Waverly, founded in 1836, is the second largest city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Waverly is in southeastern Morgan County, southwest of Springfield, the state capital. Illinois Route 104 passes through the city as Elm Street, leading northwest to Jacksonville, the county seat, and east to Auburn. Illinois Route 111 has its northern terminus at IL 104 on the west side of Waverly; it leads south to Palmyra.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waverly has a total area of , all land.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Waverly had a population of 1,194. The median age was 40.7 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.5 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 524 households in Waverly, of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.3% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Sports
Waverly is the home of the Waverly Holiday Tournament, the longest running Class 1A holiday basketball tournament in the state of Illinois, for high school boys' basketball in December every year since 1951.
Notable people
- Herk Harvey, film director, Carnival of Souls
- Ralph C. Smedley, founder of Toastmasters International