Camp Point is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,121 at the 2020 census, down from 1,132 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Camp Point was founded in 1835 by Peter Garrett and was originally called Garrett's Mills. A school house was built here in 1836. Then a family named the Farlow started to build the town more.
Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Camp Point has a total area of , all land.
Registered Historic Places
- F. D. Thomas House
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Camp Point had a population of 1,121, including 267 families. The population density was .
The median age was 37.9 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 92.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males age 18 and over.
There were 416 households in Camp Point, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.0% were married-couple households, 14.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 2.57.