Mount Vernon, Illinois Micropolitan Area
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The Mount Vernon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the
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, is an area consisting of one county in southern
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, anchored by the city of
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmar ...
. As of the 2010 census, this micropolitan statistical area had a population of 47,284, a decline of 1,382 from the 2000 census count of 48,666.


Counties

* Jefferson


Communities

*Places with more than 10,000 inhabitants ** Centralia (partial) **
Mount Vernon Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmar ...
(Principal city) *Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants ** Ina *Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants ** Bluford ** Woodlawn *Places with less than 500 inhabitants ** Belle Rive **
Bonnie Bonnie is a Scottish given name and is sometimes used as a descriptive reference, as in the Scottish folk song, My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean or Bonnie Dundee about John Graham, 7th Laird of Claverhouse. It comes from the Scots language word "bon ...
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** Nason ** Waltonville *Unincorporated places Jefferson County ** Bakerville ** Boyd ** Camp Ground ** Divide ** Drivers ** Marcoe ** Marlow ** Miller Lake ** Opdyke ** Idlewood ** Roaches ** Summersville ** Texico


Townships


Jefferson County

* Bald Hill Township * Blissville Township * Casner Township * Dodds Township * Elk Prairie Township * Farrington Township * Field Township * Grand Prairie Township * McClellan Township * Moore's Prairie Township * Mt. Vernon Township * Pendleton Township * Rome Township * Shiloh Township * Spring Garden Township * Webber Township


Demographics

As of the
census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
of 2000, there were 48,666 people, 18,836 households, and 12,998 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 91.36%
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, 6.56%
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, 0.22% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.01%
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, 0.39% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population. The median income for a household in the μSA was $32,026, and the median income for a family was $39,396. Males had a median income of $32,977 versus $19,496 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the μSA was $16,453.


See also

*
Illinois statistical areas The U.S. currently has 47 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 14 combined statistical areas, 12 metropolitan statistical areas, and 21 micropolitan stat ...


References

{{Coord, 38.313512, -88.908159, type:city_region:US, format=dms, display=title Geography of Hamilton County, Illinois Geography of Jefferson County, Illinois Micropolitan areas of Illinois