Roxana, Illinois

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Roxana is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,547 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Roxana is located at 38°50′18″N, 90°3′49″W (38.838397, -90.063653)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 17.7 km² (6.8 mi²). 17.6 km² (6.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.29%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,547 people, 655 households, and 436 families residing in the village. The population density was 87.8/km² (227.5/mi²). There were 697 housing units at an average density of 39.6/km² (102.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.51% White, 0.13% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 655 households out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.4% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,800, and the median income for a family was $45,500. Males had a median income of $40,078 versus $27,045 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,511. About 2.5% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.