Arthur is a village in Douglas and Moultrie Counties in Illinois, with Arthur's primary street, Vine Street, being the county line. The population was 2,231 at the 2020 census. The Arthur area is home to the largest and oldest Amish community in Illinois, which was founded in the 1860s. History In 1877, the population was approximately 300 persons. The community was incorporated as a village in April of that year. The first village election was held on June 12, 1877, and C. G. McComb, Matt Hunsaker, W. H. Reeder, H. C. Jones, J. W. Sears, and Nick Thompson were elected trustees, and J. W. Barrum, clerk. The original town was laid out on the farms of M. H. Warren on the Moultrie side, and the Pendleton Murphy farm on the Douglas County side. Early additions to the town included those by Murphy, Reeves, Hunsaker, Gibson, Warren, Reeder, followed by Kensington, Campbell, Boyd, Bennet, Fitzjarrald, and others. An F2 tornado struck two miles south of Cadwell and moved northeast four miles south of Arthur on April 7, 1998. It lifted near Bourbon. Twenty homes, six barns, and other buildings were either damaged or destroyed. One mobile home was blown off its foundation. There were eight injuries. In 2022, the community council revealed a flag for the village to celebrate its sesquicentennial. The new flag is flown in front of the Welcome Center and the Police department. The new flag was put up upon the start of the Strawberry Festival. Geography Arthur is located at (39.715323, -88.470071). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Arthur has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 2,231 people, 951 households, and 612 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,036 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.38% White, 0.22% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 2.42% from other races, and 4.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.01% of the population. There were 951 households, out of which 42.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.89% were married couples living together, 5.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.65% were non-families. 32.07% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.45% had someone living alone who was 65