Onarga, Illinois
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Onarga is a village in Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,438 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
Onarga is located at (40.715432, -88.006928)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 1,438 people, 475 households, and 342 families residing in the village. The population density was 423.8/km² (1,097.9/mi²). There were 525 housing units at an average density of 154.7/km² (400.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 71.21% White, 2.23% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 24.41% from other races, and 1.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.26% of the population.
There were 475 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.42.
In the village the population was spread out with 33.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 109.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,852, and the median income for a family was $46,016. Males had a median income of $31,146 versus $19,732 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,623. About 8.0% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Municipalities and Communities of Iroquois County, Illinois (County Seat: Watseka) |
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| Cities, Towns and Villages | Ashkum | Beaverville | Buckley | Chebanse | Cissna Park | Clifton | Crescent City | Danforth | Donovan | Gilman | Iroquois | Loda | Martinton | Milford | Onarga | Otto | Papineau | Sheldon | Stockland | Thawville | Watseka | Wellington | Woodland |
| Townships | Artesia | Ash Grove | Ashkum | Beaver | Beaverville | Belmont | Chebanse | Concord | Crescent | Danforth | Douglas | Fountain Creek | Iroquois | Loda | Lovejoy | Martinton | Middleport | Milford | Milks Grove | Onarga | Papineau | Pigeon Grove | Prairie Green | Ridgeland | Sheldon | Stockland |
