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Alvin, Illinois

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In the village, the population was spread out, with 34.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.35.
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of 2000, there were 316 people, 106 households, and 85 families residing in the village. The population density was 397.2 inhabitants per square mile (153.4/km). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 144.6 per square mile (55.8/km). The racial makeup of the village was 97.78%
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The median income for a household in the village was $ 36,000, and the median income for a family was $ 38,333. Males had a median income of $ 30,278 versus $ 18,194 for females. The
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There were 106 households, out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were
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According to the 2010 census, Alvin has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km), all land.
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for the village was $ 13,773. About 7.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the
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A settlement was founded in 1872 about a mile south of present-day Alvan, along the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvin, Illinois
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alvin, Illinois
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Alvan is located on County Road 3 approximately 3.6 miles north of
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History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois
682: 342:, however the village is also known by the alternate spelling 308: 250: 229: 829:"G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1" 880: 900: 754: 793: 1399: 69:Location of Alvan in Vermilion County, Illinois. 851: 1030:Map of Illinois highlighting Vermilion County 949: 428:flows past the west side of the community. 956: 942: 821: 706:of any race were 0.63% of the population. 346:(for example, by the U.S. Census Bureau). 81:Location of Illinois in the United States 402: 794:Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). 14: 1408:Villages in Vermilion County, Illinois 1400: 745: 743: 741: 458: 937: 356:Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad 1418:Populated places established in 1875 787: 698:, and 0.32% from two or more races. 57:Alvin post office and grain elevator 738: 331:, United States. 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Alvan, Illinois
Village
Alvin post office and grain elevator
Location of Alvan in Vermilion County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
40°18′25″N 87°36′25″W / 40.30694°N 87.60694°W / 40.30694; -87.60694
Vermilion
South Ross
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
DST
UTC-5
CDT
ZIP Code(s)
Area code
FIPS code
GNIS
https://villageofalvin.com/
South Ross Township
Vermilion County
Illinois
Danville, Illinois
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
March 16, 1942

Bismarck
Danville

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