Dowell, Illinois

Dowell, Illinois
Village
Location of Dowell in Jackson County, Illinois
Location of Dowell in Jackson County, Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°56′22″N 89°14′22″W / 37.93944°N 89.23944°W / 37.93944; -89.23944
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJackson
TownshipElk
Founded1915
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Land0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
400 ft (100 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
368
 • Density943.59/sq mi (364.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62927
Area code618
GNIS ID2398744[2]
FIPS code17-20565
Wikimedia CommonsDowell, Illinois

Dowell is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 368 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 408 at the 2010 census.[4]

History

Dowell was founded as a coal town and named by Du Quoin attorney George Dowell and William Lafont. They requested bids for property development as early as 1917.[5] In 1922, the town's population was over 2,000.[6][7]

In February 1920, the Dowell State Bank was opened in the town. Town founders George Dowell and William Lafont were among the first directors of the bank.[8] It was the scene of a bank robbery on September 30, 1924.[9][10] The bank closed in 1932 following embezzlement charges against its president, William Lafont.[11][12][13]

In late 1920, construction began on a railroad depot serving the Illinois Central Railroad.[14]

Coal mining brought many eastern European immigrants to the village, including Rusyns.[15] At one time there was a Russian Orthodox church which is now closed- the area is still served by the Holy Protection Church church in nearby Royalton.[6]

Kathleen Coal Mine

The town has supported miners from local coal mines.[16] The Kathleen Coal Mine was located northeast of the village.[17][18] It was opened and operated by the Union Colliery Company. It was the scene of a disaster in 1921 and again in 1936.[19] In early 1937, it was the largest producing mine in Jackson county, producing over 5,000 tons of coal per day and employing over 500 men.[20]

The mine was closed in November 1946 after the coal vein was no longer accessible.[21] On the site as of December 2021 is Cobin's Salvage Yard. There are few remaining signs of the mine that once built the village of Dowell.[5] A small concrete structure, the mine tipple, is the only structure that remains from the mine.[22][23]

A second mine, known as the "New Kathleen", was opened in January 1946. This second mine closed by 1958.,[7][24] Land scars are still visible from this mine.[25]

Baseball Team

The town hosted a baseball team that consisted of players who worked in the Kathleen Mine. The team was named the Dowell Kathleens. They occasionally played against the St. Louis Browns, a professional team,[5][26] as well as the Belleville Stags, a minor league team.[27]

Dowell today

With the departure of the Kathleen Mine, Dowell has become a quiet residential community. The mine has been suspected of causing sinkholes in the village.[28]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920422—
193083297.2%
1940704−15.4%
1950616−12.5%
1960453−26.5%
1970423−6.6%
198048013.5%
1990465−3.1%
2000441−5.2%
2010408−7.5%
2020385−5.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[29]

As of the 2020 census[3] there were 368 people, 158 households, and 93 families residing in the village. The population density was 941.18 inhabitants per square mile (363.39/km2). There were 191 housing units at an average density of 488.49 per square mile (188.61/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 89.40% White, 2.17% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.82% from other races, and 6.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.

There were 158 households, out of which 12.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.57% were married couples living together, 6.96% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.14% were non-families. 25.32% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.39% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 2.25.

The village's age distribution consisted of 13.8% under the age of 18, 16.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,111, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,833 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,340. About 20.4% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 63.3% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

Geography

Dowell is located in northeastern Jackson County at 37°56′22″N 89°14′22″W / 37.93944°N 89.23944°W / 37.93944; -89.23944 (37.939545, -89.239553).[30] U.S. Route 51 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading south 9 miles (14 km) to De Soto and north 5 miles (8 km) to Du Quoin.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Dowell has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), of which 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.00 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.26%) is water.[31]

Notable person

  • Rudolph Wanderone Jr. (a.k.a. Minnesota Fats), noted billiards player,[32] Wanderone met and married his first wife, Evelyn Graff. A Dowell resident, she was a waitress at a Du Quoins steakhouse, The Perfection Club. They married two months after they met and resided in Dowell for several years.[33]


Dowell Iliinois
Former company store in Dowell
Entering Dowell
Entering Dowell
Memorial to the former Dowell Russian Orthodox Church, located at the Holy Protection Russian Orthodox church in Royalton
Kathleen Mine at Dowell, Ill. Where the Clean, Clinkerless Southern Illinois Coal Comes From,... (NBY 428839)

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dowell, Illinois
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Dowell village, Illinois". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c P. Wiseman (August 8, 1984). "The Village of Dowell". Murphysboro American.
  6. ^ a b "The Small Neighbor". Southern Illinoisan. January 11, 1990.
  7. ^ a b John Homan (June 26, 2018). "Dowell to celebrate 100th birthday this weekend". Benton Evening News.
  8. ^ "Dowell State Bank Organized Last Evening". Du Quoin Call. February 20, 1920.
  9. ^ "Holdups Just Miss a $75,000 Dowell Payroll". The Daily Free Press. September 30, 1924.
  10. ^ "Interesting Court Term Opens Monday". The Daily Independent. September 12, 1925. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Missing Banker Charged with Embezzlement". Jacksonville Daily Journal. January 10, 1931. p. 22.
  12. ^ "Dowell Bank Head, Named in Fraud, Kills Himself". The Decatur Herald. January 11, 1932. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Dowell State Accounts May Recover Half". The Daily Independent. February 17, 1932.
  14. ^ "Dowell to Have New Depot at Early Date". Du Quoin Call. October 4, 1920. p. 1.
  15. ^ Terry Alliband (1980). Expressions: Folkways in Southern Illinois. Southern Illinois University Carbondale. p. 11.
  16. ^ "Illinois Coal Counties". Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
  17. ^ "Coal Age". Coal Age. 12 (19). New York. November 10, 1917.
  18. ^ Wayne Hinton. "Illinois Coal & Coal Mining History & Genealogy".
  19. ^ "Dowell, IL Coal Mine Fire, Feb 1921 | GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods". Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  20. ^ "New Record for Mine at Dowell". Carbondale Free Press. February 27, 1937. p. 1.
  21. ^ "Kathleen Mine at Dowell Will Be Abandoned". Perry County Advocate. November 28, 1946.
  22. ^ Christopher Stratton, Floyd Mansberger, Heather Stanley (2004). Kathleen Mine Tipple (PDF). Illinois Department of Natural Resources.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ John H. Croessman (October 25, 2013). "A lot of junk, but never poor - News - Du Quoin Evening Call - Du Quoin, IL - Du Quoin, IL". Duquoin.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  24. ^ "The Cruel Kathleen". Duquoin Evening Call. October 20, 1983.
  25. ^ Dennis DeBruler (January 25, 2017). "Kathleen Coal Mine in Dowel, IL".
  26. ^ "Dowell Kathleens to Meet Paducah Blue Sox Today". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 13, 1931. p. 12.
  27. ^ "Stags Clash with Kathleens in Final Tune Up". Belleville Daily Advocate. May 17, 1941. p. 6.
  28. ^ "Dowell Sinking- no longer slowly". Southern Illinoisan. February 18, 1971.
  29. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  30. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  31. ^ US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  32. ^ "Rudolph Wanderone reference". Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2006.
  33. ^ Parker, Molly (January 24, 2016). "Remembering Minnesota Fats: The real, imagined and exaggerated". TheSouthern.com.

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