St. Joseph, Illinois

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The welcome sign coming in the north side of the village.

St. Joseph is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,912 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Landmarks
4 External links

[edit] Geography

St. Joseph is located at 40°6′47″N, 88°2′15″W (40.112935, -88.037589)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,912 people, 1,125 households, and 834 families residing in the village. The population density was 995.0/km² (2,572.3/mi²). There were 1,157 housing units at an average density of 395.3/km² (1,022.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.90% White, 0.10% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.24% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.86% of the population.

There were 1,125 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

A distant view of the Dairy Queen sign as well as the local bank.

In the village the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,424, and the median income for a family was $61,094. Males had a median income of $40,250 versus $29,450 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,381. About 2.8% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.0% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Landmarks

Even though St. Joseph is a village, it has a few well-known businesses in town, including Dairy Queen, Subway, Pizza King, Padano's Pizza, Casey's General Stores, and Do It Best. Another landmark of the village is the St. Joseph Apothecary which features specialized compounding of pharmaceuticals.

[edit] External links

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.112935° -88.037589°
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	Municipalities and Communities of Champaign County, Illinois (County Seat: Urbana)
Cities, Towns and Villages	Bondville \| Broadlands \| Champaign \| Fisher \| Foosland \| Gifford \| Homer \| Ivesdale \| Longview \| Ludlow \| Mahomet \| Ogden \| Pesotum \| Philo \| Rantoul \| Royal \| Sadorus \| Savoy \| Sidney \| St. Joseph \| Thomasboro \| Tolono \| Urbana
Townships	Ayers \| Brown \| Champaign \| Colfax \| Compromise \| Condit \| Crittenden \| Cunningham \| East Bend \| Harwood \| Hensley \| Kerr \| Ludlow \| Mahomet \| Newcomb \| Ogden \| Pesotum \| Philo \| Rantoul \| Raymond \| Sadorus \| Scott \| Sidney \| Somer \| South Homer \| St. Joseph \| Stanton \| Tolono \| Urbana
Airports	University of Illinois Willard Airport