Mark is a village in Putnam County,

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History

The St. Paul Coal Company opened a shaft and founded the village in 1903. Superintendent Jame

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was in charge. The mine was sold to Prairie State Coal in 1928 and remained in operation until 1940.

Geography

Mark is located at . According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 491 people, 192 households, and 139 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 209 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.57%

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and 1.43% Native American.

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or Latino of any race were 4.68% of the population. There were 192 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were

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living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The

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for a household in the village was $45,208, and the median income for a family was $50,417. Males had a median income of $39,000 versus $18,750 for females. The

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for the village was $18,912. About 6.9% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the

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, including 17.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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