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GEOGRAPHY Albion is located at (38.377300, -88.061028). In it, Illinois Route 130 and Illinois Route 15 meet. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.7 Km&2 (2.2 Mi&2 ). 5.5 km&2 (2.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (2.28%) is water. HISTORY Albion was founded soon after the end of the ? In 1816 a wealthy Englishman named George Flower came to America. He and another Englishman, Morris Birkbeck met and agreed to explore the western country with the idea of starting a colony of their own countrymen. They were so impressed with the beauty they saw in the countryside when they reached Boultinghouse Prairie, they knew they had found the site for which they were searching. They soon bought up all the land their present finances could afford. In the ensuing years they gave up a life of comfort to endure the many hardships that a pioneer in this country would face. In 1824, the county seat of Edwards County was moved from Palmyra to Albion.http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/edwards.html Residents of Mt. Carmel felt the county seat should be in Mt. Carmel and not Albion. Four companies of militia marched from Mt. Carmel toward Albion to obtain the county documents stored in the courthouse. The situation was resolved by separating Wabash County from Edwards County at the Bon Pas Creek in 1824http://genealogytrails.com/ill/edwards/. The divided counties remain two of the smallest in Illinois. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,933 people, 861 households, and 538 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 348.8/km&2 (903.8/mi&2). There were 957 housing units at an average density of 172.7/km&2 (447.5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.71% White , 0.16% African American , 0.10% Native American , 0.57% Asian , 0.21% from Other Races , and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of the population. There were 861 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were Married Couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.82. In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $29,476, and the median income for a family was $36,917. Males had a median income of $26,182 versus $17,375 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $14,747. About 8.6% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. NOTABLE RESIDENTS
REFERENCES 4.A History Of Edwards County, Illinois, Volume One, 1980 Library of Congress Card number 80-70649 EXTERNAL LINKS
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