Parkersburg, Illinois

Parkersburg
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Richland
Coordinates	38°35′25″N 88°3′21″W / 38.59028°N 88.05583°WCoordinates: 38°35′25″N 88°3′21″W / 38.59028°N 88.05583°W
Area	0.75 sq mi (2 km^2)
- land	0.75 sq mi (2 km^2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km^2)
Density	313.6/sq mi (121/km^2)
Mayor	Tom Hanna
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62452
Area code	618
Location of Parkersburg within Illinois
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Parkersburg is a village in Richland County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 234.

Geography

Parkersburg is located at 38°35′25″N 88°3′21″W / 38.59028°N 88.05583°W (38.590191, -88.055697).^[1]

According to the 2010 census, Parkersburg has a total area of 0.75 square miles (1.94 km²), all land.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	258		—
1890	196		−24.0%
1930	308		—
1940	257		−16.6%
1950	288		12.1%
1960	253		−12.2%
1970	262		3.6%
1980	268		2.3%
1990	211		−21.3%
2000	234		10.9%
2010	199		−15.0%
Est. 2015	198	[3]	−0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 234 people, 98 households, and 63 families residing in the village. The population density was 313.6 people per square mile (120.5/km²). There were 105 housing units at an average density of 140.7 per square mile (54.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.

There were 98 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 20.1% 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 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $23,250, and the median income for a family was $30,000. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,581. About 8.3% of families and 18.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.8% of those sixty five or over.

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-12-25.
3. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Olney/Richland County Sesquicentennial 1841 to 1991 Book