Ava | |
City | |
Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Jackson |
Coordinates | 37°53′22″N 89°29′47″W / 37.88944°N 89.49639°WCoordinates: 37°53′22″N 89°29′47″W / 37.88944°N 89.49639°W |
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 |
Ava is a city in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 662 at the 2000 census.
Ava is located at 37°53′22″N 89°29′47″W / 37.88944°N 89.49639°W (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.
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.