Keyesport, Illinois
| Keyesport, Illinois | |
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 Aerial view of Keyesport in approximately 1968 when Carlyle Lake was filling from the newly constructed dam. The town is now situated directly on the lakeshore.
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Bond, Clinton |
| Coordinates | 38°44′27″N 89°16′37″W / 38.74083°N 89.27694°WCoordinates: 38°44′27″N 89°16′37″W / 38.74083°N 89.27694°W |
| Area | 0.68 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - land | 0.66 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.02 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 421 (2010) |
| Density | 619.1/sq mi (239/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC−6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Postal code | 62253 |
| Area code | 618 |
  Location of Keyesport within Illinois
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Website: keyesportillinois |
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Keyesport is a village in Bond and Clinton counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 421 at the 2010 census.
Keyesport was named in honor of its postmaster, Thomas Keyes. It is on the boundary between Clinton County and Bond counties. It was incorporated as a village in 1887.
Keyesport is located at 38°44′27″N 89°16′37″W / 38.74083°N 89.27694°W (38.740789, -89.277065). The town is situated on the western shore of Carlyle Lake.
According to the 2010 census, Keyesport has a total area of 0.677 square miles (1.75 km2), of which 0.66 square miles (1.71 km2) (or 97.49%) is land and 0.017 square miles (0.04 km2) (or 2.51%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 481 people, 212 households, and 132 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,193.7 people per square mile (464.3/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 680.0 per square mile (264.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.96% White, 0.42% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.
There were 212 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.85.
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