Dahlgren, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Dahlgren is a village in Hamilton County, Illinois
, United States
. The population was 514 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon
Micropolitan Statistical Area
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
when most of the residents of the hamlet of Lovilla relocated en masse to the new rail line from a stage route (the so-called "New Mt. Vernon Road") that ran a few miles to the southeast of present-day Dahlgren and had itself supplanted the older Goshen Road
from near McLeansboro.
Dahlgren was named for Rear Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren, a prominent Union officer during the American Civil War
, and shareholder in the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
, which later acquired the St. Louis & Southeastern.
It reached its peak population around 1910, at that time supporting numerous local businesses, a hotel and an opera house.
Dahlgren suffered general economic migration and decline coincindent with the economic depression
of the 1930s. As roads were improved and automobiles became more widely used the primacy of local businesses waned as residents were able to begin trading in larger towns located farther away.
The decline continued until the early 1970s culminating with the end of passenger rail service effective May 1, 1971 and the closing of the local high school two years later. Even the arrival of the interstate highway system
in the mid-1970s did not spur economic growth as the village board at the time elected to refuse local access to the highway.
Since that time, despite the closing of all but a handful of local businesses, the economic situation has stabilized and improved. The remaining local niche retailers have established strong trade and new manufacturing interests have expanded. Residential real estate is becoming highly desirable owing to its relative scarcity and Dahlgren's reputation for excellent "quality of life."
Much of the brick-facade business district has fallen into ruin, yet the historic original St. L. & S.E. Railroad Depot, now owned by the village, remains in excellent condition, a superb example of "Railroad Gingerbread" style.
Dahlgren is located on Illinois Route 142
(formerly U.S. Route 460
). The nearest access to the interstate highway system (I-64
) is 10.5 km (6.5 mi) to the northwest. The Evansville Western Railway
(EVWR) (formerly CSX Transportation
) provides freight rail service to Dahlgren. CSX divested 200 km (124.3 mi) of rail line from Evansville, IN to Okawville, IL to the Paducah and Louisville Railway
(PAL), an operating entity of Four Rivers Transportation, Inc., in a transaction whereby CSX sold all track, ties and track equipment to PAL and provided a 20-year lease on the right-of-way. Upon completion of the sale on 31 December 2005 PAL transferred all interests to the new Class III operating entity/subsidiary, EVWR, which began operating on 1 January 2006. CSX (formerly the Louisville & Nashville R.R.) retains title to all real estate on which the railroad is situated.
Dahlgren has no regularly scheduled passenger services. The nearest airports providing service are Marion Williamson County Regional Airport
(MWA), Evansville Dress Regional Airport
(EVV) and Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (STL). The nearest passenger rail connection (AMTRAK
) is in Centralia, Illinois. Interstate bus service is available in Mount Vernon, Illinois approx 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) northwest.
.
Dahlgren is in the Harrisburg, IL / Cape Girardeau, MO / Paducah, KY television Designated Market Area (DMA), currently the 78th largest television market as defined by Nielsen Media Research
. Residents receive over-the-air reception of the following digital broadcast channels from network affiliates:
Sinclair Broadcast Group
owned both the Fox
and WB
affiliates in the DMA prior to the September 2006 merger of UPN
and WB into a newly created CW Network and was forced by Fox to convert its WB affiliate (WDKA) into a MyNetworkTV
affiliate (MY49) . This allowed Raycom Media
, owner of the local CBS and UPN affiliates, to convert its UPN affiliation (WQWQ) to The CW. WQWQ is a low-power station whose analog signal was never available over the air in Dahlgren; however, it is available as ATSC digital channel 12.2. With the digital TV transition RTV
, formerly ion Television/PAX, (WPXS) moved its transmitter northwest of Breese, IL in the St. Louis, MO DMA and is no longer easily available over-the-air in Dahlgren. Viewers with a rotator and suitably elevated antenna can also receive virtually all over-the-air broadcasts from Evansville, Indiana
.
Cable television service (analog), previously available from Longview Communication, was terminated in 2006. Hamilton County Communications (a wholly controlled subsidiary of the Hamilton County Telephone Cooperative) purchased the cable-operating rights from Longview in 2006 although it is unclear whether they will be able to operate a cable system under current FCC rules. HCC distribute digital TV using broadband internet.
Wireless telephony services are provided by ATT Mobile, formerly Cingular, (GSM850/GSM1900), T-Mobile (GSM1900), AllTel, formerly First Cellular of Southern Illinois, (now CDMA-only although legacy GSM850 service still operates), Verizon (CDMA), Nextel Partners (iDEN), and Sprint PCS (CDMA). In 2008 Verizon announced its intention to acquire AllTel. The US Dept. of Justice and FCC approved the merger on Oct. 30th and Nov. 4th, 2008 respectively. Conditions of the deal require Verizon to divest itself of some 100 markets across 22 states, of which one is the Mt. Vernon/Marion cellular marketing area (CMA) in which Dahlgren is located.
Local telephone and DSL service is available through the Hamilton County Telephone Cooperative (Hamilton County Communications). Wireless broadband service is provided by AllTel (EVDO Rev. A) and Verizon (EVDO Rev. A). Broadband by satellite service is available from Wild Blue and HughesNet.
Dahlgren is located within the Hamilton County Unit 10 school district. Elementary-age children attend Dahlgren Grade School through grade 6. Junior High School and High School students travel to the county seat of McLeansboro where a new combined school complex was completed in 2001. Dahlgren is also in Community College District #521 (Rend Lake College located Ina, Illinois) as established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. However, university and college-age students are not restricted to attending in their local district.
of 2000, there were 514 people, 217 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density
was 512.1 people per square mile (198.5/km²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 244.1 per square mile (94.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 217 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples
living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,944, and the median income for a family was $34,886. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $16,705 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $13,862. About 9.9% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 514 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, Illinois
Mount Vernon is a city located near the center of Jefferson County, Illinois, in the United States. In the 2010 census, the city's reported population was 15,277 people....
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area
The Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southern Illinois, anchored by the city of Mount Vernon....
.
Geography
Dahlgren is located at 38°11′57"N 88°41′9"W (38.199117, -88.685737). The mean elevation of the village is 155.5 meters (510 ft).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
History
Dahlgren was established on March 29, 1872 by Deed of Dedication. On that date Alexander M. Sturman formally conveyed to the new town one square mile (2.6 km²) of land that had been platted the previous autumn. Its founding coincided with the construction of the Saint Louis & Southeastern RailwayLouisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...
when most of the residents of the hamlet of Lovilla relocated en masse to the new rail line from a stage route (the so-called "New Mt. Vernon Road") that ran a few miles to the southeast of present-day Dahlgren and had itself supplanted the older Goshen Road
Goshen Road
The Goshen Road was an early road that ran from Old Shawneetown, Illinois, on the Ohio River, northwest to the Goshen Settlement, near Glen Carbon, Illinois, near the Mississippi River. In the early 19th century, this was the main east/west road in Illinois....
from near McLeansboro.
Dahlgren was named for Rear Admiral John A. B. Dahlgren, a prominent Union officer during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, and shareholder in the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated freight and passenger services in the southeast United States.Chartered by the state of Kentucky in 1850, the L&N, as it was generally known, grew into one of the great success stories of American business...
, which later acquired the St. Louis & Southeastern.
It reached its peak population around 1910, at that time supporting numerous local businesses, a hotel and an opera house.
Dahlgren suffered general economic migration and decline coincindent with the economic depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
of the 1930s. As roads were improved and automobiles became more widely used the primacy of local businesses waned as residents were able to begin trading in larger towns located farther away.
The decline continued until the early 1970s culminating with the end of passenger rail service effective May 1, 1971 and the closing of the local high school two years later. Even the arrival of the interstate highway system
Interstate Highway System
The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, , is a network of limited-access roads including freeways, highways, and expressways forming part of the National Highway System of the United States of America...
in the mid-1970s did not spur economic growth as the village board at the time elected to refuse local access to the highway.
Since that time, despite the closing of all but a handful of local businesses, the economic situation has stabilized and improved. The remaining local niche retailers have established strong trade and new manufacturing interests have expanded. Residential real estate is becoming highly desirable owing to its relative scarcity and Dahlgren's reputation for excellent "quality of life."
Much of the brick-facade business district has fallen into ruin, yet the historic original St. L. & S.E. Railroad Depot, now owned by the village, remains in excellent condition, a superb example of "Railroad Gingerbread" style.
Commerce and Transportation
Agriculture remains the primary economic activity in the vicinity of Dahlgren. Other business activity includes retail sales and manufacturing, including the fabrication of custom cabinetry and countertops.Dahlgren is located on Illinois Route 142
Illinois Route 142
Illinois Route 142 is a major arterial road in southeastern Illinois. It runs from near the town center of Equality at Calhoun Street, a local road, north to Illinois Route 37 and the northern terminus of Illinois Route 148 in Mount Vernon. This is a distance of .- Route description :Illinois 142...
(formerly U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460
U.S. Route 460 is a spur of U.S. Route 60. It currently runs for 655 miles from Norfolk, Virginia at U.S. Route 60 at Ocean View to Frankfort, Kentucky at U.S. Route 60. It passes through the states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky...
). The nearest access to the interstate highway system (I-64
Interstate 64
Interstate 64 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. Its western terminus is at I-70, U.S. 40, and U.S. 61 in Wentzville, Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at an interchange with I-264 and I-664 at Bowers Hill in Chesapeake, Virginia. As I-64 is concurrent with...
) is 10.5 km (6.5 mi) to the northwest. The Evansville Western Railway
Evansville Western Railway
The Evansville Western Railway is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad operating in the Southern Illinois and Indiana region. It is one of three regional railroad subsidiaries owned and operated by Four Rivers Transportation Inc.- Overview :...
(EVWR) (formerly CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation operates a Class I railroad in the United States known as the CSX Railroad. It is the main subsidiary of the CSX Corporation. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and owns approximately 21,000 route miles...
) provides freight rail service to Dahlgren. CSX divested 200 km (124.3 mi) of rail line from Evansville, IN to Okawville, IL to the Paducah and Louisville Railway
Paducah and Louisville Railway
The Paducah & Louisville Railway is a Class II railroad that operates freight service between Paducah and Louisville, Kentucky.The 270-mile line was purchased from Illinois Central Gulf Railroad in August, 1986. The 223-mile main route runs between Paducah and Louisville with a branch line from...
(PAL), an operating entity of Four Rivers Transportation, Inc., in a transaction whereby CSX sold all track, ties and track equipment to PAL and provided a 20-year lease on the right-of-way. Upon completion of the sale on 31 December 2005 PAL transferred all interests to the new Class III operating entity/subsidiary, EVWR, which began operating on 1 January 2006. CSX (formerly the Louisville & Nashville R.R.) retains title to all real estate on which the railroad is situated.
Dahlgren has no regularly scheduled passenger services. The nearest airports providing service are Marion Williamson County Regional Airport
Williamson County Regional Airport
Williamson County Regional Airport is a public airport located four miles west of the central business district of Marion, a city in Williamson County, Illinois, USA. The airport covers and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, although it has scheduled service to Lambert-St...
(MWA), Evansville Dress Regional Airport
Evansville Regional Airport
Evansville Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles north of the central business district of Evansville, a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Evansville/Vanderburgh Airport Authority.It provides nearly 30 daily flights to and...
(EVV) and Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (STL). The nearest passenger rail connection (AMTRAK
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
) is in Centralia, Illinois. Interstate bus service is available in Mount Vernon, Illinois approx 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) northwest.
Media and Communication
The Dahlgren post office provides service to 1,538 customers in the 62828 postal (ZIP) code. Dahlgren has had no locally published newspaper since the cessation of publication of The Dahlgren Echo many years ago. The current newspaper of record is The McLeansboro Times-Leader published weekly in the county seat. Area daily newspapers available for home delivery include The Morning Sentinel (IL) (Centralia & Mt. Vernon, IL) and The Mount Vernon Register-NewsMt. Vernon Register-News
The Mt. Vernon Register-News is a daily newspaper serving Mount Vernon, Illinois. It is owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.The newspaper's marketing slogan is "We Are Mt. Vernon."- External links :* *...
.
Dahlgren is in the Harrisburg, IL / Cape Girardeau, MO / Paducah, KY television Designated Market Area (DMA), currently the 78th largest television market as defined by Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research
Nielsen Media Research is an American firm that measures media audiences, including television, radio, theatre films and newspapers...
. Residents receive over-the-air reception of the following digital broadcast channels from network affiliates:
- ABC (WSILWSIL-TVWSIL-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for Southern Illinois, Southeastern Missouri, and the Purchase area of Western Kentucky that is licensed to Harrisburg, Illinois. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 34 from a transmitter in Creal Springs, Illinois. Locally...
) — 3.1 HD & 3.2 SD — RF channel 34 - NBC (WPSDWPSD-TVWPSD-TV is the NBC-affiliated television station for Western Kentucky's Jackson Purchase, Southern Illinois, and the Missouri Bootheel. Licensed to Paducah, Kentucky, the station broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 32 from a transmitter in Monkeys Eyebrow, Kentucky...
) — 6.1 HD, 6.3 WX & 6.4 SD (KBSI early news feed/color bars) — RF channel 32 - PBS (WSIUWSIU-TVWSIU-TV digital channel 8 is a PBS member station based and located in Carbondale, Illinois, at Southern Illinois University. Programming can also be seen on WUSI-TV digital channel 19 in Olney, Illinois, a translator. Both stations serve the extreme southern part of Illinois and portions of...
) — 8.1 HD, 8.2 PBS World, 8.3 Create & 8.4 FM Simulcast & Public Info — RF channel 8 - CBS (KFVSKFVS-TVKFVS-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Southeastern Missouri, the Purchase area of Western Kentucky, and Southern Illinois that is licensed to Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 12 from a transmitter north of the city in rural Cape...
) — 12.1 HD, 12.2 The CW (WQWQ) & 12.3 WX — RF channel 12 - 3ABN (W15BU-D) — 15.1 SD English, 15.2 SD Spanish, 15.3 3ABN3ABNThree Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN for short, is a nonprofit, 24-hour television and radio network that primarily focuses on Christian and health-oriented programming...
Radio, & 15.4 Radio 74 — RF channel 15 - PBS (WUSIWSIU-TVWSIU-TV digital channel 8 is a PBS member station based and located in Carbondale, Illinois, at Southern Illinois University. Programming can also be seen on WUSI-TV digital channel 19 in Olney, Illinois, a translator. Both stations serve the extreme southern part of Illinois and portions of...
) — 16.1 HD, 16.2 PBS World, 16.3 Create & 16.4 FM Simulcast & Public Info — RF channel 19 - Fox (KBSI) — 23.1 HD & 23.2 My49 (WDKA) — RF channel 22
- TCT (WTCT) — 27.1 SD, 27.2 HD & 27.3 SD — RF channel 17
- MyNetworkTV (WDKAWDKAWDKA is the MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station for the Jackson Purchase area of Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Southeastern Missouri that is licensed to Paducah, Kentucky. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 50 from a transmitter in Vienna, Illinois...
) — 49.1 SD — RF channel 49
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair Broadcast Group
The Sinclair Broadcast Group is an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, it owns a total of 57 stations across the country in 35 primarily small and medium markets, many of...
owned both the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
and WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
affiliates in the DMA prior to the September 2006 merger of UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
and WB into a newly created CW Network and was forced by Fox to convert its WB affiliate (WDKA) into a MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate (MY49) . This allowed Raycom Media
Raycom Media
- History :Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations....
, owner of the local CBS and UPN affiliates, to convert its UPN affiliation (WQWQ) to The CW. WQWQ is a low-power station whose analog signal was never available over the air in Dahlgren; however, it is available as ATSC digital channel 12.2. With the digital TV transition RTV
Retro Television Network
The Retro Television Network is a system of television stations that airs classic television shows as well as more recently produced programs...
, formerly ion Television/PAX, (WPXS) moved its transmitter northwest of Breese, IL in the St. Louis, MO DMA and is no longer easily available over-the-air in Dahlgren. Viewers with a rotator and suitably elevated antenna can also receive virtually all over-the-air broadcasts from Evansville, Indiana
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
.
Cable television service (analog), previously available from Longview Communication, was terminated in 2006. Hamilton County Communications (a wholly controlled subsidiary of the Hamilton County Telephone Cooperative) purchased the cable-operating rights from Longview in 2006 although it is unclear whether they will be able to operate a cable system under current FCC rules. HCC distribute digital TV using broadband internet.
Wireless telephony services are provided by ATT Mobile, formerly Cingular, (GSM850/GSM1900), T-Mobile (GSM1900), AllTel, formerly First Cellular of Southern Illinois, (now CDMA-only although legacy GSM850 service still operates), Verizon (CDMA), Nextel Partners (iDEN), and Sprint PCS (CDMA). In 2008 Verizon announced its intention to acquire AllTel. The US Dept. of Justice and FCC approved the merger on Oct. 30th and Nov. 4th, 2008 respectively. Conditions of the deal require Verizon to divest itself of some 100 markets across 22 states, of which one is the Mt. Vernon/Marion cellular marketing area (CMA) in which Dahlgren is located.
Local telephone and DSL service is available through the Hamilton County Telephone Cooperative (Hamilton County Communications). Wireless broadband service is provided by AllTel (EVDO Rev. A) and Verizon (EVDO Rev. A). Broadband by satellite service is available from Wild Blue and HughesNet.
Government and Schools
Dahlgren is governed by a non-partisan Village President (Mayor) and six-member non-partisan Board of Trustees half of whom are elected to staggered 4-year terms in odd-numbered years. Jasper C. Goin, Jr. was reelected village president in 2009. The village provides basic utility services including water, sewer, gas and refuse removal.Dahlgren is located within the Hamilton County Unit 10 school district. Elementary-age children attend Dahlgren Grade School through grade 6. Junior High School and High School students travel to the county seat of McLeansboro where a new combined school complex was completed in 2001. Dahlgren is also in Community College District #521 (Rend Lake College located Ina, Illinois) as established by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. However, university and college-age students are not restricted to attending in their local district.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 514 people, 217 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 512.1 people per square mile (198.5/km²). There were 245 housing units at an average density of 244.1 per square mile (94.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 217 households out of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.5% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $26,944, and the median income for a family was $34,886. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $16,705 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $13,862. About 9.9% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 24.2% of those age 65 or over.
External links
- History of Dahlgren
- McLeansboro Times-Leader - Official Site
- Mt. Vernon Register-News - Official Site
- Centralia Sentinel/Mt. Vernon Sentinel - Official Site
- Williamson County Regional Airport - Official Site
- Evansville Western Railway - Official Site
- Paducah & Louisville Railway - Official Site
- Hamilton County Communications - Official Site
- Hamilton County Unit 10 Schools - Official Site
- Hamilton County Historical Society - Official Site
- Rend Lake College - Official Site