsville, which was located a mile and a half to the west. There were railroad maintenance shops in Rankin until 1932 when they were moved to Frankfort, Indiana, and some of the residents of Rankin followed.

Notable Residents

Vain Angel - Led Zeppelin tribute band.

Geography

Rankin is located at 40°27′50″N 87°53′46″W (40.463836, -87.896055).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Current Administration

Aaron Warren is the current mayor of Rankin. Officer Yates serves as Chief of Police. Shane Diskin is the Fire Chief.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 617 people, 247 households, and 162 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,078.3 people per square mile (417.9/km²). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 492.8 per square mile (191.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.52% White, 0.16% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 4.86% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.16% of the population.

There were 247 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,063, and the median income for a family was $35,234. Males had a median income of $30,446 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,005. About 9.2% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.