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

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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.