Clifton is a village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,352 at the 2020 census.
History Clifton was founded in 1857. The village takes its name from the Clifton Hotel in Chicago.
Geography Clifton is located in northern Iroquois County. Interstate 57 passes along the eastern side of the village, with access from Exit 297. I-57 leads north to Kankakee and south to Champaign. Chicago is north of Clifton.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Clifton has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Clifton had a population of 1,352, with 540 households and 336 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 560 housing units at an average density of . The median age was 38.9 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.6 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Of all households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 51.9% were married-couple households, 16.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of the housing units, 3.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%.
+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census Race Number Percent White 1,269 93.9% Black or African American 7 0.5% American Indian and Alaska Native 2 0.1% Asian 2 0.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0% Some other race 7 0.5% Two or more races 65 4.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 51 3.8%
Income and poverty
The median income for a household in the village was $72,188, and the median income for a family was $83,571. Males had a median income of $49,236 versus $30,144 for females. The per capita income for the village was $31,837. About 8.6% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over. Communications Clifton is one of three municipalities in Iroquois County (along with Ashkum and Chebanse) that are served by Comcast's South Suburban Chicago system (which is based out of Homewood and also serves the Kankakee area). This means that for local broadcast channels, Clifton receives stations from the Chicago area and does not receive any stations from the Champaign–Springfield–Decatur market, which includes Iroquois County.
References
External links Village of Clifton official website The Clifton Advocate, newspaper since 1893