Patoka is a town in Marion County,

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. The population was 584 at the 2010 census.

History

The village was named after a local Native American chieftain. Patoka is a town created in the 1860s United States.

Geography

Patoka is located at (38.753362, -89.095524). According to the 2010 census, Patoka has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 633 people, 281 households, and 178 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 310 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.89%

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, 0.16% Asian, and 0.95% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.26% of the population. There were 281 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were

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living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.87. Age spread: 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. The median income for a household in the village was $28,571, and the median income for a family was $33,917. Males had a median income of $31,458 versus $22,292 for females. The

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for the village was $15,382. About 11.6% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the

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, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

The

Patoka Oil Terminal Patoka Oil Terminal is a pipeline hub located near the towns of Patoka and Vernon. It services five major pipelines in the second district of the Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts including Dakota Access and the Keystone Pipeline. ...

is located between Patoka and Vernon. It is an oil hub that connects many oil pipelines, similar to the much larger oil tank farm near

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. Some of the pipelines that connect to this oil tank farm are the

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, the Enbridge Pipeline System, and the

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Notable people

Drew Baldridge Drew Baldridge (born 1992) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has issued several independent singles via Cold River Records, and has charted several times on Country Airplay. Biography Drew Baldridge was born in Patoka, Illin ...

(born 1992), country music singer. He was a childhood resident of Patoka before moving to

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to pursue a music career. * James L. Hull (1873–1928), sailor in the

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and recipient of the

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for actions during the

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. * James Wickersham (1857–1939), Delegate to the

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for Alaska Territory's at-large congressional district during the 61st-64th and 72nd United States Congresses. He was a childhood resident of Patoka.

References

External links

Patoka Township, Marion County, Illinois
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