| South Jacksonville, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | South Jacksonville |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.7025°N -90.2292°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.33 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.89 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.27 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Elevation Ft: | 604 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 3302 |
| Population Density Km2: | 560.99 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1452.71 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62650 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-70889 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399850 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | South Jacksonville, Illinois |
South Jacksonville is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,302 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
South Jacksonville is in central Morgan County and is bordered to the north by the city of Jacksonville, the county seat. Illinois Route 267 (Main Street) runs through the village center, leading north as Jacksonville's Main Street 2miles to the city center and south 6miles to Woodson. The Interstate 72/U.S. Route 36 freeway runs along the southern edge of the village, with access from Exit 64 (IL 267). I-72/US-36 leads east to Springfield, the state capital, and west to Hannibal, Missouri.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, South Jacksonville has a total area of 2.32sqmi, of which 0.05sqmi, or 2.29%, are water.[1] Mauvaise Terre Creek flows northward through the east side of the village, passing through Mauvaise Terre Lake, a reservoir. The creek is a tributary of the Illinois River.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,475 people, 1,584 households, and 982 families residing in the village. The population density was 2102.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 1,648 housing units at an average density of 997sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.32% White, 1.04% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 1,584 households, out of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.81.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,548, and the median income for a family was $46,373. Males had a median income of $31,827 versus $26,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,973. About 3.8% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
The Prairie Land Heritage Museum[4] in the northwest corner of the village is an open-air museum centered around traditional farming methods and antique machinery. One notable attraction at the museum is its narrow gauge[5] George Waters Memorial Railroad, powered by a real steam locomotive built by Crown Metal Products.