Red Bud, IL

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Red Bud is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,422 at the 2000 census.

It is the home of the Red Bud campus of Southwestern Illinois College.

Geography

Red Bud is located at 38°12′37″N, 89°59′47″W (38.210205, -89.996494).¹

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 km² (2.1 mi²). 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.47% is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,422 people, 1,370 households, and 935 families residing in the city. The population density was 629.2/km² (1,626.3/mi²). There were 1,462 housing units at an average density of 268.8/km² (694.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.71% White, 0.32% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 1,370 households out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,300, and the median income for a family was $50,280. Males had a median income of $36,049 versus $20,957 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,967. About 6.0% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.

External links

News from Randolph County

• The Randolph County Herald Tribune - Local newspaper
  

• Red Bud Musketeers Football

Coordinates: 38.210205° N 89.996494° W

Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, Illinois
County seat: Chester
Cities	Chester | Red Bud | Sparta
Villages	Baldwin | Coulterville | Ellis Grove | Evansville | Kaskaskia | Percy | Prairie du Rocher | Rockwood | Ruma | Steeleville | Tilden
Precincts	Baldwin | Blair | Bremen | Brewersville | Central | Chester | Coulterville | Ellis Grove | Evansville | Kaskaskia | Palestine | Percy | Prairie du Rocher | Redbud | Rockwood | Ruma | Sparta | Steelville | Tilden | Wine Hill
Unincorporated communities	Glenn | Grigg | Menard | Modoc | Schuline | Walsh | Welge | Wine Hill

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