Karnak
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Pulaski
Coordinates	37°17′32″N 88°58′30″W / 37.29222, -88.975
Area	1.8 sq mi (5 km²)
- land	1.8 sq mi (5 km²)
Population	619 (2000)
Density	341.4 /sq mi (132 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62956
Area code	XXX
Location of Karnak within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Karnak, Illinois

Karnak is a village in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Karnak is located at 37°17′32″N, 88°58′30″W (37.292146, -88.974920).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 619 people, 263 households, and 174 families residing in the village. The population density was 341.4 people per square mile (132.0/km²). There were 293 housing units at an average density of 161.6/sq mi (62.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.70% White, 5.49% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.65% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.88% of the population.

There were 263 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 82.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $33,833. Males had a median income of $35,625 versus $16,635 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,346. About 16.3% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.4% of those under age 18 and 14.2% 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

• Karnak, Illinois is at coordinates 37°17′32″N 88°58′30″W / 37.292146, -88.97492 (Karnak, Illinois)Coordinates: 37°17′32″N 88°58′30″W / 37.292146, -88.97492 (Karnak, Illinois)

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