Simeon Stark, store O. H. Linnabary, hotel Samuel Lyons, grocery A census taken in 1879 gave a population of 270 residents, thirty short of the number required by Illinois state law to incorporate as a town. The improved drainage of prairie for farms encouraged the growth of Hume in the late 19th century. By 1890, a local newspaper named The Weekly Record was published by D. V. Bradley, son of Dr. S. H. Bradley. In 1881, a railroad named the Danville, Olney and Ohio River Railroad passed through Hume, going north and south. It was known locally as the Chicago & Ohio River line. In 1896, the Young America Cemetery was founded by the sale of stock in the cemetery's association. In 1913, the Hume Manufacturing Company was founded to produce tractors of a new design. A factory was built opposite the railroad tracks from Front Street. Thirty-five tractors were built from 1913 to 1917. The Atlas Lyons Company of Indianapolis purchased the company's stock and its assets. Geography Hume is located at (39.797662, -87.867530). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hume has a total area of , all land. The great majority of the Village is part of Young America Township. A southern part of Hume is in Shiloh Township. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 325 people, 202 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 184 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.00% White, 0.31% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.23% of the population. There were 202 households, out of which 63.37% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.47% were married couples living together, 12.38% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.19% were non-families. 23.27% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.37% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 2.45. The village's age distribution consisted of 25.9% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 16.5% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, there were