Royal is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 293 at the 2020 census. Geography Royal is located at (40.193408, -87.973189). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Royal has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 293 people, 149 households, and 101 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 143 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.56% White, 0.34% African American, 0.68% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 2.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population. There were 149 households, out of which 51.01% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.05% were married couples living together, 10.07% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.21% were non-families. 29.53% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.79% 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 2.48. The village's age distribution consisted of 21.9% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 23.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $75,750, and the median income for a family was $91,750. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $32,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $35,455. About 4.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over. History Royal, Illinois is a small village that in part consists of grain elevators at the intersection of a railroad and County Road 20. Nearly a hundred years ago, the people of St. John Lutheran Church decided to move their church building into town, to better serve current and future generations of people in the village of Royal. Not everyone initially wanted to move the church building; the vote to move was narrowly split. Nonetheless, having made the decision, the congregation came together