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Marine, Illinois

Marine
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Madison
Coordinates 38°47′15″N 89°46′41″W / 38.78750°N 89.77806°W / 38.78750; -89.77806Coordinates: 38°47′15″N 89°46′41″W / 38.78750°N 89.77806°W / 38.78750; -89.77806
Area 0.71 sq mi (2 km2)
 - land 0.69 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water 0.02 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 960 (2010)
Density 538.1/km2 (1,394/sq mi)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62061
Area code 618
Location of Marine within Illinois
Location of Marine within Illinois

Marine is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 960 at the 2010 census.

The village was so named for the fact a share of the early settlers were sea captains.

Marine is located at 38°47′15″N 89°46′41″W / 38.78750°N 89.77806°W / 38.78750; -89.77806 (38.787365, -89.778135).

According to the 2010 census, Marine has a total area of 0.71 square miles (1.84 km2), of which 0.69 square miles (1.79 km2) (or 97.18%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 2.82%) is water.

As of the census of 2010, there were 960 people, 393 households, and 259 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,196.3 people per square mile (462.3/km²). There were 380 housing units at an average density of 499.6 per square mile (193.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% White, 0.6% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.7% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.

There were 393 households out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.2% 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 3.03.


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