Keensburg, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Keensburg is a village in Coffee Precinct
, Wabash County
, Illinois
. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.
, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land. Keensburg is connected to the nearby towns of Mount Carmel, Illinois
and Grayville, Illinois
by Illinois Route 1
. Keensburg sits on the Wabash River
and is host to Beall Woods State Park
.
of 2000, there were 252 people, 102 households, and 73 families residing in the village. The population density
was 978.6 people per square mile (374.2/km²). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 431.0 per square mile (164.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% White, and 0.79% from two or more races.
There were 102 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples
living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,375, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $14,889. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.
Coffee Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois
Coffee Precinct is one of the eight precincts of Wabash County, Illinois. Keensburg, Illinois is the seat of the precinct....
, Wabash County
Wabash County, Illinois
Wabash County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 11,947, which is a decrease of 7.7% from 12,937 in 2000...
, Illinois
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,...
. The population was 252 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Keensburg is located at 38°21′3"N 87°52′3"W (38.350719, -87.867515). According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land. Keensburg is connected to the nearby towns of Mount Carmel, Illinois
Mount Carmel, Illinois
Mount Carmel is a city in and the county seat of Wabash County, Illinois, United States. At the time of the 2000 census, the population was 7,982, while the next largest town in Wabash County is Allendale, population 528. Located at the confluence of the Wabash, Patoka, and White Rivers, Mount...
and Grayville, Illinois
Grayville, Illinois
Grayville is a city in Edwards and White counties in Illinois. The population was 1,725 at the 2000 census. Grayville is the birthplace of naval hero James Meredith Helm.-Geography:Grayville is located at ....
by Illinois Route 1
Illinois Route 1
Illinois Route 1 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois. Running parallel to the Indiana border, it is also the longest state road, starting on the south side of Chicago as Halsted Street at the intersection with 95th Street, south to a free ferry crossing to Kentucky at Cave-In-Rock on...
. Keensburg sits on the Wabash River
Wabash River
The Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...
and is host to Beall Woods State Park
Beall Woods State Park
Beall Woods State Park is Illinois state park on bordering the Wabash River and Keensburg in Wabash County, Illinois in the United States. of the state park is an old-growth forest designated as an Natural Area by the state of Illinois. The trees within the forest consist overwhelmingly of...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 252 people, 102 households, and 73 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 978.6 people per square mile (374.2/km²). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 431.0 per square mile (164.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.21% White, and 0.79% from two or more races.
There were 102 households out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% 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, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the village the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,375, and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,750 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 $14,889. About 4.2% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.