Mason City, Illinois

Mason City
City
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Mason
Elevation	579 ft (176 m)
Coordinates	40°12′11″N 89°41′46″W / 40.20306°N 89.69611°W / 40.20306; -89.69611Coordinates: 40°12′11″N 89°41′46″W / 40.20306°N 89.69611°W / 40.20306; -89.69611
Area	1.01 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.01 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	2,558 (2000)
Density	2,599.1/sq mi (1,004/km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC−6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code	62664
Area code	217
Location of Mason City within Illinois

Mason City is a city in Mason County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,558 at the 2000 census, and 2,324 at a 2009 estimate. Mason City was established in 1857.

The city took its name from Mason County.

Mason City is located at 40°12′11″N 89°41′46″W / 40.20306°N 89.69611°W / 40.20306; -89.69611 (40.202965, -89.696109).

According to the 2010 census, Mason City has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km²), all land.

Mason City is situated halfway between Peoria and Springfield on Route 29, a north-south highway, and halfway between Lincoln and Havana on Route 10, an east-west road.

At the 2000 census, there were 2,558 people, 1,041 households and 681 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,599.1 per square mile (1,007.8/km²). There were 1,127 housing units at an average density of 1,145.1 per square mile (444.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.06% White, 0.04% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.59% of the population.

There were 1,041 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.