The City of Abingdon is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is west of Peoria. The population was 2,951 as of the 2020 census.
History
The city was first settled in 1828. Abingdon was laid out in 1836 and was named after Abingdon, Maryland, the birthplace of its founder, Abraham Davis Swarts. It was incorporated in 1857.
In 1894 William C. Hooker of Abingdon applied for a patent on a common spring-loaded mousetrap. In June of 1907 the patent was awarded to William C. Hooker, William Armstrong, and Knox Mark.
Geography
Abingdon is located in southwestern Knox County. Illinois Route 41 passes through the center of the city, leading north to Galesburg, the county seat, and south to Bushnell.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Abingdon has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Abingdon is part of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Abingdon had a population of 2,951. The population density was . The median age was 40.6 years. 24.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,258 households and 810 families in Abingdon. Of all households, 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 41.7% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
- James Stockdale, admiral in the U.S. Navy, recipient of Medal of Honor. Naval aviator, test pilot, Vietnam prisoner of war leader. He was also Ross Perot's running mate in the 1992 United States presidential election.