Industry, Illinois

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Industry is a village in McDonough County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 540 and is well-known high school sports especially men's golf and basketball. They are usually the better team in the area whose main competition are the Colchester Indians who of which are now The West Prairie Cyclones. Industry High School also is well known for their scholastic bowl teams. Derek Plank, now attending the University of Illinois, was a team leader for all four years of his high school career.

[edit] Geography

Industry is located at 40°19′36″N, 90°36′23″W (40.326600, -90.606499).GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 540 people, 208 households, and 163 families residing in the village. The population density was 443.6/km² (1,146.2/mi²). There were 223 housing units at an average density of 183.2/km² (473.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.22% White, 0.37% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 1.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 208 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village is $35,455, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $18,068 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,411. About 12.0% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 17.6% of those age 65 or over.

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Flag of Illinois Municipalities and Communities of McDonough County, Illinois
(County Seat: Macomb)
Cities, Towns and Villages Adair | Bardolph | Blandinsville | Bushnell | Colchester | Fandon | Good Hope | Industry | Macomb | Prairie City | Sciota | Tennessee
Townships Bethel | Blandinsville | Bushnell | Chalmers | Colchester | Eldorado | Emmet | Hire | Industry | Lamoine | Macomb | Mound | New Salem | Prairie City | Sciota | Scotland | Tennessee | Walnut
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