St. Johns, Illinois Explained

St. Johns
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:38.0333°N -89.24°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Perry
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.98
Area Total Sq Mi:0.76
Area Land Km2:1.88
Area Land Sq Mi:0.72
Area Water Km2:0.10
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Elevation Ft:463
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:163
Population Density Km2:86.76
Population Density Sq Mi:224.83
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:62832
Area Code:618
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-66924
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:2399165
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:St. Johns, Illinois

St. Johns (Saint Johns) is a village in Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census.

The village was named in 1856 after St. John's Day.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, St. Johns has a total area of 0.767sqmi, of which 0.73sqmi (or 95.18%) is land and 0.037sqmi (or 4.82%) is water.[3]

Although St Johns is an established village, people who reside in St Johns have a Du Quoin street address.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 218 people, 96 households, and 62 families residing in the village. The population density was 310sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 106 housing units at an average density of 150.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 92.66% White, 2.75% African American, 0.92% Asian, 0.46% from other races, and 3.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.46% of the population.

There were 96 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.2% 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 2.27 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,455, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $32,083 versus $14,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,802. About 9.4% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Book: Illinois Central Magazine. 1922. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 42.
  3. Web site: G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1 . December 25, 2015 . . https://archive.today/20200213042527/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1766924 . February 13, 2020 . dead .
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.