Bath is a village in Mason County,

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. The population was 279 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Bath is in southwestern Mason County, on a low bluff overlooking the

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valley to the west.

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passes through the village center as Oak Street, leading northeast (upriver) to

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, and south to Chandlerville. According to the

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, Bath has a total area of , all land. The East Branch of the Illinois River, a channel that forms the east side of Grand Island, serves as the northwest border of the village.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 310 people, 130 households, and 86 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 153 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.45%

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, 0.32%

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, 0.97% Native American, and 2.26% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population. There were 130 households, out of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were

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living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $27,250 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the village was $10,262. About 22.2% of families and 24.7% of the population were below the

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, including 37.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.2% of those 65 or over.

Events

Bath is host to the annual midsummer Redneck Fishing Tournament.Redneck Fishing Tournament
Accessed July 18, 2011.

Notable people

* Mark Clark, pitcher for several

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teams; grew up in Bath

References

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