Hardin (Illinois)

Calhoun County

17-32850

Hardin is a village and the administrative seat of Calhoun County in the western part of the U.S. state of Illinois at the Illinois River. In 2000, Hardin had 959 inhabitants.

Geography

Hardin is located at 39 ° 09'30 " north latitude and 90 ° 37'06 " west longitude. The city covers an area of 5.9 km ² to 5.4 km ² land and 0.5 km ² water surface spread.

Hardin is located on the Illinois River, which flows about 35 km south of Hardin at Grafton in the Mississippi River. Further up you will reach the Mississippi River, which forms the border to Missouri, 9.7 km west of Hardin.

From Hardin there are south-southeast direction 92.5 km to St. Louis, Illinois ' 145 km distant capital of Springfield are there in a northeasterly direction 466 km to Chicago, Missouri's largest city Kansas City is located 417 km to the west.

Demographic data

In the census of 2000 a population of 959 was determined. These were distributed to 391 households in 245 families. The population density was 176.3 / km ². There were 445 buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 81.8 / km ².

The population was in 2000 from 99.37 % White, 0.21 % Native Americans, 0.21 % Asian, and 0.10 % other. 0.10 % said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 0.83 % of the population were Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.

22.1% were under the age of 18, 8.1 % from 18 to 24, 26.2% 25-44, 20.0 % from 45 to 64 and 23.6 % 65 and older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females were statistically 88.4 men in the over 18 year-olds was 85.4.

The average income per household was $ 30,972, the average family income is $ 40,000. Men's income averaged $ 29,167, and for women about $ 22,083. The per capita income amounted to $ 17,461. Around 7.9 % of families and 10.8 % of the total population were below the poverty line income.