Ashton (formerly Ogle Station) is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. Lee County is a County located in the US state of Illinois. As of 2000 the population was 36062 The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 1,142 at the 2000 census.
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Ashton is located at (41. 866545, -89. 221923)[1].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 7 square miles (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 km²), all of it land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,142 people, 437 households, and 312 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,727. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (668. 1/km²). There were 468 housing units at an average density of 708. 0/sq mi (273. 8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97. 99% White, 1. 05% African American, 0. 09% Native American, 0. 35% from other races, and 0. 53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 36% of the population.
There were 437 households out of which 35. 2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54. 2% were married couples living together, 14. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 4% were non-families. 23. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 57 and the average family size was 2. 98.
In the village the population was spread out with 27. 5% under the age of 18, 8. 4% from 18 to 24, 29. 9% from 25 to 44, 19. 6% from 45 to 64, and 14. 5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90. 7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87. 3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $39,896, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $22,381 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,200. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 5. 4% of families and 6. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 8% of those under age 18 and 3. 1% of those age 65 or over.