St. Jacob, Illinois
| St. Jacob | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Madison |
| Coordinates | 38°43′1″N 89°46′2″W / 38.71694°N 89.76722°WCoordinates: 38°43′1″N 89°46′2″W / 38.71694°N 89.76722°W |
| Area | 0.77 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - land | 0.76 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.01 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,098 (2010) |
| Density | 555.7/km2 (1,439/sq mi) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62281 |
| Area code | 618 |
   Location of St. Jacob within Illinois
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St. Jacob is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1098 at the 2010 census.
St. Jacob derives its name from Jacob Schutz who operated a store, saloon and tavern called the St. Jacob House.
St. Jacob is located at 38°43′1″N 89°46′2″W / 38.71694°N 89.76722°W (38.716897, -89.767122).
According to the 2010 census, St. Jacob has a total area of 0.766 square miles (1.98 km2), of which 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2) (or 99.22%) is land and 0.006 square miles (0.02 km2) (or 0.78%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 801 people, 301 households, and 232 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,433.1 people per square mile (552.3/km²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 574.3 per square mile (221.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.25% White, 0.50% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 301 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.01.
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