Millstadt, Illinois

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Millstadt is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, located at the crossing of Illinois Routes 163 (locally, "Jefferson Avenue") and 158 (locally, "Washington Avenue"). The village is known for its German heritage, with more than half its people of German descent.[1][2] The population was 4,011 at the 2010 census and 4071 per the 2020 census.

History

During a barn raising in 1836, it was proposed that a town be incorporated on land belonging to Henry Randleman. The name "Centerville" was proposed, as the site was equidistant from Belleville, Columbia, and Pittsburg Lake. The town was platted on March 13, 1837. In 1880, its name was changed to Millstadt, as the name Centreville was in use by another nearby town.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In 1874, a German immigrant farm family was killed in a farming hamlet known as Saxtown, just south of the town. It made national headlines and became the subject of the book The Ax Murders of Saxtown.[3]

Geography

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The town center is formed by the intersection of two state highways. Illinois Route 158, or Washington Avenue, leads west to Columbia and east to Belleville. The other main street is Jefferson Avenue, the north part of which forms the southern end of Illinois Route 163, leading north to Centreville, where it intersects highways providing access to East St. Louis. The south end of Jefferson Avenue, as it leaves Millstadt, becomes Floraville Road.

Demographics

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As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 2,794 people, 1,148 households, and 813 families residing in the village. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 1,196 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the village was 99% White, 0% Native American, 1% Asian, 0% from other races, and 0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0% of the population.

There were 1,148 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.1% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $47,824, and the median income for a family was $56,378. Males had a median income of $40,893 versus $27,196 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,914. About 3.2% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

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Schools, churches, cemeteries

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Centreville Cemetery, one of Millstadt's oldest graveyards
  • Elementary schools:
    • Millstadt Primary Center
    • Millstadt Consolidated School
    • St. James Catholic School
  • High schools: (all are in nearby Belleville, Illinois)
  • Churches in Millstadt:
    • Christian Assembly Church (non-denominational)
    • Concordia United Church of Christ (United Church of Christ)
    • Countryside Family Church
    • St. James Catholic Church (Roman Catholic)
    • Trinity Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
    • Zion Evangelical Church (Evangelical Association)
  • Cemeteries:
    • Millstadt Cemetery (aka Centreville Cemetery)
    • Mount Evergreen Cemetery
    • St. James Catholic Cemetery

Notable people

Sister cities

See also

References

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