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Aviston, Illinois
Aviston, Illinois
Village
	The James C. Twiss House on N. Page Street
	Location of Aviston in Clinton County, Illinois.
	Coordinates: 38°37′12″N 89°36′32″W / 38.62000°N 89.60889°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clinton
Government
• Village president	Michael Kampwerth
Area
• Total	1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2)
• Land	1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	466 ft (142 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	2,340
• Density	1,462.2/sq mi (564.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	62216
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-03181
GNIS feature ID	2398011
Website	www.avistonil.org

Aviston is a village in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,340 at the 2020 census, up from 1,945 at the 2010 census.^[4]

Geography

U.S. Route 50 bypasses the village to the north, leading east 14 miles (23 km) to Carlyle, the county seat, and west 16 miles (26 km) to Interstate 64 near O'Fallon. Downtown St. Louis is 35 miles (56 km) west of Aviston.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Aviston has a total area of 1.60 square miles (4.14 km²), all land.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	367	—
1890	381	3.8%
1900	387	1.6%
1910	397	2.6%
1920	389	−2.0%
1930	368	−5.4%
1940	388	5.4%
1950	503	29.6%
1960	717	42.5%
1970	828	15.5%
1980	846	2.2%
1990	924	9.2%
2000	1,231	33.2%
2010	1,945	58.0%
2020	2,340	20.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Aviston had a population of 2,340.^[7]^[8] The population density was 1,462.50 inhabitants per square mile (564.67/km²).^[7]

The median age was 36.4 years. 26.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.1% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males age 18 and over.^[7]

There were 845 households in Aviston, of which 39.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.7% were married-couple households, 10.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.^[7]

There were 863 housing units at an average density of 539.38 per square mile (208.26/km²), of which 2.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.0%.^[7]^[8]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.^[9]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census^[8]
Race	Number	Percent
White	2,208	94.4%
Black or African American	8	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native	11	0.5%
Asian	12	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.7%
Two or more races	83	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	59	2.5%

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the village was $81,198, and the median income for a family was $108,304. Males had a median income of $50,833 versus $40,852 for females. The per capita income for the village was $36,182. About 3.9% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Aviston Elementary School
Central Community High School – formed as a consolidation of the Breese and Aviston high schools in 1971^[10]

Notable people

Henry J. Althoff, Roman Catholic bishop
Vern Holtgrave, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
Trevor Richards, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aviston, Illinois
^ "Municipalities | Clinton County, Illinois". Retrieved July 20, 2022.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Aviston village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 1, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
^ "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
^ "School / District / Community Profile" (PDF). Central Community High School. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

External links

Village of Aviston official website

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aviston, Illinois

[2] "Municipalities | Clinton County, Illinois". Retrieved July 20, 2022.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-3] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.

[Census_2010-4] "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Aviston village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 1, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[gaz2021-5] "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.

[DecennialCensus-6] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

[Census2020DP-7] "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[Census2020PL-8] "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[Census2020DHC-9] "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2026.

[profile-10] "School / District / Community Profile" (PDF). Central Community High School. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Clinton County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Carlyle
Cities	Breese Carlyle Centralia‡ Trenton Wamac‡	Map of Illinois highlighting Clinton County
Villages	Albers Aviston Bartelso Beckemeyer Damiansville Germantown Hoffman Huey Keyesport‡ New Baden‡ Saint Rose
Townships	Breese Brookside Carlyle Clement East Fork Germantown Irishtown Lake Looking Glass Meridian Santa Fe Saint Rose Sugar Creek Wade Wheatfield
Unincorporated communities	Boulder Ferrin Harbor Light Bay Jamestown Marydale New Memphis New Memphis Station North Harbor Panorama Hills Posey Royal Lake Resort Shattuc Snearlyville Stolletown Wertenberg
Ghost town	Fremont
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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