Chapin
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Morgan
Coordinates	39°46′3″N 90°24′7″W / 39.7675, -90.40194
Area	1.0 sq mi (3 km²)
- land	1.0 sq mi (3 km²)
Population	592 (2000)
Density	607.1 /sq mi (234 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	XXXXX
Area code	XXX
Location of Chapin within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Chapin, Illinois

Onken store as it looked in the summer of 2006

Chapin is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 592 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Chapin is located at 39°46′3″N, 90°24′7″W (39.767407, -90.401844).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 592 people, 227 households, and 168 families residing in the village. The population density was 607.1 people per square mile (233.2/km²). There were 237 housing units at an average density of 243.0/sq mi (93.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.16% White, 0.17% Native American, and 0.68% from two or more races.

There were 227 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $42,143, and the median income for a family was $43,482. Males had a median income of $28,906 versus $26,607 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,972. About 8.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Chapin, Illinois is at coordinates 39°46′03″N 90°24′07″W / 39.767407, -90.401844 (Chapin, Illinois)Coordinates: 39°46′03″N 90°24′07″W / 39.767407, -90.401844 (Chapin, Illinois)

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