Goodfield
Village
Location of Goodfield
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 40°37′38″N 89°16′21″W / 40.62722°N 89.27250°W / 40.62722; -89.27250[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Woodford
Area [2]
• Total	1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2)
• Land	1.62 sq mi (4.20 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation [1]	702 ft (214 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	936
• Density	577.07/sq mi (222.81/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61742
Area code	309
FIPS code	17-30445
GNIS feature ID	2398176[1]
Wikimedia Commons	Goodfield, Illinois
Website	goodfieldillinois.com

Goodfield is a village in Tazewell and Woodford counties in Illinois. The population was 936 at the 2020 census, up from 686 at the 2000 census. Goodfield is part of the Peoria, Illinois, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The site of Goodfield was surveyed for John Guth of Washington, Illinois, on 29 August 1888.^[3] The name Goodfield is believed to derive from Guthville (via Goodville), named after John Guth.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Goodfield has a total area of 1.698 square miles (4.40 km²), of which 1.69 square miles (4.38 km²) (or 99.53%) is land and 0.008 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 0.47%) is water.^[9]

Demographics

As of the census^[11] of 2000, there were 686 people, 229 households, and 199 families residing in the village. The population density was 474.2 inhabitants per square mile (183.1/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 162.4 per square mile (62.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.13% White, 0.15% African American, 0.29% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races.

There were 229 households, out of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.9% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.1% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $60,069, and the median income for a family was $61,736. Males had a median income of $46,042 versus $26,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,099. About 2.1% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

CNH (company) has a plant located in Goodfield that manufactures branded (Case IH, New Holland, and DMI) crop production, fertilizer and tillage equipment.^[12][13] Goodfield also has local businesses including EarlyBird Feed and Fertilizer^[14][15] and a diner named Busy Corner.^{[16][17][18][19]}

References