Elizabeth
Village
Elizabeth, Illinois, as seen from the observation tower west of the village.
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Township	Elizabeth
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
Coordinates	42°19′04″N 90°13′17″W / 42.31778, -90.22139
Area	1.1 sq mi (3 km²)
- land	1.1 sq mi (3 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²)
Population	682 (2000)
Density	1,554.8 /sq mi (600 /km²)
Village President	Dale L. Roberts
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61028
Area code	815
Location of Elizabeth within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Elizabeth, Illinois
Website: http://www.elizabeth-il.com/

Elizabeth is a village in eastern Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 682 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Elizabeth is located at 42°19′1″N, 90°13′24″W (42.317007, -90.223231)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 682 people, 309 households, and 177 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,554.8 people per square mile (598.5/km²). There were 343 housing units at an average density of 782.0/sq mi (301.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.97% White, 0.15% African American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.15% of the population.

There were 309 households out of which 21.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.74.

In the village the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 32.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $33,587, and the median income for a family was $41,354. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $23,636 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,235. About 4.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

See also

• Apple River Fort
• Battle of Apple River Fort
• Chicago Great Western Railroad Depot

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

• Jo Daviess County

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois County seat: Galena Cities East Dubuque | Galena Villages Apple River | Elizabeth | Hanover | Menominee | Nora | Scales Mound | Stockton | Warren Townships Apple River | Berreman | Council Hill | Derinda | Dunleith | East Galena | Elizabeth | Guilford | Hanover | Menominee | Nora | Pleasant Valley | Rawlins | Rice | Rush | Scales Mound | Stockton | Thompson | Vinegar Hill | Wards Grove | Warren | West Galena | Woodbine Unincorporated communities Rodden | Woodbine

v â€¢ d â€¢ e   State of Illinois Springfield (capital) Topics History | Geography | People | Government | Economy | Culture Regions American Bottom | Central Illinois | Champaign‑Urbana | Chicago metropolitan area | Driftless Area | Forgottonia | Fox Valley | Little Egypt | Mississippi Plain | Northern Illinois | North Shore | Northwestern Illinois | Peoria Metropolitan Area | Quad Cities | River Bend | Rockford Metropolitan Area | St. Louis Metro‑East | Wabash Valley Major cities Aurora | Belleville | Bloomington/Normal | Carbondale | Champaign/Urbana | Chicago | Danville | Decatur | DeKalb | East St. Louis | Elgin | Freeport | Galesburg | Joliet | Kankakee | Moline/Rock Island | Naperville | Peoria | Quincy | Rockford | Springfield | Waukegan Counties Adams | Alexander | Bond | Boone | Brown | Bureau | Calhoun | Carroll | Cass | Champaign | Christian | Clark | Clay | Clinton | Coles | Cook | Crawford | Cumberland | DeKalb | DeWitt | Douglas | DuPage | Edgar | Edwards | Effingham | Fayette | Ford | Franklin | Fulton | Gallatin | Greene | Grundy | Hamilton | Hancock | Hardin | Henderson | Henry | Iroquois | Jackson | Jasper | Jefferson | Jersey | Jo Daviess | Johnson | Kane | Kankakee | Kendall | Knox | LaSalle | Lake | Lawrence | Lee | Livingston | Logan | Macon | Macoupin | Madison | Marion | Marshall | Mason | Massac | McDonough | McHenry | McLean | Menard | Mercer | Monroe | Montgomery | Morgan | Moultrie | Ogle | Peoria | Perry | Piatt | Pike | Pope | Pulaski | Putnam | Randolph | Richland | Rock Island | Saline | Sangamon | Schuyler | Scott | Shelby | St. Clair | Stark | Stephenson | Tazewell | Union | Vermilion | Wabash | Warren | Washington | Wayne | White | Whiteside | Will | Williamson | Winnebago | Woodford