Pulaski is a village in Pulaski County,

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. The population was 235 at the 2010 census. The village is named in honor of

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Revolutionary War hero

Casimir Pulaski Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski of the Ślepowron coat of arms (; ''Casimir Pulaski'' ; March 4 or March 6, 1745 Makarewicz, 1998 October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called, tog ...

History

Pulaski was founded in 1852 as a construction camp along the

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. A post office was established in 1856. The village was initially known as "Camp Pulaski," but the "Camp" was dropped from the name in 1872. Pulaski incorporated in 1898.Edward Callary,
Place Names of Illinois
' (University of Illinois Press, 2010), pp. 287-288.

Geography

Pulaski is located at (37.216751, -89.206127). The village lies in the Cache River basin north of

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. It straddles Old U.S. Highway 51 and is west of

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. Pulaski is west of the Ohio River. According to the 2010 census, Pulaski has a total area of , of which (or 99.54%) is land and (or 0.46%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 274 people, 116 households, and 67 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 135 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 28.10%

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, 70.80%

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, and 1.09% from two or more races. There were 116 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.22. In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.2 males. The median income for a household in the village was $16,786, and the median income for a family was $28,250. Males had a median income of $29,444 versus $18,333 for females. The

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for the village was $12,946. About 26.5% of families and 32.9% of the population were below the

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, including 42.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 29.8% of those 65 or over.

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