South Jacksonville is a village in Morgan County,

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. The population was 3,331 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

South Jacksonville is located at (39.709570, -90.229679). According to the 2010 census, South Jacksonville has a total area of , of which (or 97.53%) is land and (or 2.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 3,475 people, 1,584 households, and 982 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,648 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.32%

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, 1.04%

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, 0.17% Native American, 0.66%

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, 0.20% from

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, and 0.60% from two or more races.

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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

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for the village was $20,973. About 3.8% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the

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, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

Tourism

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centered around traditional farming methods and antique machinery. One notable attraction at the museum is its

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References

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