The Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in southern

Little Egypt (region)

-Early history:The earliest inhabitants of Illinois were thought to have arrived about 12,000 B.C. They were hunter-gatherers, but developed a primitive system of agriculture. After 1000 AD, their agricultural surpluses enabled them to develop complex, hierarchical societies...

 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,...

, anchored by the city of 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....

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As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 48,666 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 48,040).

Communities

• Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
  • Centralia
    Centralia, Illinois
    Centralia is a town located in Marion, Washington, Clinton, and Jefferson Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,032 at the 2010 census. The town was founded because it was the point where the two original branches of the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1853, converged....
    
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  • 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....
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Ina
    Ina, Illinois
    Ina is the southern-most village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,455 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Ina is located at ....
    
    
  • McLeansboro
    McLeansboro, Illinois
    McLeansboro is a city in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,883 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Hamilton County. Located in Southern Illinois, the town was named for Dr. William B. McLean, who donated the land for its founding...
    
    

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Bluford
    Bluford, Illinois
    Bluford is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 785. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Dahlgren
    Dahlgren, Illinois
    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.-Geography:Dahlgren is located at...
    
    
  • Woodlawn
    Woodlawn, Jefferson County, Illinois
    Woodlawn is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 698 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Belle Prairie City
    Belle Prairie City, Illinois
    Belle Prairie City is an incorporated town in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 60 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Belle Rive
    Belle Rive, Illinois
    Belle Rive is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 371 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Belle Rive is located at ....
    
    
  • Bonnie
    Bonnie, Illinois
    Bonnie is a village located in the southern part of Jefferson County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 424 people. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
    
    
  • Broughton
    Broughton, Illinois
    Broughton is a village in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Dale (Dales)
    Dale, Illinois
    ' is a populated place which is located in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The elevation of this place is 400 feet.The community is on the New Madrid Seismic Zone. The biggest earthquake in Illinois history was a 5.4 quake on November 9, 1968 near the community...
    
    
  • Dix
    Dix, Illinois
    Dix is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 494 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Dix is located at ....
    
    
  • Macedonia
    Macedonia, Illinois
    Macedonia is a village in Hamilton and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 51 at the 2000 census.The Hamilton County portion of Macedonia is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
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  • Nason
    Nason, Illinois
    Nason is a city in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. It is a vast barren land and is famous for not being wet. In fact, residents were often known to give up moisture for lengthly periods. The population was 234 people as of the 2000 census...
    
    
  • Waltonville
    Waltonville, Illinois
    Waltonville is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 422 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Waltonville is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places Hamilton County
  • Aden
    Aden, Illinois
    Aden is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Aden is west of Mill Shoals....
    
    
  • Blairsville (Flannigan's Store)
  • Braden
  • Bungay
  • Delafield
    Delafield, Illinois
    Delafield is an unincorporated community in Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Delafield is located on Illinois Route 142 northwest of McLeansboro....
    
    
  • Diamond City
  • Feakeyville
  • Flint (ghost town)
  • Garrison
  • Hoodville
  • Jefferson City, IL (ghost town near Bungay)
  • Logansport, IL
  • Lovilla (ghost town, see Dahlgren
    Dahlgren, Illinois
    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.-Geography:Dahlgren is located at...
    
    )
  • Olga
  • Piopolis (New Bremen)
    Piopolis, Illinois
    Piopolis is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. Piopolis is located in Crouch Township south of Belle Prairie City.-History:...
    
    
  • Rectorville (moved to/became Broughton
    Broughton, Illinois
    Broughton is a village in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    )
  • Slapout (ghost town)
  • Thackeray
  • Thurber
  • Tucker's Corner
  • Walpole

• Unincorporated places Jefferson County
  • Bakerville
  • Boyd
  • Camp Ground
  • Divide
  • Drivers
  • Marcoe
  • Marlow
  • Miller Lake
  • Opdyke
    Opdyke, Illinois
    Opdyke is a census-designated place in the southeastern part of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 254. Opdyke was laid out in 1871, following construction of the St. Louis & Southeastern Railroad...
    
    
  • Idlewood
  • Roaches
  • Summersville
  • Texico
    Texico, Illinois
    Texico is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 943 at the 2000 census....
    
    

Hamilton County

• Beaver Creek Township
  Beaver Creek Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Beaver Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 283.-Geography:...
  
  
• Crook Township
  Crook Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Crook Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 347.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Crook Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Thackeray at * Thurber at...
  
  
• Crouch Township
  Crouch Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Crouch Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 408.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Crouch Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Aden at * Garrison at *...
  
  
• Dahlgren Township
  Dahlgren Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Dahlgren Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,224.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Dahlgren Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Delafield at *...
  
  
• Flannigan Township
  Flannigan Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Flannigan Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 301.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Flannigan Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Braden at * Rural...
  
  
• Knights Prairie Township
  Knights Prairie Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Knights Prairie Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 549.-Geography:...
  
  

• Mayberry Township
  Mayberry Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Mayberry Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 526.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Mayberry Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Nipper Corner at...
  
  
• McLeansboro Township
  McLeansboro Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  McLeansboro Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,917.-Geography:...
  
  
• South Crouch Township
  South Crouch Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  South Crouch Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 249. It was formed from Crouch Township sometime after 1921.-Geography:...
  
  
• South Flannigan Township
  South Flannigan Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  South Flannigan Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 139. It was formed from Flannigan Township.-Geography:...
  
  
• South Twigg Township
  South Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  South Twigg Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 129. It was formed from a portion of Twigg Township.-Geography:...
  
  
• Twigg Township
  Twigg Township, Hamilton County, Illinois
  Twigg Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 549.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Twigg Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Dale at * Olga at Twigg...
  
  

Jefferson County

• Bald Hill Township
  Bald Hill Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Bald Hill Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 793.-Geography:...
  
  
• Blissville Township
  Blissville Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Blissville Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 402.-Geography:...
  
  
• Casner Township
  Casner Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Casner Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,235.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Casner Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Jefferson City at *...
  
  
• Dodds Township
  Dodds Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Dodds Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,720.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Dodds Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Bakerville at *...
  
  
• Elk Prairie Township
  Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Elk Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 721.-Geography:...
  
  
• Farrington Township
  Farrington Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Farrington Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 552.-Geography:...
  
  
• Field Township
  Field Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Field Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,460.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Field Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Divide at * Texico at...
  
  
• Grand Prairie Township
  Grand Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Grand Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,032.-Geography:...
  
  

• McClellan Township
  McClellan Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  McClellan Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,239.-Geography:...
  
  
• Moore's Prairie Township
  Moore’s Prairie Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Moore's Prairie Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 391.-Geography:...
  
  
• Mt. Vernon Township
  Mt. Vernon Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Mount Vernon Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 14,443.-Geography:...
  
  
• Pendleton Township
  Pendleton Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Pendleton Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,083.-Geography:...
  
  
• Rome Township
  Rome Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Rome Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,831.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Rome Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Boyd at Rome Township...
  
  
• Shiloh Township
  Shiloh Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Shiloh Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,345.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Shiloh Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Mount Vernon *...
  
  
• Spring Garden Township
  Spring Garden Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Spring Garden Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,454.-Geography:...
  
  
• Webber Township
  Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois
  Webber Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,344.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Webber Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Markham City at *...
  
  

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 48,666 people, 18,836 households, and 12,998 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 91.36% White, 6.56% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $32,026, and the median income for a family was $39,396. Males had a median income of $32,977 versus $19,496 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 μSA was $16,453.