Donovan, Illinois

Donovan was laid out in 1872 and named for the local Donovan family.[6]

Donovan is located in northeastern Iroquois County at 40°53′3″N 87°36′57″W (40.884031, -87.615746).[7] U.S. Route 52 passes through the village, leading west and north 30 miles (48 km) to Kankakee and southeast 14 miles (23 km) to Kentland, Indiana.

According to the 2010 census, Donovan has a total area of 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²), all land.[8]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 351 people, 132 households, and 97 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,127.4 people per square mile (437.2/km²). There were 142 housing units at an average density of 456.1 per square mile (176.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.30% White, 0.85% African American, 0.85% Native American, 1.42% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.

There were 132 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,083, and the median income for a family was $46,429. Males had a median income of $37,083 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,215. About 1.0% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.