Mansfield, Illinois

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Mansfield | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Mansfield Illinois Post Office.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Mansfield Post Office | motto = | image_map = File:Piatt County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Mansfield Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Mansfield in Piatt County, Illinois.  | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Piatt | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = Blue Ridge  | established_title = | established_date = | named_for = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name =  | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 1.39 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.54 | area_land_km2 = 1.31 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.51 | area_water_km2 = 0.07 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.03  | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 928 | population_density_km2 = 705.90 | population_density_sq_mi = 1826.77 | population_demonym =  | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 725 | coordinates = {{coord|40|12|35|N|88|30|12|W|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>  | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 61854 | area_code = 217 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 17-46487 | blank1_name = GNIS ID | blank1_info = 2399244<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399244}}</ref> | website = {{URL|http://villageofmansfield.net/}} | footnotes = }} '''Mansfield''' is a village in Piatt County, Illinois in the United States. As of the 2020 census, Mansfield had a population of 928.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A46487&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 20, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> ==History== Mansfield was originally incorporated around 1870.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xzk0AQAAMAAJ&q=Mansfield+Illinois+%221876%22+blue+book&pg=PA387|title=Illinois Blue Book|date=1921|publisher=Secretary of State|language=en}}</ref> The village may have been named for John Mansfield, an officer in the Civil War.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n197 198]}}</ref> Other sources suggest Mansfield was named after a number of other unrelated men named Mansfield, including Jared Mansfield, an early American surveyor, or J.L. Mansfield, a local philanthropist. The village may also have been named after the city of Mansfield, Ohio – which was itself named for the surveyor Jared Mansfield.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&q=Mansfield+Illinois+%221876%22&pg=PA212|title=Place Names of Illinois|date=October 1, 2010|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=978-0-252-09070-7|language=en}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the 2010 census, Mansfield has a total area of {{convert|0.555|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.53|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 95.5%) is land and {{convert|0.025|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 4.5%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1746487 |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 |accessdate=October 26, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213061216/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1746487 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Climate=== {{Weather box |width = auto |open = |collapsed = Y |single line = |location = Mansfield, IL (1991-2020 precipitation normals) | precipitation color = | Jan precipitation inch =2.10 | Feb precipitation inch =1.95 | Mar precipitation inch =2.71 | Apr precipitation inch =3.85 | May precipitation inch =4.40 | Jun precipitation inch =4.84 | Jul precipitation inch =4.40 | Aug precipitation inch =3.47 | Sep precipitation inch =3.41 | Oct precipitation inch =3.24 | Nov precipitation inch =2.94 | Dec precipitation inch =2.26 | year precipitation inch =

|source = NOAA<ref>{{Cite web |title=Station: MANSFIELD 3.0 WSW, IL US US1ILPT0013 |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=US1ILPT0013&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |access-date=March 18, 2025 |website=Summary of Monthly Normals for 1991-2020 |publisher=National Centers for Environmental Information |page=1 |format=PDF}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1880= 398 |1890= 533 |1900= 708 |1910= 681 |1920= 669 |1930= 681 |1940= 693 |1950= 665 |1960= 743 |1970= 870 |1980= 921 |1990= 929 |2000= 949 |2010= 906 |2020= 928 |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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} thumb|Northern Piatt County Fire Protection District Fire Station in Mansfield As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 949 people, 396 households, and 293 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|1,856.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 424 housing units at an average density of {{convert|829.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 98.95% White, 0.53% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 396 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,942, and the median income for a family was $48,393. Males had a median income of $32,042 versus $23,047 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,947. About 1.4% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education== Mansfield is home to Blue Ridge Intermediate Junior High School which is part of Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18. Elementary and High School age students attend Ruth M. Schneider Elementary School and Blue Ridge High School in nearby Farmer City.

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==External links== *[http://villageofmansfield.net/ VillageofMansfield.net]

Category:Villages in Piatt County, Illinois Category:Villages in Illinois

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