Nora, Illinois

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map_captionLocation of Nora in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
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subdivision_type1State
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subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Jo Daviess
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Nora
established_titleFounded
leader_titleMayor
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km22.15
area_total_sq_mi0.83
area_land_km22.15
area_land_sq_mi0.83
area_water_km20
area_water_sq_mi0
population_as_of2020
population_total107
population_density_km249.79
population_density_sq_mi128.92
timezoneCST
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft1007
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code61059
area_code815
blank_nameFIPS code
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Nora is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. In 2020, the population was 107, down from 121 according to the 2010 census, which was up from 118 in 2000.

History

Nora was named by a railroad official for a female settler. According to another source, the name "Nora" was selected on account of its brevity, Nora being a quite small place.

Nora Elementary School (whose athletic nickname was the Navahos) was a fixture of the town for years. In the early 1980s consolidation led to the school's closure and it was converted to apartments. Until the 1960s the town had a grocery store run by Belle Lutter, who claimed to have ridden Ulysses S. Grant's horse as a girl.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Nora has a total area of 0.83 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

|1880= 333 |1890= 309 |1900= 312 |1910= 251 |1920= 213 |1930= 180 |1940= 207 |1950= 208 |1960= 229 |1970= 175 |1980= 185 |1990= 162 |2000= 118 |2010= 121 |2020= 107 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

There were 89 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.84% were married couples living together, 3.37% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.43% were non-families. 11.24% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.25% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 2.12.

The village's age distribution consisted of 22.8% under the age of 18, 31.2% from 18 to 24, 13.7% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 182.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 224.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $44,263, and the median income for a family was $76,875. Males had a median income of $21,775 versus $32,917 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,831. About 8.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the Warren Community Unit School District 205.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2399501
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company. (1908). "A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways".
  4. (1922). "Illinois Central Magazine". Illinois Central Railroad Company.
  5. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  7. "Explore Census Data".
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jo Daviess County, IL". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].

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