Paris (Illinois)
Edgar County
17-57628
Paris is a small town and the administrative seat of Edgar County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000, Paris had 9077 inhabitants.
Geography
Paris is located at 39 ° 47'52 " north latitude and 88 ° 16'54 " west longitude. The city covers more than 5.5 square kilometers, which consist exclusively of land area.
By Paris leads the U.S. Highway 150, the changes in the center of its course from north-south to east-west and to the east leaving the city. Furthermore, the Illinois State Routes 1, 16 and 133 as well as some secondary roads meet in the town.
By Paris also runs a line of CSX Transportation.
In the north of Paris are the Twin Lakes, a reservoir which the urban water supply is used, as well as the oldest and most important city park, the Twin Lakes Park.
In the neighboring state of Indiana Located in the city of Terre Haute there are the south-east 33.9 km, Illinois ' capital Springfield is located 189 km to the west and Chicago is located 292 km to the north.
Demographic data
In the census of 2000 a population of 9,077 was determined. These distributed to 3,874 households in 2,382 families. The population density was 725.1 / km ². There were 4,188 residential buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 334.5 / km ².
The population consisted in 2000 of 98.3 % White, 0.5 % African American, 0.2% Native Americans, 0.2 % Asian and 0.3 % other. 0.5 % said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 0.8% of the population were Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.
23.8 % were under the age of 18, 9.9 % from 18 to 24, 26.0% 25-44, 21.6% from 45 to 64 and 19.6 % 65 and older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females were statistically 85.9 men in the over 18 -year-old 83.5.
The median income per household was $ 30,902, the median family income $ 37,872. The median income for men was $ 28,750 and for women about $ 20,673. The per capita income amounted to $ 17,750. Around 8.9 % of families and 12.7 % of the total population were below the poverty line income.