Louis. Out of the 500 men in the town 300 were employed by the mine. On 27 February 1909, the south mine burned down and never reopened causing a huge financial blow to the town. The first church established in the town was St. John United Church of Christ in 1840. This would be followed by the St. Mary Catholic Church in 1864, Grace Community Baptist Church in 1882, the West Gate southern Baptist Church in 1961, and the New Life Christian Center in 1985. Many of these churches host humanitarian and education ventures. These include a food pantry held at West Gate Baptist Church and a preschool held at St. John United Church of Christ. In 1886 a school was built in the town after the first one was destroyed in a fire. In 1962 a merger of New Baden, New Memphis, and Trenton formed the Wesclin School District #3 with a high school being built along Route 161 exactly 2.5 miles between New Baden and Trenton. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 2,690 people, 1,134 households, and 644 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,245 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 91.75% White, 0.89% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 1.52% from other races, and 4.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.05% of the population. There were 1,134 households, out of which 52.38% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.77% were married couples living together, 8.73% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.21% were non-families. 38.01% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.84% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 2.28. The city's age distribution consisted of 23.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $54,138, and the median income for a family was $77,708. Males had