Basco, Illinois
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Hancock |
| Coordinates | 40°19′43″N 91°11′53″W / 40.32861°N 91.19806°W |
| Area | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - land | 0.2 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Density | 471.7 / sq mi (182 / km2) |
| Date | August 20 1886 |
| Government | Democracy |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62313 |
| Area code | 217 |
   Location of Basco within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: Basco, Illinois | |
Basco is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, U.S.
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[edit] Geography
Basco is located at 40°19′43″N 91°11′53″W / 40.32861°N 91.19806°W (40.328613, -91.197948).[1]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 107 people, 48 households, and 27 families residing in the village. The population density was 471.7 people per square mile (179.6/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 264.5 per square mile (100.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White.
There were 48 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $29,306, and the median income for a family was $58,125. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,746. There were 6.1% of families and 9.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 14.7% of under eighteens and 11.1% of those over 64.
[edit] Celebrating 125 years
On August 20 2011 Basco Illinois turned 125 years old. So with Basco turning 125 the town couldn't resist having a party so with much help and support from nice volunteers. The Basco parade was one heck of a parade it had over 75 entrees. And tons of candy for the kids. After the parade was the car show. There was a lot of sweet cars there. And at one o'clock the kids game and cake walk. Then at two was the free throw contest. Also they had a pedal tractor pull. After all games were through at 9:00 o'clock Basco had a firework extravaganza (Basco was once popular for its fireworks show.) After the fireworks it was party hard all night long with Stagered. The next day at eight was a church service and digging up the time capsule
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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