Toulon is a city and the

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of Stark County,

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. The population was 1,292 at the 2010 census. Toulon is part of the

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Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is the northwestern terminus of the Rock Island Trail State Park.

Geography

Toulon is located at (41.094495, -89.862218). According to the 2010 census, Toulon has a total area of , all land.

Schools

Stark County High School and Stark County Junior High are located in Toulon.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,400 people, 555 households, and 355 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 601 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.64%

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, 0.21%

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, 0.50% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.50% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population. There were 555 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were

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living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.95. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,792, and the median income for a family was $40,078. Males had a median income of $32,353 versus $20,556 for females. The

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for the city was $16,219. About 6.1% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the

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, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Charlie Hall, MLB outfielder for the

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, Bradley college basketball player * Johnny Walker, MLB catcher for the

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, 15th Governor of Nebraska from 1909 to 1911. *Merritt Heaton, who appeared at age 97 on the ''

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References

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