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Clifton, Illinois

Clifton
Village
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Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Iroquois County's location in Illinois
Clifton is located in Iroquois County, Illinois
Clifton
Clifton
Clifton's location in Iroquois County
Coordinates: 40°56′07″N 87°56′04″W / 40.93528°N 87.93444°W / 40.93528; -87.93444Coordinates: 40°56′07″N 87°56′04″W / 40.93528°N 87.93444°W / 40.93528; -87.93444
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County Iroquois
Township Chebanse
Government
 • Village President Robert Berns
Area
 • Total 0.88 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Land 0.88 sq mi (2.3 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 669 ft (204 m)
Population (2009)
 • Total 1,226
ZIP code 60927
Area code(s) 815
GNIS feature ID 0406252,2397649

Clifton is a village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,317 at the 2000 census, and 1,226 in 2009.

The village of Clifton takes its name from the Clifton Hotel in Chicago.

Clifton is located at 40°56′5″N 87°56′1″W / 40.93472°N 87.93361°W / 40.93472; -87.93361 (40.934592, -87.933535).

According to the 2010 census, Clifton has a total area of 0.88 square miles (2.28 km2), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,317 people, 519 households, and 367 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,485.1 people per square mile (571.3/km²). There were 542 housing units at an average density of 611.2 per square mile (235.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.16% White, 0.30% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.

There were 519 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.09.


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