{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Donnellson, Illinois | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | motto = | image_map = File:Bond County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Donnellson Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location in Montgomery and Bond counties, Illinois <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = Counties | subdivision_name2 = Montgomery, Bond | subdivision_type3 = Townships | subdivision_name3 = Grisham, East Fork, Shoal Creek <!-- Government --> | established_title = Founded | established_date = c. 1858 | established_title1 = Incorporated | established_date1 = 1897 | founder = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022">{{cite web |title=2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2022_Gazetteer/2022_gaz_place_17.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=March 21, 2023}}</ref> | area_total_sq_mi = 0.37 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.37 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | area_total_km2 = 0.96 | area_land_km2 = 0.96 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US1720318&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Donnellson village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 21, 2023}}</ref> | population_total = 153 | pop_est_as_of = 2024 | population_est = 150 {{loss}} | pop_est_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |website=United States Census Bureau |publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce |date=March 2025 |access-date=August 31, 2025}}</ref> | population_density_sq_mi = 413.51 | population_density_km2 = 159.69 <!-- General information --> | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 617 | coordinates = {{coord|39|01|50|N|89|28|32|W|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 62019 | area_code = 217 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 17-20318 | blank1_name = GNIS ID | blank1_info = 2398737<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2398737}}</ref> | website = {{URL|www.villageofdonnellson.com}} | footnotes = }}
'''Donnellson''' is a village in Montgomery and Bond counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 153 as of the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 210 in 2010.
==History== Donnellson was laid out ca. 1858.<ref>{{cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA96|date=September 29, 2008|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|page=96}}</ref> The village's name honors Thomas Carson Donnell, an early settler.<ref>{{cite book|title=Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GygPAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA874|year=1918|publisher=Munsell Publishing Company|page=874}}</ref> Donnellson was incorporated as a village in 1897.<ref>{{cite book|last=Keith|first=Allan H.|title=Historical Stories: About Greenville and Bond County, IL|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1gJ_RVeb5JYC|date=January 1, 2002|publisher=Allan H. Keith|isbn=978-0-9774628-1-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_1gJ_RVeb5JYC/page/n13 13]}}</ref>
==Geography== Donnellson is mainly in Montgomery County, with a small portion extending south into Bond County. Illinois Route 127 passes through the village center as Washington Street, leading north {{convert|9|mi|0}} to Hillsboro, the Montgomery County seat, and south {{convert|11|mi}} to Greenville, the Bond County seat.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Donnellson has a total area of {{convert|0.37|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The village drains south to the headwaters of Yankee Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of Shoal Creek and part of the Kaskaskia River watershed.
==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1900= 268 |1910= 405 |1920= 403 |1930= 452 |1940= 356 |1950= 336 |1960= 292 |1970= 311 |1980= 256 |1990= 167 |2000= 243 |2010= 210 |2020= 153 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} As of the 2020 census<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1720318 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 153 people, 70 households, and 44 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|413.51|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|235.14|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 87.58% White, 1.31% Asian, and 11.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31% of the population.
There were 70 households, out of which 15.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.29% were married couples living together, 14.29% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.14% were non-families. 35.71% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.82 and the average family size was 1.63.
The village's age distribution consisted of 7.9% under the age of 18, 1.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 35% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 54.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.
Males had a median income of $50,313 versus $34,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,109. About 47.7% of families and 49.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 55.6% of those under age 18 and 36.4% of those age 65 or over. {{clear left}}
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==External links== *{{Official website|villageofdonnellson.com}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111007044423/http://history.montgomeryco.com/groups/donnellson-illinois Donnellson Illinois], Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois
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