Kincaid, Illinois
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Kincaid is a village in Christian County
Christian County, Illinois
Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 34,800, which is a decrease of 1.6% from 35,372 in 2000...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

. It had a 2010 census population of 1,505.

Geography

Kincaid is located at 39°35′15"N 89°24′55"W (39.587582, -89.415409).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land. The village is located near Sangchris Lake
Sangchris Lake
Sangchris Lake is a 3,022-acre reservoir located in Christian and Sangamon Counties, Illinois. It was created in 1964 by damming Clear Creek, a tributary of the South Fork of the Sangamon River for recreation and to serve as a source for cooling water for an adjacent electrical generating plant...

.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 1,441 people, 600 households, and 400 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

 was 2,309.9 people per square mile (897.4/km²). There were 658 housing units at an average density of 1,054.8 per square mile (409.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.68% White, 0.49% Native American, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 600 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% 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 village the population was spread out with 26.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $35,403, and the median income for a family was $40,590. Males had a median income of $31,594 versus $23,313 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

 for the village was $16,553. About 10.1% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Prominent citizens

Kincaid was the birthplace of Major League Baseball catcher Harry Chiti
Harry Chiti
Harry Chiti was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1950 through 1962, he played for the Chicago Cubs , Kansas City Athletics , Detroit Tigers and New York Mets . A native of Kincaid, Illinois, Chiti batted and threw right-handed...

 (1932–2002).

Dr. Larry Bucshon
Larry Bucshon
Larry Dean Bucshon is a heart surgeon and the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party.- Early life, education, and early career :Bucshon was born on May 31, 1962 and raised in Kincaid, Illinois...

, a Republican member of the U.S. Congress ( IN-8), claims Kincaid as his hometown.
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