Greenup is a village in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States, along the Embarras River. The population was 1,365 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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Greenup received its name from National Road surveyor, William C. Greenup who platted the town in 1834. He was one of the supervisors hired to oversee construction of the National Road in Illinois, surveying the original alignment from Marshall to Vandalia during the 1830s.

Greenup was platted in 1834, and served as Cumberland County's first county seat from 1843 to 1855.

Geography

Greenup is located southeast of the center of Cumberland County. The Embarras River, a tributary of the Wabash River, flows past the northwest corner of the village. U.S. Route 40 runs through the village to the south of its center, while Interstate 70 runs through the northern corner of the village with access from Exit 119 (Illinois Route 130). Effingham is to the west, while Terre Haute, Indiana, is to the east.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Greenup has a total area of , of which (or 99.94%) is land and (or 0.06%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Greenup had a population of 1,365. The population density was . The median age was 43.4 years. 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.8 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 637 households in Greenup, of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.4% were married-couple households, 23.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 32.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

  • Abe ("Ab") Bowman, pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, born in Greenup.
  • James A. Peters, University of Michigan, herpetologist, Curator at Smithsonian Institution.
  • Bobbi Trout, pioneer aviator, born in Greenup.
  • Cy Warman, 19th century author; born and raised near Greenup.

References

  • Village of Greenup official website