Flanagan, Illinois

Flanagan, Illinois
Village
Flanagan high school on Illinois Route 116
Location in Livingston County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°52′30″N 88°51′36″W / 40.87500°N 88.86000°W / 40.87500; -88.86000[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Livingston
Township	Nebraska
Area [2]
• Total	0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2)
• Land	0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	673 ft (205 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,010
• Density	1,753.47/sq mi (677.54/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61740
Area code	815
FIPS code	17-26311
GNIS feature ID	2398882[1]
Wikimedia Commons	Flanagan, Illinois
Website	www.flanaganil.org

Flanagan is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,110 at the 2010 census.^[3]

Flanagan is located in western Livingston County. Illinois Route 116 passes along the southern edge of the village, leading east 12 miles (19 km) to Pontiac, the county seat, and west 10 miles (16 km) to Woodford.

According to the 2010 census, Flanagan has a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km²), all land.^[4] A small man-made lake (originally four separate lakes, some being filled in), called the Legion Lake, is located on the west side of the village. A walking trail surrounds it and a park shelter is located on the site. Artesian Park, another small park within the village boundaries, is located on the east side of town. It boasts two picnic shelters, a tennis court and playground equipment. A small business district of roughly one block in length is located in the center of town. Just north of this, the Flanagan Co-op can be found, a complex of several grain elevators and silos at Main and Lumber streets.

As of the census^[6] of 2010, there were 1,110 people, 446 occupied households, and 278 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,028.8 inhabitants per square mile (783.3/km²). There were 497 housing units at an average density of 889.8 per square mile (343.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.7% White, 0.8% African American, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.8% of the population.

There were 446 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.3 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $39,479, and the median income for a family was $49,167. Males had a median income of $30,875 versus $21,359 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,767. About 2.6% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

• Lois Gunden, recipient of the title Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for her efforts to care for and protect Jewish children and child refugees of the Spanish Civil War during World War II.^[7]
• Jeff Gundy, poet

• Village of Flanagan official website