Ava, Illinois

Ava
City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Coordinates
Area	1.07 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.06 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.01 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	662 (2000)
Density	622.0 / sq mi (240 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62907
Area code	618
Location of Ava within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Ava, Illinois

Ava is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Ava is located at (37.889346, -89.496355).

According to the 2010 census, Ava has a total area of 1.069 square miles (2.77 km²), of which 1.06 square miles (2.75 km²) (or 99.16%) is land and 0.009 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 0.84%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	365		—
1890	807		121.1%
1900	984		21.9%
1910	780		−20.7%
1920	626		−19.7%
1930	615		−1.8%
1940	821		33.5%
1950	734		−10.6%
1960	665		−9.4%
1970	728		9.5%
1980	811		11.4%
1990	674		−16.9%
2000	662		−1.8%
2010	654		−1.2%
Est. 2014	639		−2.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 662 people, 282 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 622.0 people per square mile (241.1/km²). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 299.7 per square mile (116.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.94% White, 0.30% Native American, 0.15% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.

There were 282 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,750, and the median income for a family was $36,364. Males had a median income of $32,344 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,324. About 12.6% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Andy High, third baseman for the Brooklyn Robins, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies
• Charlie High, outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics