- Oakford, Illinois
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Oakford Village Country United States State Illinois County Menard Elevation 491 ft (150 m) Coordinates 40°6′8″N 89°57′53″W / 40.10222°N 89.96472°W Area 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) - land 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) Population 309 (2000) Density 1,249.3 / sq mi (482 / km2) Timezone CST (UTC-6) - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) Postal code 62673 Area code 217 
Location of Oakford within IllinoisWikimedia Commons: Oakford, Illinois Oakford is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The population was 309 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
Oakford is located at 40°6′8″N 89°57′53″W / 40.10222°N 89.96472°W (40.102320, -89.964713).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 309 people, 131 households, and 86 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,249.3 people per square mile (477.2/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 566.0 per square mile (216.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.38% White, 0.32% African American, 0.32% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 0.65% from two or more races.
There were 131 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% 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 2.92.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,857, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $31,591 versus $26,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,309. About 14.8% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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Municipalities and communities of Menard County, Illinois Cities 
Villages Precincts Athens North No. 2 | Athens South No. 1 | Atterberry No. 10 | Fancy Prairie No. 3 | Greenview No. 6 | Indian Creek No. 7 | Irish Grove No. 4 | Oakford No. 9 | Petersburg East No. 13 | Petersburg North No. 14 | Petersburg South No. 15 | Petersburg West No. 16 | Rock Creek No. 12 | Sandridge No. 8 | Sugar Grove No. 5 | Tallula No. 11
Unincorporated
communitiesAtterberry | Bobtown | Croft‡ | Culver | Curtis | Fancy Prairie | Hill Top | Hilltop | Hubly | Lake Petersburg | Lewisburg | Loyd | New Salem | Old Salem Chautauqua | Sweet Water | Tice
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Menard County, Illinois
- Villages in Illinois
- Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area
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