Ashley, Illinois

Ashley
City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Washington
Coordinates
Area	1.13 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.10 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.02 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	536 (2010)
Density	487.3 / sq mi (188 / km2)
Mayor	Fred Johnson (2013)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62808
Area code	618
Location of Ashley within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Ashley, Illinois

Ashley is a city in Washington County, Illinois, United States. The population was 536 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Ashley is located at (38.328332, -89.188860).

According to the 2010 census, Ashley has a total area of 1.122 square miles (2.91 km²), of which 1.1 square miles (2.85 km²) (or 98.04%) is land and 0.022 square miles (0.06 km²) (or 1.96%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1860	629		—
1870	1,030		63.8%
1880	950		−7.8%
1890	1,035		8.9%
1900	953		−7.9%
1910	913		−4.2%
1920	751		−17.7%
1930	772		2.8%
1940	720		−6.7%
1950	738		2.5%
1960	662		−10.3%
1970	655		−1.1%
1980	658		0.5%
1990	583		−11.4%
2000	613		5.1%
2010	536		−12.6%
Est. 2014	511		−4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 613 people, 245 households, and 160 families residing in the city. The population density was 553.6 people per square mile (213.2/km²). There were 274 housing units at an average density of 247.5 per square mile (95.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.21% White, 0.16% African American, 0.82% Native American, 0.49% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 245 households out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,429, and the median income for a family was $41,000. Males had a median income of $32,404 versus $21,667 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,694. About 10.0% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Red Smith, Major League Baseball infielder

External links

• Ashley Community Fire Protection District