Chrisman is a city in
Ross Township
, Edgar County
, Illinois
, United States
. The population was 1,318 at the 2000
census.
The water tower in Chrisman
Geography
Chrisman is located at (39.804038, -87.675669) . It is on
U.S. Route 150
less than a mile north of its intersection with
U.S. Route 36.
Two railroad lines intersect in Chrisman, both operated by
CSX Transportation.
According to the
United
States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
0.7 square miles (1.9 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 1,318
people, 531 households, and 340 families residing in the city. The
population density was 1,801.6
people per square mile (697.1/km²). There were 597 housing units at
an average density of 816.0/sq mi (315.8/km²). The racial
makeup of the city was 99.17%
White, 0.15%
African American, 0.08%
Native American, 0.23%
Asian, and 0.38% from two or
more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.30%
of the population.
There were 531 households out of which 29.2% had children under the
age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were
married
couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no
husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 32.8% of all
households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living
alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.89.
Chrisman High School
In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age
of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to
64, and 25.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was
43 years. For every 100 females there were 83.3 males. For every
100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,167, and the
median income for a family was $42,321. Males had a median income
of $32,313 versus $21,875 for females. The
per capita income for the city was
$16,651. About 5.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were
below the
poverty line, including 11.0%
of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.
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