Mount Pulaski, Illinois

Mount Pulaski
City
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Nickname: Vinegar Hill
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Logan
Elevation	654 ft (199 m)
Coordinates
Area	1.13 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.13 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	1,556 (2010)
Density	1,494.1 / sq mi (577 / km2)
Founded	1836
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62548-1245
Area code	217
Location of Mount Pulaski within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Mount Pulaski, Illinois
Website: mtpulaskiil.com

Mount Pulaski is a city in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,701 at the 2000 census, and 1,577 at a 2009 estimate. It is the home of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site. The city is named in honor of Polish Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski.

Geography

Mount Pulaski is located at (40.010106, -89.284560).

According to the 2010 census, Mount Pulaski has a total area of 1.13 square miles (2.93 km²), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	360		—
1860	511		41.9%
1870	653		27.8%
1880	1,125		72.3%
1890	1,357		20.6%
1900	1,643		21.1%
1910	1,511		−8.0%
1920	1,510		−0.1%
1930	1,445		−4.3%
1940	1,378		−4.6%
1950	1,526		10.7%
1960	1,689		10.7%
1970	1,677		−0.7%
1980	1,783		6.3%
1990	1,610		−9.7%
2000	1,701		5.7%
2010	1,566		−7.9%
Est. 2014	1,528		−2.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,701 people, 696 households, and 471 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,494.1 people per square mile (576.1/km²). There were 741 housing units at an average density of 650.9 per square mile (251.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.47% White, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 696 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $46,181. Males had a median income of $37,941 versus $22,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,616. About 4.3% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Henry Pierson Crowe, Lieutenant colonel in the USMC (1899–1991); attended high school in Mount Pulaski
• Vaughn De Leath (1894–1943); First female to sing live on a radio station January 1920 (New York City); was from Mt. Pulaski and her ashes buried there.
• Herbert Ryman (1910-1989), American artist and Disney Imagineer lived in Mt. Pulaski as a youth.
• John Schlitt, lead singer of Christian Rock band Petra and the rock band Head East, was raised in Mount Pulaski.

External links

• http://www.mtpulaskiil.com/