Barstow, Illinois

Barstow is an unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Barstow is east of East Moline and Silvis. Barstow is located on a wye that connects track owned by the BNSF Railway, including the Barstow Subdivision.^[3] These tracks were previously owned by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), and a station once existed within the wye.

Barstow, Illinois
Census-designated place
Barstow Fire Station and Post Office
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Coordinates: 41°31′06″N 90°21′25″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Rock Island
Area [1]
• Total	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
• Land	0.11 sq mi (0.28 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	574 ft (175 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	89
• Density	839.62/sq mi (323.61/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	309
FIPS code	17-03987
GNIS feature ID	403936[2]

Barstow was to be the site of a planned hog plant and a Nascar race track, but both plans were shelved after heavy opposition to them^{[when?][citation needed]}.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	89		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Barstow first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[5]

2020 census

Barstow CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	83	93.26%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	1	1.12%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	1	1.12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	4.49%
Total	89	100.00%