| Mount Pulaski | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Nickname: | Vinegar Hill |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.01°N -89.2839°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Logan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.94 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.94 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 679 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1537 |
| Population Density Km2: | 523.32 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1355.38 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62548-1245 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-51128 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2395124 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Mount Pulaski, Illinois |
Mount Pulaski is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census, and 1,481 at a 2018 estimate. It is the home of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site. The city is named in honor of Polish Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski. Mount Pulaski has one high school: Mount Pulaski High School, home of the Hilltoppers. The school colors are purple and gold (MPGS colors are blue and white[2]). Mount Pulaski held the county seat of Logan County from 1848 to 1855.
Mount Pulaski is located near the geographic center of the state.
Mount Pulaski sits atop a glacial ridge dating to the Illinoian period.[3]
According to the 2010 census, Mount Pulaski has a total area of 1.13sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,701 people, 696 households, and 471 families residing in the city. The population density was 1494.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 741 housing units at an average density of 650.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 99.47% White, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.
There were 696 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.86.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $46,181. Males had a median income of $37,941 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,616. About 4.3% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.