Delavan, Illinois

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Coordinates: 40°22′15″N 89°32′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.37083°N 89.54556°W﻿ / 40.37083; -89.54556
Delavan, Illinois Locust Street from S 2.jpg
Downtown Delavan
Country United States
State Illinois
County Tazewell
Elevation 617 ft (188 m)
Area 0.71 sq mi (2 km2)
 - land 0.71 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 1,825 (2000)
Density 2,567.4 / sq mi (991 / km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 61734
Area code 309
Location within Tazewell County
Location within Illinois
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The city of Delavan is governed by a mayor/aldermanic form of city government consisting of six (6) elected members representing the three geographic wards of the city and the mayor who is elected by voters of the entire city. The mayor is chief executive officer of the city and leads semi-monthly city council meetings, voting on matters before the council only in the event of a tie.


Delavan, Illinois, is named for Edward C. Delavan, a temperance advocate from Albany, New York.[1]

School system[edit]

Delavan has a consolidated public schools district (#703) which educates pre-school through high school students in different areas of a common campus environment.[citation needed]


Delavan is located at 40°22′15″N 89°32′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.37083°N 89.54556°W﻿ / 40.37083; -89.54556 (40.370835, -89.545651).[2]

According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.8 km2), all land.[3]


As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,825 people, 705 households, and 516 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,567.4 people per square mile (992.4/km²). There were 744 housing units at an average density of 1,046.6 per square mile (404.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.36% White, 0.44% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.44% of the population. There were no Pacific Islanders or Native Americans.


In the city the population was spread out with 27% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,063, and the median income for a family was $46,250. Males had a median income of $36,685 versus $21,435 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,734. 5.7% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the poverty line. 5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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