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Versailles, Illinois

Versailles, Illinois
Village
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°53′2″N 90°39′27″W / 39.88389°N 90.65750°W / 39.88389; -90.65750Coordinates: 39°53′2″N 90°39′27″W / 39.88389°N 90.65750°W / 39.88389; -90.65750
Country United States
State Illinois
County Brown
Area
 • Total 0.94 sq mi (2.43 km2)
 • Land 0.93 sq mi (2.42 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 478
 • Estimate (2016) 456
 • Density 488.75/sq mi (188.65/km2)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s) 62378
Area code(s) 217
FIPS code 17-77720
Versailles, Illinois

Versailles is a village in Brown County, Illinois, United States. The population was 478 at the 2010 census. The village's name is pronounced differently from the French city of the same name: /vərˈslz/ vər-SAYLZ.

Versailles is located at 39°53′2″N 90°39′27″W / 39.88389°N 90.65750°W / 39.88389; -90.65750 (39.883896, -90.657630).

According to the 2010 census, Versailles has a total area of 0.935 square miles (2.42 km2), of which 0.93 square miles (2.41 km2) (or 99.47%) is land and 0.005 square miles (0.01 km2) (or 0.53%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 567 people, 241 households, and 156 families residing in the village. The population density was 614.7 people per square mile (238.0/km²). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 280.8 per square mile (108.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.65% White, 0.18% African American, and 0.18% from two or more races.

There were 241 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% 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 2.97.


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