History of Flora
Flora is a small town in Clay County, Illinois. The community was named after the daughter of one of the town founders.
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Demographic Information
Geography
Flora is located at 38°40′11″N, 88°29′3″W (38.669813, -88.484105).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
Population Density
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,086 people, 2,127 households, and 1,325 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,146.2 people per square mile (442.3/km²). There were 2,352 housing units at an average density of 530.1/sq mi (204.5/km²).
Race and Ethnicity
Flora's racial makeup consists of
- 97.76% White
- 1.12% Asian
- 0.65% Hispanic or Latino
- 0.33% Native American
- 0.18% African American
- 0.04% Pacific Islander
- 0.29% from two or more races
- 0.28% from other races
Family and Household Makeup
There were 2,127 households out of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.92.
Age
In Flora, the population was spread out into 5 age groups
- under 18 - 23.5%
- 18 to 24 - 8.7%
- 25 to 44 - 25.2%
- 45 to 64 - 20.8%
- 65 or older - 21.8%
The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 83.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.8 males.
Income
The median income for a household in the city was $28,157, and the median income for a family was $36,313. Males had a median income of $30,867 versus $19,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,653. About 9.5% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.
Demographics information compiled from the 2000 U.S. Census and Wikipedia.
