Coulterville, Illinois
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| Coulterville | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Randolph |
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| Area | 0.6 sq mi (2 km²) |
| - land | 0.6 sq mi (2 km²) |
| Population | 1,230 (2000) |
| Density | 2,174.4 /sq mi (840 /km²) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62286 |
| Area code | 618 |
   Location of Coulterville within Illinois
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Coulterville is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Coulterville is located at (38.184172, -89.605496).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,230 people, 514 households, and 360 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,174.4 people per square mile (833.2/km²). There were 610 housing units at an average density of 1,078.4/sq mi (413.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.34% White, 1.87% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.
There were 514 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 13.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,776, and the median income for a family was $30,938. Males had a median income of $31,550 versus $19,113 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,994. About 12.6% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.4% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over. ST. LOUIS, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Peabody Energy announced that its subsidiaries have acquired selected assets from Lexington Coal Company for $61 million in cash. Strong growth and long-term demand for Illinois Basin coal and increased investments in technologies allows Peabody to further expand its leadership position in the region. The transaction is expected to be accretive to earnings in 2006.
The acquired properties have significant synergies with other Peabody subsidiaries, enabling lower-cost mining and longer mine lives. Purchased assets include:
- Approximately 20.5 million short tons (18.6 million metric tons ) of reserves, a preparation plant, mining equipment and facilities near Coulterville. The newly formed Coulterville Coal Company may also access adjacent coal reserves owned by Peabody subsidiaries. The mine is expected to begin production in 2005 and will produce approximately 2 million tons per year when it reaches full capacity in 2006. The mine will supply coal under a new agreement with Northern Indiana Public Service Company with terms that can be extended through 2015.
- Approximately 40 million short tons (36 million metric tons) of coal reserves, a preparation plant, facilities, a shovel and other mobile mining equipment in Knox County, Indiana. The assets will be operated by Peabody subsidiary Black Beauty Coal Company's Miller Creek Mine, which is expected to access these surface reserves in 2006.
- Approximately 20 million short tons (18 million metric tons) of reserves, a preparation plant, significant surface land reserves, a large dragline and other mobile mining equipment in Sullivan County, Indiana. The assets will be operated by Black Beauty's Farmersburg Mine. Development of the operation is targeted for 2007.
[edit] Black Beauty Coal Company
Black Beauty Coal Company is the largest coal producer in the Illinois Basin, which currently manages six active mines in Indiana and four in Illinois. Together with its equity affiliates, Black Beauty's operations sold 27.1 million short tons (24.6 million metric tons) of low, medium, and high sulfur coal in 2004.
Black Beauty's mines include Air Quality No. 1, Farmersburg, Francisco, Somerville Central, Miller Creek and Viking in Indiana. Black Beauty manages the Riola Complex in Illinois, an underground facility with two portals, and owns an equity interest in Arclar Company, which operates the Cottage Grove and Willow Lake mines in Southern Illinois.
In March 2005, Peabody purchased selected assets from Lexington Coal Company. Black Beauty will operate the Gateway Mine, located in Coulterville. The mine will employ 325 workers and will produce more than 4 million short tons (3½ million metric tons) of coal per year when the mine is operating at full capacity in 2006. Gateway Mine will supply coal under a new agreement with Northern Indiana Public Service Company with terms that can be extended through 2015.
[edit] References
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
News from Randolph County
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