East Carondelet, Illinois Explained

East Carondelet
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:260px
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.5403°N -90.2342°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:St. Clair
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.49
Area Total Sq Mi:1.35
Area Land Km2:3.05
Area Land Sq Mi:1.18
Area Water Km2:0.44
Area Water Sq Mi:0.17
Elevation Ft:394
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:390
Population Density Km2:127.90
Population Density Sq Mi:331.35
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code(s)
Postal Code:62240
Area Code:618
Blank Name Sec2:FIPS code
Blank1 Name Sec2:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info Sec2:2398773
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:East Carondelet, Illinois

East Carondelet is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 499 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, East Carondelet has a total area of 1.673sqmi, of which 1.21sqmi (or 72.33%) is land and 0.463sqmi (or 27.67%) is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 267 people, 94 households, and 68 families residing in the village. The population density was 213.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 105 housing units at an average density of 84sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 92.51% White, 3.37% African American, 1.87% Native American, 0.37% from other races, and 1.87% from two or more races.

There were 94 households, out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.28.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,071, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $35,500 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,402. About 3.8% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 8.3% of those 65 or over.

Historic sites

East Carondelet is the site of the Martin–Boismenue House, a c. 1790 house owned by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: Places: Illinois . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021190632/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_17.txt . dead . October 21, 2013 . 2010 Census Gazetteer Files . . October 13, 2012 .
  3. Web site: G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1 . August 3, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213053219/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1721618 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  5. Web site: Martin–Boismenue House . . April 22, 2012 .