Steeleville, Illinois

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Steeleville is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,077 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 External links
5 Village Official Web Site

[edit] Geography

Steeleville is located at 38°0′28″N, 89°39′34″W (38.007799, -89.659504)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.76% is water.

Steeleville is located adjacent to Mary's River, a direct tributary of the Mississippi River.

[edit] History

In the early 1800's, the Lusk's Ferry Road ran through what is now Steeleville. This important, early road connected Fort Kaskaskia with Lusk's Ferry on the Ohio River. The road headed northeast out of Kaskaskia toward what is now Steeleville to make its crossing of Mary's River, before heading east and southeast toward Lusk's Ferry.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,077 people, 905 households, and 581 families residing in the village. The population density was 616.9/km² (1,593.0/mi²). There were 967 housing units at an average density of 287.2/km² (741.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.84% White, 0.14% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 905 households out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,679, and the median income for a family was $45,909. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,124. About 5.7% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.