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Karnak, Illinois

Karnak
Village
Downtown Karnak
Downtown Karnak
Location of Karnak in Pulaski County, Illinois.
Location of Karnak in Pulaski County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°17′32″N 88°58′30″W / 37.29222°N 88.97500°W / 37.29222; -88.97500Coordinates: 37°17′32″N 88°58′30″W / 37.29222°N 88.97500°W / 37.29222; -88.97500
Country United States
State Illinois
County Pulaski
Area
 • Total 1.81 sq mi (4.69 km2)
 • Land 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 499
 • Estimate (2016) 456
 • Density 252.49/sq mi (97.50/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s) 62956
Area code(s) 618
FIPS code 17-39077
Karnak, Illinois

Karnak is a village in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. The population was 619 at the 2000 census.

A post office called Karnak has been in operation since 1905. The village was named after Karnak, in Egypt.

Karnak is located at 37°17′32″N 88°58′30″W / 37.29222°N 88.97500°W / 37.29222; -88.97500 (37.292146, -88.974920).

According to the 2010 census, Karnak has a total area of 1.814 square miles (4.70 km2), of which 1.81 square miles (4.69 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.004 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 619 people, 263 households, and 174 families residing in the village. The population density was 341.4 people per square mile (132.0/km²). There were 293 housing units at an average density of 161.6 per square mile (62.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.70% White, 5.49% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.65% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.88% of the population.

There were 263 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% 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 2.90.


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