Bone Gap, Illinois

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Bone Gap is a village in Edwards County, Illinois, United States. The population was 272 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Small Town Values
4 Demographics
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Bone Gap is located at 38°26′49″N, 87°59′47″W (38.447053, -87.996288)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land. And a speed limit of 25.

[edit] History

French trappers knew this area before the Americans arrived. This place was called "Bon Pas", perhaps meaning "good path". Americans (from Kentucky) changed this to "Bone Pass", as though it were a "pass" through a mountain range. This was then changed to "Bone Gap", as in the Cumberland Gap.

[edit] Small Town Values

Bone Gap prides itself in having its own volunteer fire department,a post office, and has recently welcomed the addition of a grocery store and 3 soda machines, 2 of which deliver bottles.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 272 people, 99 households, and 80 families residing in the village. The population density was 175.0/km² (450.5/mi²). There were 110 housing units at an average density of 70.8/km² (182.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% White, 0.37% Native American and 0.37% Asian.

There were 99 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.7% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 12.9% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $27,813, and the median income for a family was $33,214. Males had a median income of $21,354 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $10,804. About 15.8% of families and 25.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 45.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.4% of those sixty five or over.