Pulaski, Illinois (original) (raw)

Village in Illinois, United States

Pulaski
Village
Commercial AvenueCommercial Avenue
Location of Pulaski in Pulaski County, Illinois.Location of Pulaski in Pulaski County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United StatesLocation of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°13′0″N 89°12′22″W / 37.21667°N 89.20611°W / 37.21667; -89.20611
Country United States
State Illinois
County Pulaski
Area[1]
• Total 1.32 sq mi (3.41 km2)
• Land 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)
• Water 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation[2] 335 ft (102 m)
Population (2020)
• Total 154
• Density 117.56/sq mi (45.40/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s) 62976
Area code 618
FIPS code 17-62211
GNIS feature ID 2399029[2]
Wikimedia Commons Pulaski, Illinois

Pulaski is a village in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. The population was 235 at the 2010 census.[3] The village is named in honor of Polish Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski.[4]

Pulaski was founded in 1852 as a construction camp along the Illinois Central Railroad. A post office was established in 1856. The village was initially known as "Camp Pulaski," but the "Camp" was dropped from the name in 1872. Pulaski incorporated in 1898.[5]

Pulaski is located at 37°13′0″N 89°12′22″W / 37.21667°N 89.20611°W / 37.21667; -89.20611 (37.216751, -89.206127).[6] The village lies in the Cache River basin north of Cairo. It straddles Old U.S. Highway 51 and is west of Interstate 57. Pulaski is west of the Ohio River.

According to the 2010 census, Pulaski has a total area of 1.316 square miles (3.41 km2), of which 1.31 square miles (3.39 km2) (or 99.54%) is land and 0.006 square miles (0.02 km2) (or 0.46%) is water.[7]

Historical population

Census Pop. Note %±
1880 77 —
1900 424 —
1910 592 39.6%
1920 518 −12.5%
1930 521 0.6%
1940 623 19.6%
1950 478 −23.3%
1960 415 −13.2%
1970 471 13.5%
1980 477 1.3%
1990 361 −24.3%
2000 274 −24.1%
2010 206 −24.8%
2020 154 −25.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

Pulaski Village Hall

Pulaski village, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionNote: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[9] Pop 2010[10] Pop 2020[11] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 77 62 55 28.10% 30.10% 35.71%
Black or African American alone (NH) 194 137 87 70.80% 66.50% 56.49%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 0 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3 6 8 1.09% 2.91% 5.19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 1 4 0.00% 0.49% 2.60%
Total 274 206 154 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 274 people, 116 households, and 67 families residing in the village. The population density was 214.9 inhabitants per square mile (83.0/km2). There were 135 housing units at an average density of 105.9 per square mile (40.9/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 28.10% White, 70.80% African American, and 1.09% from two or more races.

There were 116 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 21.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 37.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 19.0% 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 82.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was 16,786,andthemedianincomeforafamilywas16,786, and the median income for a family was 16,786,andthemedianincomeforafamilywas28,250. Males had a median income of 29,444versus29,444 versus 29,444versus18,333 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,946. About 26.5% of families and 32.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 42.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 29.8% of those 65 or over.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pulaski, Illinois
  3. ^ "ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. ^ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 42.
  5. ^ Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois (University of Illinois Press, 2010), pp. 287-288.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Pulaski village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  10. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pulaski village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pulaski village, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.