A post office called White Hall has been in operation since 1827. This area was the home to a long, white tavern owned by James Allen, which was the only hotel between Carrollton, Illinois and Jacksonville, Illinois. The town got its name from the fact that when a stage was approaching the tavern, the driver would call out "Next stop, the White Hall."
Geography
White Hall is located at . According to the 2010 census, White Hall has a total area of, of which is land and is water.
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 2,520 people, 1,031 households, and 657 families residing in the city. The population density was 956 people per square mile. There were 1,031 housing units at an average density of 391 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 98.81% White, 0.04% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population. There were 1,031 households out of which 29.87% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.52% were married couplesliving together, 13.19% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.28% were non-families. 31.52% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.42% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.93. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 22.78% from 25 to 44, 26.67% from 45 to 64, and 19.58% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.93 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.16 males age 18 and over. The median income for a household in the city was $34,228, and the median income for a family was $38,281. The per capita income for the city was $17,804. About 21.8% of families and 26.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.2% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.
