Thompsonville, Illinois

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Thompsonville is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 571 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Thompsonville is located at 37°54′59″N, 88°45′42″W (37.916443, -88.761564)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.49% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 571 people, 222 households, and 166 families residing in the village. The population density was 107.5/km² (278.6/mi²). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 45.8/km² (118.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.77% White, 0.35% Native American, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 222 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $25,563 versus $17,656 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,327. About 14.0% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.