Kampsville

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Kampsville
Kampsville, Illinois
Kampsville
Kampsville
Location in Illinois
Basic data
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Calhoun County
Coordinates : 39 ° 18 ′  N , 90 ° 37 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 18 ′  N , 90 ° 37 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 302 (status: 2000)
Population density : 116.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 3.2 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 2.6 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 132 m
Postcodes : 62053
Area code : +1 618
FIPS : 17-38856
GNIS ID : 411293
KampsvilleFaehre.jpg
The Kampsville ferry across the Illinois River

Kampsville is a village in Calhoun County in the west of the US -amerikanischen State of Illinois on the Illinois River . In 2000 Kampsville had 302 inhabitants.

Geography and traffic

Kampsville is 39 ° 17'54 "north latitude and 90 ° 36'44" west longitude. The city extends over 3.2 km², which is spread over 2.6 km² of land and 0.6 km² of water.

In Kampsville, Illinois Route 100 , which runs along the Illinois River, meets the Mississippi (8.3 miles) coming Illinois State Route 96 and Illinois State Route 108 .

In Kampsville there is a ferry across the Illinois River, which forms the border with Greene County here. It connects the sections of Illinois State Route 108 separated by the river. Use of the ferry, which operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, is free. The ferry is a permanent two ferry lines that still the "Illinois Department of Transportation" ( Ministry of Transport of Illinois operated).

archeology

In Kampsville the "Center for American Archeology" is ( Center for American Archeology home), an archaeological teaching and research organization. The organization has finds from over 7,000 years of early human history.

Demographic data

In the 2000 census, the population was 302. These were distributed over 133 households in 82 families. The population density was 114.3 inhabitants / km². There were 156 residential buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 60.0 buildings / km².

The population in 2000 was 95.7% whites , 0.3% Indians , 1.0% Asians and 2.0% others. 1.0% said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.7% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.

24.2% were under 18 years of age, 7.9% between 18 and 24, 25.5% between 25 and 44, 19.9% ​​between 45 and 64 and 22.5% 65 and older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 93.6 men, 89.3 among the over 18 year olds.

The median income per household was $ 26,875 and the median family income was $ 28,750. The average income for men was $ 34,250 and that of women was $ 17,500. The per capita income was $ 13,158. Around 22.6% of families and 24.5% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

Individual evidence

  1. US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. www.greatriverroad.com
  3. ^ US Census Bureau - Kampsville, Illinois

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