Illiopolis, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Illiopolis is a village in Sangamon County
, Illinois
, United States
. The population was 916 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois
Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
As of the census
of 2000, there were 916 people, 362 households, and 263 families residing in the village. The population density
was 2,027.0 people per square mile (785.9/km²). There were 390 housing units at an average density of 863.0 per square mile (334.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.91% White, 0.22% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
There were 362 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples
living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from % of those age 65 or over.
Borden, Inc constructed a PVC plant west of Illiopolis in 1962 in the industrial area that had been the Sangamon Ordnance Plant. It operated the plant until 1987 when it transferred to Borden Chemicals and Plastics Operating Limited Partnership. Following that company's bankruptcy, the facilityed for several days and the plant had not reopened as of 2007. On March 6, 2007 the United States Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released its final report on the incident indicating that an operator bypassed a safety interlock and drained a pressurized reactor instead of an empty one they were in the process of cleaning. The report listed as root causes, that Formosa-IL and Borden Chemical "did not adequately address the potential for human error."http://www.chemsafety.gov/index.cfm?folder=news_releases&page=news&NEWS_ID=346#
Sangamon County, Illinois
Sangamon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 197,465, which is an increase of 4.5% from 188,951 in 2000...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 916 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area
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.
Geography
Illiopolis is located at 39°51′5"N 89°14′50"W (39.851351, -89.247131).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
Census
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of 2000, there were 916 people, 362 households, and 263 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 2,027.0 people per square mile (785.9/km²). There were 390 housing units at an average density of 863.0 per square mile (334.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.91% White, 0.22% Native American, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.11% of the population.
There were 362 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from % of those age 65 or over.
Formosa Plastics