Versailles, Illinois Explained

Versailles, Illinois
Settlement Type:Village
Image Map1:Illinois in United States (US48).svg
Map Caption1:Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates:39.8839°N -90.6575°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dave Hoelscher
Leader Title1:Village president
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.94
Area Land Sq Mi:0.93
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Elevation Ft:610
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:446
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code(s)
Postal Code:62378
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-77720
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2400067
Blank2 Name Sec2:Wikimedia Commons
Blank2 Info Sec2:Versailles, Illinois
Area Total Km2:2.43
Area Land Km2:2.42
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population Density Km2:auto

Versailles is a village in Brown County, Illinois, United States. The population was 446 at the 2020 census. The village's name is pronounced differently from the French city of the same name: .

Geography

Versailles is located at 39.8839°N -90.6575°W (39.883896, -90.657630).[2]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Versailles has a total area of 0.94sqmi, of which 0.93sqmi (or 99.47%) is land and 0.01sqmi (or 0.53%) is water.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2020 census[4] there were 446 people, 183 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The population density was 475.48PD/sqmi. There were 250 housing units at an average density of 266.52/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 96.86% White, 0.67% African American, and 2.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 183 households, out of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.64% were married couples living together, 4.92% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.44% were non-families. 38.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.31% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 2.32.

The village's age distribution consisted of 24.1% under the age of 18, 0.7% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $49,375, and the median income for a family was $62,083. Males had a median income of $53,015 versus $27,679 for females. The per capita income for the village was $24,881. About 9.2% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 26.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. April 23, 2011. February 12, 2011.
  3. Web site: Bureau . US Census . Gazetteer Files . June 29, 2022 . Census.gov.
  4. Web site: Explore Census Data . June 28, 2022 . data.census.gov.