made up of individuals, and 16.74% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 2.35. The village's age distribution consisted of 19.0% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $51,719, and the median income for a family was $59,097. Males had a median income of $41,413 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,015. About 3.7% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.0% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over. Schools Since Beckemeyer is a village, most residents' children go to neighboring towns, such as Breese or Carlyle, for their education. The village does have one elementary school, Breese/Becky District #12; the school houses grades 2 to 4, while older and younger students go to the elementary/middle school, District #12, in the town of Breese. It is in the service area of Central Community High School, formed as a consolidation of the Breese and Aviston high schools in 1971. References Villages in Clinton County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Populated places established in 1866 1866 establishments in Illinois