Tallula, Illinois

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Tallula is a village in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The population was 638 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Tallula is located at coor dms|39|56|39|N|89|56|15|W|city (39.944197, -89.937610).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

This town was founded in 1857 by William G. Greene; an associate of Abraham Lincoln. Greene named this town “trickling water” for the abundant springs in the area. Today the railroad is gone, but Tallula retains its place in the county history.

http://www.visitmenardcounty.com/history.asp

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 638 people, 238 households, and 175 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,207.4 people per square mile (464.8/km²). There were 253 housing units at an average density of 478.8/sq mi (184.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.06% White, 0.16% Native American, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.

There were 238 households out of which 37.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $38,269, and the median income for a family was $38,864. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $19,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,088. About 12.6% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.0% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

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