- Oak Grove, Illinois
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Oak Grove Village Country United States State Illinois County Rock Island Coordinates 41°24′48″N 90°34′11″W / 41.41333°N 90.56972°W Area 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) - land 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) Population 1,318 (2000) Density 2,088.2 / sq mi (806 / km2) Timezone CST (UTC-6) - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) Postal code XXXXX Area code 309 
Location of Oak Grove within IllinoisWikimedia Commons: Oak Grove, Illinois Oak Grove is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,318 at the 2000 census.
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Geography
Oak Grove is located at 41°24′48″N 90°34′11″W / 41.41333°N 90.56972°W (41.413413, -90.569794)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,318 people, 109 households, and 61 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,088.2 people per square mile (807.8/km²). There were 114 housing units at an average density of 180.6 per square mile (69.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 34.22% White, 57.74% African American, 0.53% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 7.36% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.65% of the population.
There were 109 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.0% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.0% were non-families. 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.02 and the average family size was 2.49.
In the village the population was spread out with 3.2% under the age of 18, 17.7% from 18 to 24, 62.8% from 25 to 44, 14.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 1,120.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 1,437.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $30,833, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $12,259 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,045. About 10.6% of families and 13.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
- Julie Haydon, actress, was born in Oak Grove.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Rock Island County, Illinois Cities East Moline | Moline | Rock Island | Silvis
Villages Andalusia | Carbon Cliff | Coal Valley‡ | Cordova | Hampton | Hillsdale | Milan | Oak Grove | Port Byron | Rapids City | Reynolds‡
Townships Andalusia | Blackhawk | Bowling | Buffalo Prairie | Canoe Creek | Coal Valley | Coe | Cordova | Drury | Edgington | Hampton | Moline | Port Byron | Rock Island | Rural | South Moline | South Rock Island | Zuma
Unincorporated
communitiesBabcock | Barstow | Buffalo Prairie | Byron Hills | Campbell's Island | Castle Junction | Coyne Center | Edgington | Fruitland | Ginger Hill | Illinois City | Joslin | Meersman | Merry Oaks | Mobet Meadows | Osborn | Poplar Grove | Rock Island Arsenal | Taylor Ridge | Watertown
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Rock Island County, Illinois
- Villages in Illinois
- Populated places in Illinois with African American majority populations
- Cities in the Quad Cities
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