Dunfermline, Illinois

Dunfermline, Illinois
Village
Location of Dunfermline in Fulton County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°29′30″N 90°1′53″W / 40.49167°N 90.03139°W / 40.49167; -90.03139Coordinates: 40°29′30″N 90°1′53″W / 40.49167°N 90.03139°W / 40.49167; -90.03139
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Township	Buckheart
Area
• Total	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
• Land	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	300
• Estimate (2016)	287
• Density	2,190.84/sq mi (846.75/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s)	61524
Area code(s)	309
FIPS code	17-21098
GNIS ID	2398755
Dunfermline, Illinois

Dunfermline is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 300 at the 2010 census, up from 262 at the 2000 census. Dunfermline is pronounced Done-fern-lien.

A post office has been in operation at Dunfermline since 1887. A share of the first settlers being natives of Dunfermline, Scotland, caused the name to be selected.

Dunfermline is located in east-central Fulton County at 40°29′30″N 90°1′53″W / 40.49167°N 90.03139°W / 40.49167; -90.03139 (40.491767, -90.031282).Illinois Route 78 forms the eastern border of the village; the highway leads north 5 miles (8 km) to Canton and south 6 miles (10 km) to U.S. Route 24 at Little America. Lewistown, the county seat, is 11 miles (18 km) to the southwest by Illinois Route 100.

According to the 2010 census, Dunfermline has a total area of 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 262 people, 106 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,999.9 people per square mile (778.1/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 893.1 per square mile (347.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.04% White, 2.29% Native American, and 2.67% from two or more races.

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