Havana, Illinois
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Mason |
| Elevation | 477 ft (145 m) |
| Coordinates | 40°17′49″N 90°3′36″W / 40.29694°N 90.06000°WCoordinates: 40°17′49″N 90°3′36″W / 40.29694°N 90.06000°W |
| Area | 2.91 sq mi (8 km2) |
| - land | 2.74 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - water | 0.16 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 3,577 (2000) |
| Density | 1,361.0/sq mi (525/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62644 |
| Area code | 309 |
   Location of Havana within Illinois
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Havana is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,577 at the 2000 census, and 3,260 at a 2009 estimate. It is the county seat of Mason County.
The city was named after Havana, the capital of Cuba.
Havana is located on the Illinois River at 40°17′49″N 90°3′36″W / 40.29694°N 90.06000°W (40.297067, -90.060004). It is located near the Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge, and a short distance from Bath, Illinois. Havana was notorious as a gambling river town, and it is reported that names such as Al Capone would hunt, fish, and gamble in the local clubs. According to the 2010 census, Havana has a total area of 2.905 square miles (7.52 km2), of which 2.74 square miles (7.10 km2) (or 94.32%) is land and 0.165 square miles (0.43 km2) (or 5.68%) is water.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.8 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (5.40%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,577 people, 1,467 households, and 981 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,361.0 people per square mile (525.1/km²). There were 1,587 housing units at an average density of 603.8/sq mi (233.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.49% White, 0.14% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.
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