Camp Point, Illinois

Adams County

17-10877

Camp Point is a village in Adams County in the western part of the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000, Camp Point had 1244 inhabitants.

The journalist and historian Allan Nevins was born on 20 May 1890 in Camp Point.

Geography

Camp Point is located at 40 ° 20'30 " north latitude and 91 ° 30'54 " west longitude. The city covers more than 2.4 square kilometers, which consist exclusively of land area.

Camp Point is located 36 km east of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Missouri. About 50 km east of the city flows the Illinois River.

Through the village runs in an east -west direction of U.S. Highway 24, take the Camp Point in several secondary roads.

By Camp Point also carries a railway line of the BNSF Railway.

Demographic data

In the census of 2000 a population of 1,244 was determined. These were distributed to 469 households in 314 families. The population density was 511.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 515 residential buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 211.8 per square kilometer buildings.

The population consisted in 2000 of 99.2 % White, 0.1 % Indians and 0.1 & Asians. 0.6 % said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 0.5 % of the population were Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.

27.2% were under the age of 18, 6.8 % from 18 to 24, 26.2% 25-44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.9 % 65 and older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females were statistically 88.5 men in the over 18 -year-olds 79.8.

The median income per household was 31,094 U.S. dollars ( USD), the median family income $ 43,646. The median income for men was $ 28,000, and for women about $ 21,466. The per capita income amounted to $ 15,211. Around 9.5 % of families and 11.7 % of the total population were below the poverty line income.