Ava (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 53 ′ N , 89 ° 30 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 654 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 218 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 185 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62907 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-03103 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 403754 | ||
Ava is a small town (with the status " City ") in Jackson County in the southwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Ava had 654 residents.
geography
Ava, the largest town in Bradley Township , is 37 ° 53 ' N , 89 ° 30' W and extends over 3 km². The place is about 25 km east of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Missouri . The mouth of the Ohio at the intersection of the states of Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky is 125 km south.
Neighboring towns to Ava are Campbell Hill (4.3 miles northwest), Vergennes (11.7 miles east), and Oraville (11.8 miles east-southeast).
The closest major cities are St. Louis , Missouri (123 km northwest), Louisville , Kentucky (370 km east), Tennessee's capital Nashville (371 km southeast) and Tennessee's largest city, Memphis (358 km southwest).
traffic
The Illinois State Route 4 leads as the main road from west to east through the city. Illinois State Route 151 branches off from this at its northern end point . All other roads are county roads, further subordinate and partly unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
With the Southern Illinois Airport there is a regional airport 32.4 km southeast. The nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (145 km northwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Ava had 654 people in 134 households. The population density was 218 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.3 people lived in each of the 134 households.
The racial the population was composed of 99.1 percent white, 0.3 percent Native American and 0.2 percent (one person) Asian; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.
23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.8 percent were 65 years or older. 51.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 28,359 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,554. 23.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 8, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed August 8, 2012