Johnston City, Illinois

Johnston City
City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Williamson
Coordinates	37°49′15″N 88°55′39″W / 37.82083°N 88.92750°WCoordinates: 37°49′15″N 88°55′39″W / 37.82083°N 88.92750°W
Area	2.12 sq mi (5 km^2)
- land	2.06 sq mi (5 km^2)
- water	0.06 sq mi (0 km^2)
Population	3,557 (2000)
Density	1,820.9/sq mi (703/km^2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62951
Area code	618
Location of Johnston City within Illinois
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Johnston City is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,543 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Johnston City is located at 37°49′15″N 88°55′39″W / 37.820747°N 88.927529°W.^[1]

According to the 2010 census, Johnston City has a total area of 2.12 square miles (5.49 km²), of which 2.06 square miles (5.34 km²) (or 97.17%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 2.83%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	787		—
1910	3,248		312.7%
1920	7,137		119.7%
1930	5,945		−16.7%
1940	5,418		−8.9%
1950	4,479		−17.3%
1960	3,891		−13.1%
1970	3,982		2.3%
1980	3,873		−2.7%
1990	3,706		−4.3%
2000	3,557		−4.0%
2010	3,543		−0.4%
Est. 2015	3,500	[3]	−1.2%
U.S. Census[4]

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 3,557 people, 1,560 households, and 1,010 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,820.9 people per square mile (704.3/km²). There were 1,745 housing units at an average density of 893.3 per square mile (345.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.07% White, 0.11% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 1,560 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,143, and the median income for a family was $32,363. Males had a median income of $30,038 versus $16,853 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,764. About 19.6% of families and 22.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.9% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 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 2015-12-27.
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, U.S. Census Bureau
5. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.