Marine, Illinois

Marine
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Madison
Coordinates
Area	0.71 sq mi (2 km2)
- land	0.69 sq mi (2 km2)
- water	0.02 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	960 (2010)
Density	538.1 / km2 (1,394 / sq mi)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62061
Area code	618
Location of Marine within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Marine, Illinois

Marine is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 960 at the 2010 census.

History

The village was so named for the fact a share of the early settlers were sea captains.

Geography

Marine is located at (38.787365, -89.778135).

According to the 2010 census, Marine has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km²), of which 0.69 square miles (1.79 km²) (or 97.18%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 2.82%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	126		—
1870	858		—
1880	774		−9.8%
1890	637		−17.7%
1900	666		4.6%
1910	685		2.9%
1920	676		−1.3%
1930	537		−20.6%
1940	557		3.7%
1950	657		18.0%
1960	813		23.7%
1970	882		8.5%
1980	957		8.5%
1990	972		1.6%
2000	910		−6.4%
2010	960		5.5%
Est. 2014	939		−2.2%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 910 people, 363 households, and 254 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,196.3 people per square mile (462.3/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 499.6 per square mile (193.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.91% White, 0.11% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 363 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,361, and the median income for a family was $44,500. Males had a median income of $38,654 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,133. About 4.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Ewald Max Hoyer, first mayor of Bossier City, Louisiana, at incorporation in 1907; born in Marine
• Jerry Neudecker, umpire for Major League Baseball (1966–85); born in Marine
• Rusty Pence, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox; born in Marine
• Mark Voigt, racer with several NASCAR starts

Politics

The mayor of Marine is John Molitor.

External links

• Village of Marine