The Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in west central

Central Illinois

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 Illinois

Illinois

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, anchored by the city of Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Illinois

Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,940 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County....

.

As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 42,153 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 40,090).

Communities

• Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants
  • Jacksonville
    Jacksonville, Illinois
    Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,940 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Morgan County....
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Meredosia
    Meredosia, Illinois
    Meredosia is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Meredosia is located at ....
    
    
  • South Jacksonville
    South Jacksonville, Illinois
    South Jacksonville is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,475 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:South Jacksonville is located at ....
    
    
  • Waverly
    Waverly, Illinois
    Waverly is a small city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area....
    
    
  • Winchester
    Winchester, Illinois
    Winchester is a city in Scott County, Illinois, United States. It is the county seat of Scott County. The population was 1,650 at the 2000 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land...
    
    

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Bluffs
    Bluffs, Illinois
    Bluffs is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 748 at the 2000 census. It was briefly the location of the WJJY TV Mast, the tallest structure built to that date in Illinois....
    
    
  • Chapin
    Chapin, Illinois
    Chapin is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 592 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Chapin is located at ....
    
    
  • Franklin
    Franklin, Illinois
    Franklin is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 586 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Franklin is located at ....
    
    
  • Murrayville
    Murrayville, Illinois
    Murrayville is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 644 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Murrayville is located at ....
    
    
  • Woodson
    Woodson, Illinois
    Woodson is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 559 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is named after David M. Woodson.-Geography:...
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Alsey
    Alsey, Illinois
    Alsey is a village in Scott County, Illinois, USA. The population was 246 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Alsey is located at ....
    
    
  • Concord
    Concord, Illinois
    Concord is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 176 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Concord is located at ....
    
    
  • Exeter
    Exeter, Illinois
    Exeter is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 70 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Exeter is located at ....
    
    
  • Glasgow
    Glasgow, Illinois
    Glasgow is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. The population was 170 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Glasgow is located at ....
    
    
  • Lynnville
    Lynnville, Illinois
    Lynnville is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 137 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Lynnville is located at ....
    
    
  • Manchester
    Manchester, Illinois
    Manchester is a village in Scott County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 354. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Manchester is located at ....
    
    
  • Naples
    Naples, Illinois
    Naples is an incorporated town in Morgan and Scott counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 134 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Naples is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Alexander
    Alexander, Illinois
    Alexander is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. Alexander is east of Jacksonville. Alexander has a post office with ZIP code 62601....
    
    
  • Arcadia
  • Arnold
    Arnold, Morgan County, Illinois
    Arnold is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. Arnold is east-southeast of Jacksonville....
    
    
  • Clements
  • Literberry
    Literberry, Illinois
    Literberry is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. Literberry is north of Jacksonville. Literberry has a post office with ZIP code 62660....
    
    
  • Merritt
    Merritt, Illinois
    Merritt is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Illinois, United States. Merritt is east of Exeter....
    
    
  • Nortonville
  • Pisgah
  • Rees
  • Riggston
    Riggston, Illinois
    Riggston is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Illinois, United States. Riggston is north-northeast of Winchester....
    
    
  • Sinclair
  • Sweet Water
    Sweet Water, Illinois
    Sweet Water is an unincorporated community in Menard County, Illinois, United States. Sweet Water is southeast of Greenview....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 42,153 people, 16,261 households, and 10,813 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 93.27% White, 4.66% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $36,750, and the median income for a family was $44,482. Males had a median income of $30,659 versus $22,280 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the μSA was $17,602.