Andover is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 594 at the 2000 census[1].
Geography
Andover is located at 41°17′42″N 90°17′26″W / 41.295°N 90.29056°W / 41.295; -90.29056 (41.295011, -90.290658).[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 594 people, 220 households, and 174 families residing in the village. The population density was 594.8 people per square mile (229.3/km²). There were 226 housing units at an average density of 226.3/sq mi (87.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.48% White, 0.17% Native American, 0.84% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population. 27.8% were of Swedish, 26.8% German, 10.2% Irish, 7.7% English and 5.7% American ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 220 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,944, and the median income for a family was $49,821. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $26,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,439. About 4.1% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.
History
Ithamar Pillsbury's gravestone, Andover Presbyterian Cemetery
Andover is the oldest community in Henry County, and was founded in 1835 by the Reverend Ithamar Pillsbury, who had fought in the War of 1812 before becoming a minister. Lars Paul Esbjörn, the first Swedish Lutheran minister in the United States, and a group of Swedish immigrants arrived in Andover during 1849. Together they built Jenny Lind Chapel, which became the "mother church" of the Swedish Lutheran community. The church was built with funding provided mainly by the Swedish singer, Jenny Lind, while she was at that time on a concert tour in the eastern United States. After remodeling in 1948, Jenny Lind Chapel was dedicated as a shrine of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1975, Jenny Lind Chapel was declared to be a national historic site and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
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