Makanda, Illinois

Makanda
Village
A railroad crossing in Makanda
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Jackson
Coordinates	37°37′5″N 89°13′46″W / 37.61806°N 89.22944°W / 37.61806; -89.22944Coordinates: 37°37′5″N 89°13′46″W / 37.61806°N 89.22944°W / 37.61806; -89.22944
Area	5.34 sq mi (14 km2)
- land	5.29 sq mi (14 km2)
- water	0.05 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	561 (2010)
Density	130.5/sq mi (50/km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62958
Area code	618
Location of Makanda within Illinois

Makanda is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 561, up from 419 in 2000. In the early 20th Century it used the slogan "Star of Egypt."

Makanda is part of the Carbondale, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Makanda is located at 37°37′5″N 89°13′46″W / 37.61806°N 89.22944°W / 37.61806; -89.22944 (37.618190, -89.229545).

According to the 2010 census, Makanda has a total area of 5.341 square miles (13.83 km²), of which 5.29 square miles (13.70 km²) (or 99.05%) is land and 0.051 square miles (0.13 km²) (or 0.95%) is water.

As of the 2010 census, there were 561 people, 230 households, and 160 families residing in the village. The population density was 129.6 people per square mile (50.0/km²). There were 262 housing units at an average density of 60.5 per square mile (23.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.5% White, 3.6% African American, 6.6% Asian, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.

Of the 230 households in the village, 28.7% had children under the age of 18. Of the 160 family households, 54.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.86.