Marine, Illinois
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Marine is a village in Madison County
Madison County, Illinois
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. Madison County is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis Metro Area. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 269,282, which is an increase of 4.0% from 258,941 in 2000. The county seat is Edwardsville, home to...

, Illinois
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, United States
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. The population was 910 at the 2000 census. It is the home of NASCAR
NASCAR
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 driver Mark Voigt
Mark Voigt
Mark Voigt, is a former NASCAR driver. He raced three times in the Busch Series in 2001. He is also a local dirt track driver.-Dirt Tracks Career:...

.

Geography

Marine is located at 38°47′15"N 89°46′41"W (38.787365, -89.778135).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it (2.56%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 910 people, 363 households, and 254 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,196.3 people per square mile (462.3/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 499.6 per square mile (193.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.91% White, 0.11% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.11% from other races
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, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.

There were 363 households out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,361, and the median income for a family was $44,500. Males had a median income of $38,654 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the village was $18,133. About 4.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable residents

  • Jerry Neudecker
    Jerry Neudecker
    Jerome A. Neudecker was a Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the American League from to...

    , was a former Major League Baseball
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     umpire (1966–85)
  • Mark Voigt
    Mark Voigt
    Mark Voigt, is a former NASCAR driver. He raced three times in the Busch Series in 2001. He is also a local dirt track driver.-Dirt Tracks Career:...

    , racer with several NASCAR
    NASCAR
    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

    starts


Justin Bohnenstiehl, Mayor of Marine
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