Mount Auburn is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Mount Auburn is located at 39°45′57″N, 89°15′40″W (39.765906,
-89.261069).1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total
area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 515 people, 223 households, and 156 families residing in the
village. The population density was 200.9/km² (519.7/mi²). There were 228 housing
units at an average density of 88.9/km² (230.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.06% White, 0.58% Native American, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 223 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were
non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the village the population was spread out with 20.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.8%
from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3
males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $45,417, and the median income for a family was $47,604. Males had a
median income of $35,000 versus $21,389 for females. The per capita income for the
village was $18,829. About 1.9% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.
Church
Mount Auburn is the home of the Methodist Church on Elm Street, and the Mt. Auburn Church of Christ in the dead center of
town. The Mt. Auburn Church of Christ is home of the Main Event youth group that is traveling to Louisiana for missions work in
June, 2007. It's youth group currently holds around 30 members, which is large for a church with a population of 500. It's yearly
trips include Christ In Youth and various camping trips. It has no current and is currently ran by the music director, Tisha
Armstrong, and her husband, Dan Armstrong.
External links
Coordinates:
39.765906° N 89.261069°
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