Russellville is a village in
Lawrence County,
Illinois,
United States. The population was 94 at the 2010 census.
History
Russellville is rooted in a fort built by Samuel and Jonathan Allison near the site of an abandoned Indian village known as "Little Village" in the early 1800s. A town site was platted in 1835, and named for the Russell brothers, August, Andrew, and Clement, who provided lumber for the settlement's first buildings. Russellville incorporated in 1875.
History of Crawford and Clark Counties, Illinois
' (O.L. Baskin and Company, 1883), p. 206.
Geography
Russellville is located in northeastern Lawrence County on the west bank of the
Wabash River, which forms the Illinois–
Indiana border.
Illinois Route 33 passes through the village center, leading north to
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and south to
Westport, across the river from
Vincennes, Indiana.
According to the 2010 census, Russellville has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 119 people, 52 households, and 27 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 68 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.96%
White, 0.84% from
other races, and 4.20% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino
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of any race were 10.08% of the population.
There were 52 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were
married couples
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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.2% were non-families. 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $16,250 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $11,843. There were 19.2% of families and 42.5% of the population living below the
poverty line, including 53.1% of under eighteens and 55.0% of those over 64.
References
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Villages in Lawrence County, Illinois
Villages in Illinois