Elkhart, Illinois

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Elkhart is a village in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Elkhart is located at 40°1′14″N, 89°29′1″W (40.020432, -89.483552)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.68% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 443 people, 183 households, and 116 families residing in the village. The population density was 117.2/km² (303.9/mi²). There were 194 housing units at an average density of 51.3/km² (133.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.32% White, 0.45% African American and 0.23% Asian.

There were 183 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,838, and the median income for a family was $55,417. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,958. About 4.3% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.