Map of Kempton village, Illinois

Kempton is a village in Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 231 at the 2010 census.

Kempton village overview:
Name:	Kempton village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Ford County
Elevation:	738 ft (225 m)
Total Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²)
Land Area:	0.17 sq mi (0.43 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	176
Population Density:	1,066.67/sq mi (412.50/km²)
ZIP code:	60946
Area code:	815
FIPS code:	1739441

Online Interactive Map

Kempton online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Kempton location map. Where is Kempton village?

Kempton location on the U.S. Map. Where is Kempton village. — Kempton location on the U.S. Map.

Kempton location on the Illinois map. Where is Kempton village. — Location of Kempton in Illinois.

History

A post office was established at the site of Kempton in 1869 and called Sugar Loaf. The name of the post office was changed to Kempton in 1878, when the village was founded and named after its founder, Wright Kemp. Arthur R. Falter (1906–1979), Illinois state legislator and businessman, was born on a farm near Kempton. Jason Colclasure is a famous resident of Kempton. David Hatcher Childress, famously featured in over 100 episodes of Ancient Aliens on the History Channel lives in Kempton and Camp Verde, Arizona and is another famous resident of Kempton.

Kempton Road Map

Kempton city Satellite Map

Geography

Kempton is located at 40°56′8″N 88°14′15″W / 40.93556°N 88.23750°W / 40.93556; -88.23750 (40.935447, -88.237433).

According to the 2010 census, Kempton has a total area of 0.21 square miles (0.54 km), all land.