St. Francisville, Illinois

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St. Francisville is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 759 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

St. Francisville is located at 38°35′34″N, 87°38′56″W (38.592887, -87.648808)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.85%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 759 people, 317 households, and 221 families residing in the city. The population density was 390.7/km² (1,017.3/mi²). There were 348 housing units at an average density of 179.2/km² (466.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.21% White, 0.13% African American, and 0.66% from two or more races.

There were 317 households out of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% 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 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,543, and the median income for a family was $29,688. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $15,938 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,955. About 19.7% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.4% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.