Vermont, Illinois

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Vermont is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 792 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Vermont is located at 40°17′42″N, 90°25′38″W (40.295086, -90.427127)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 792 people, 312 households, and 219 families residing in the village. The population density was 242.7/km² (627.2/mi²). There were 342 housing units at an average density of 104.8/km² (270.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.73% White, 0.25% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 312 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $33,646. Males had a median income of $23,036 versus $19,318 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,333. About 10.2% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.