Mound City, Illinois

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Mound City
City
Country United States
State Illinois
County Pulaski
Coordinates 37°5′8″N 89°9′47″W / 37.08556, -89.16306
Area 0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
 - land 0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
Density 973.5 /sq mi (376 /km²)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code XXXXX
Area code XXX
Location of Mound City within Illinois
Location of Mound City within Illinois
Location of Mound City within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Mound City, Illinois

Mound City is a city located along the Ohio River in Pulaski County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 692. It is the county seat of Pulaski County.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Mound City is located at 37°5′8″N, 89°9′47″W (37.085624, -89.163054).[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (6.58%) is water. Most of the Native American burial mounds that gave this city its name have been destroyed.[3]

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 692 people, 279 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 973.5 people per square mile (376.3/km²). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 448.8/sq mi (173.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.57% White, 49.57% African American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

There were 279 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.5% were married couples living together, 30.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 17.8% 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 71.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 65.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $16,607, and the median income for a family was $22,143. Males had a median income of $35,469 versus $15,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $10,020. About 35.5% of families and 39.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.5% of those under age 18 and 26.0% of those age 65 or over.

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