Clifton is a village in Chebanse Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,352 at the 2020 census.
History
Clifton was founded in 1857. The village takes its name from Clifton hotel in Chicago.
Geography
Clifton is located in northern Iroquois County. Interstate 57 passes along the eastern side of the village, with access from Exit 297. I-57 leads north to Kankakee and south to Champaign. Chicago is north of Clifton.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Clifton has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Clifton had a population of 1,352, with 540 households and 336 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 560 housing units at an average density of .
Of all households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. 51.9% were married-couple households, 16.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. This means that for local broadcast channels, Clifton receives stations from the Chicago area and does not receive any stations from the Champaign–Springfield–Decatur market, which includes Iroquois County.