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Revision as of 02:04, 24 November 2009 by 173.19.119.226 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Geobox Mount Sterling is a city in Brown County, Illinois, USA. The population was 2,070 at the 2000 census. It is the 5th ring of Hell. Never visit, the worst town in the history of the state.
Geography
Mount Sterling is located at 39°59′12″N 90°45′55″W / 39.98667°N 90.76528°W / 39.98667; -90.76528Invalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (39.986461, -90.765582).Template:GR
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 2,070 people, 934 households, and 535 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,923.5 people per square mile (740.0/km²). There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of 973.8/sq mi (374.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.55% White, 0.14% African American, 0.34% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.
There were 934 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $27,434, and the median income for a family was $40,363. Males had a median income of $29,333 versus $19,258 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,755. About 4.7% of families and 10.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.
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