Hooppole is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 180 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Hooppole is located at 41.52222°N, -89.91389°W (41.522127, -89.913862). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hooppole has a total area of 0.37 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 180 people, 65 households, and 34 families residing in the village. The population density was 483.87 PD/sqmi. There were 77 housing units at an average density of 206.99 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.89% White, 0.56% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.44% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.89% of the population. There were 65 households, out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.77% were married couples living together, 1.54% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.69% were non-families. 43.08% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.54% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 2.74. The village's age distribution consisted of 11.2% under the age of 18, 2.2% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 41% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 137.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 132.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $37,917. Males had a median income of $36,193 versus $2,499 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,484. About 23.5% of families and 41.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 66.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Religion

There are two churches located in the village. The Calvary Evangelical Church and the Zion United Methodist Church are both located on Main St. The Shrine of St. Mary of the Fields is located in a rural area two miles northwest of Hooppole. It is one of several of the Shrines to the Rosary and to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria.