and 191 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 340 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 92.43% White, 0.27% African American, 0.41% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 6.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.30% of the population. There were 298 households, out of which 43.62% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.64% were married couples living together, 10.07% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.91% were non-families. 34.56% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.13% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 2.33. The village's age distribution consisted of 22.7% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 16.4% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,071, and the median income for a family was $53,250. Males had a median income of $40,139 versus $21,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,328. About 17.3% of families and 21.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.6% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. Notable Persons Warren Giles, professional baseball executive, born in Tiskilwa Charles Torrey Simpson, botanist, malacologist and conservationist Lilian Whiting, journalist, editor, and author of poetry and short stories References Further reading When Tiskilwa Was Young (1985), Mary B. Steimle External links Tiskilwa Historical Society Tiskilwa Public Library Tiskilwa Train Derailment Villages in Bureau County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area Populated places established in 1834 1834 establishments in Illinois