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Toledo, Illinois

Toledo, Illinois

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Toledo is a village in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Illinois
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 11,253. Its county seat is Toledo, Illinois.Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois , the 21st state admitted to the United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation...

, United States
United States
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. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat
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 of Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Illinois
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 11,253. Its county seat is Toledo, Illinois.Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

.

Toledo is part of the Charleston
Charleston, Illinois
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,039 as of the 2000 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor Mattoon, Illinois. Both are principal cities of the Charleston–Mattoon...

Mattoon
Mattoon, Illinois
Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,291 as of the 2000 census. It is a principal city of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.Mattoon was the site of the "Mad Gasser" attacks of the 1940s....

 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Charleston-Mattoon micropolitan area
The Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in central Illinois, anchored by the cities of Charleston and Mattoon....

.

Toledo is located at (39.272115, -88.242778).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.8 square mile
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s (2.1 km²), all of it land.

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 1,166 people, 510 households, and 314 families residing in the village.
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Toledo is a village in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Illinois
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 11,253. Its county seat is Toledo, Illinois.Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois , the 21st state admitted to the United States of America, is the most populous and demographically diverse Midwestern state and the fifth most populous state in the nation...

, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The population was 1,166 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...

 of Cumberland County
Cumberland County, Illinois
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 11,253. Its county seat is Toledo, Illinois.Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

.

Toledo is part of the Charleston
Charleston, Illinois
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,039 as of the 2000 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor Mattoon, Illinois. Both are principal cities of the Charleston–Mattoon...

Mattoon
Mattoon, Illinois
Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18,291 as of the 2000 census. It is a principal city of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.Mattoon was the site of the "Mad Gasser" attacks of the 1940s....

 Micropolitan Statistical Area
Charleston-Mattoon micropolitan area
The Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in central Illinois, anchored by the cities of Charleston and Mattoon....

.

Geography


Toledo is located at (39.272115, -88.242778).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...

, the village has a total area of 0.8 square mile
Square mile
The square mile is an imperial and US unit of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one statute mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared...

s (2.1 km²), all of it land.

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.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...

of 2000, there were 1,166 people, 510 households, and 314 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,461.0 people per square mile (562.7/km²). There were 571 housing units at an average density of 715.4/sq mi (275.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.63% White, 0.09% Native American, 0.09% from other races
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, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.43% of the population.

There were 510 households out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.4% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $26,094, and the median income for a family was $29,792. Males had a median income of $26,563 versus $16,898 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone. Per capita income is usually reported in units of currency per year...

 for the village was $14,246. About 18.0% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.