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Encyclopedia > Palestine, Illinois

Palestine is a village located in Crawford County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,366.


Geography

Palestine is located at 39°0'8" North, 87°36'44" West (39.002214, -87.612110)1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km˛ (0.8 mi˛). 1.9 km˛ (0.8 mi˛) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.


Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,366 people, 625 households, and 400 families residing in the village. The population density is 703.2/km˛ (1,832.3/mi˛). There are 714 housing units at an average density of 367.6/km˛ (957.7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the village is 99.12% White, 0.07% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.66% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.


There are 625 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% are married couples living together, 10.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% are non-families. 33.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.19 and the average family size is 2.76.


In the village the population is spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42 years. For every 100 females there are 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.5 males.


The median income for a household in the village is $28,911, and the median income for a family is $35,500. Males have a median income of $30,139 versus $20,184 for females. The per capita income for the village is $15,185. 15.8% of the population and 13.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 27.4% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.


External links

  • Maps and aerial photos
    • Street map from Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=39.002214&longitude=-87.61211&zoom=6)
    • Topographic map from Topozone (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.002214&lon=-87.61211&s=200&size=m&layer=DRG100)
    • Aerial photograph from Microsoft Terraserver (http://terraserver.microsoft.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=14&lon=-87.61211&lat=39.002214&w=750&h=500)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Chapter 2: Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem (8377 words)
In 1945 the Government of Palestine compiled statistics of the private buildings authorized by the municipalities and which were constructed between 1936 and 1944.
Thus Palestine, although it had in 1944 slightly fewer physicians per capita than the U.S. had in 1980, had a much higher ratio of physicians to the population than that of many states in the U.S. The Palestine Arab medical profession was highly sophisticated.
The Palestine Arab labor movement was a growing pool of skilled labor, whereas the Jewish labor movement stifled the growth of the economy by reducing even their laborowned enterprises to near bankruptcy, requiring subsidies from abroad to cover enormous annual deficits.
Palestine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (204 words)
The British Mandate of Palestine, a specific territory conquered by the United Kingdom in 1917, and governed by it under a League of Nations mandate until 1948.
Palestine (region): A geographical region in the Middle East.
The State of Palestine, declared by the PLO in Algiers in 1988.
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