Norris City, Illinois

Not to be confused with Norris, Illinois in Fulton County.

Coordinates: 37°58′47″N 88°19′38″W / 37.97972°N 88.32722°W / 37.97972; -88.32722

Norris City
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	White
Coordinates	37°58′47″N 88°19′38″W / 37.97972°N 88.32722°W / 37.97972; -88.32722
Area	1.2 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.2 sq mi (3 km2)
Population	1,057 (2000)
Density	911.6 / sq mi (352 / km2)
Mayor	Roy Kissel
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62869
Area code	618
Location of Norris City within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Norris City, Illinois

Norris City is a village in White County, Illinois. The population was 1,057 at the 2000 census.

Norris City was incorporated in 1901.^[1]

Geography

Norris City is located at 37°58′47″N 88°19′38″W / 37.97972°N 88.32722°W / 37.97972; -88.32722 (37.979816, -88.327219).^[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.

The Norris City Post Office

The high school in Norris City

Going into downtown Norris City along Main Street

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,057 people, 492 households, and 296 families residing in the village. The population density was 911.6 people per square mile (351.8/km²). There were 563 housing units at an average density of 485.6 per square mile (187.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.30% White, 0.66% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.09% of the population.

There were 492 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.8% were non-families. 37.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $22,121, and the median income for a family was $29,412. Males had a median income of $25,972 versus $14,868 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,671. About 9.4% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.9% of those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York City: Columbia University Press, 1972 reprint of 1962 revision using as main body unaltered 1952 text), p. 1336
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

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