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Hurst, Illinois

Illinois
City
Country United States
State Illinois
County Williamson
Coordinates 37°49′57″N 89°8′40″W / 37.83250°N 89.14444°W / 37.83250; -89.14444Coordinates: 37°49′57″N 89°8′40″W / 37.83250°N 89.14444°W / 37.83250; -89.14444
Area 0.86 sq mi (2 km2)
 - land 0.86 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 805 (2000)
Density 935.1/sq mi (361/km2)
Founded 1903
Mayor Duke Woolsey
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62949
Area code 618
Location of Hurst within Illinois
Location of Hurst within Illinois

Hurst is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census.

Hurst is located at 37°49′57″N 89°8′40″W / 37.83250°N 89.14444°W / 37.83250; -89.14444 (37.832366, -89.144475).

According to the 2010 census, Hurst has a total area of 0.862 square miles (2.23 km2), of which 0.86 square miles (2.23 km2) (or 99.77%) is land and 0.002 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.23%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 805 people, 360 households, and 217 families residing in the city. The population density was 935.1 people per square mile (361.4/km²). There were 386 housing units at an average density of 448.4 per square mile (173.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% White, 0.99% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.87% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 360 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.


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