Hamel, Illinois
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Madison |
| Coordinates | 38°53′15″N 89°50′38″W / 38.88750°N 89.84389°WCoordinates: 38°53′15″N 89°50′38″W / 38.88750°N 89.84389°W |
| Area | 1.16 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - land | 1.16 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.01 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 816 (2010) |
| Density | 272.8/km2 (707/sq mi) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62046 |
| Area code | 618 |
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Hamel is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 816 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the Illinois Metro East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.
Hamel is located at 38°53′15″N 89°50′38″W / 38.88750°N 89.84389°W (38.887524, -89.843949).
According to the 2010 census, Hamel has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.00 km2), of which 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2) (or 99.14%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.86%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 570 people, 233 households, and 170 families residing in the village. The population density was 491.3 people per square mile (189.7/km²). There were 242 housing units at an average density of 208.6 per square mile (80.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.25% White, 0.35% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53% of the population.
There were 233 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.5% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.92.
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