Farina, Illinois

Farina
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fayette
Coordinates
Area	1.46 sq mi (4 km2)
- land	1.46 sq mi (4 km2)
- water	0.01 sq mi (0 km2)
Density	387.6 / sq mi (150 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62838
Area code	618
Location of Farina within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Farina, Illinois

Farina is a village in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. As of the 1990 census, the village population was 575, in 254 housing units. The population was 558 at the 2000 census. It is the only community with the name "Farina" in the United States.

History

Farina takes its name from farina (food), from its location in the wheat-growing district.

Geography

Farina is located at (38.833008, -88.775786).

According to the 2010 census, Farina has a total area of 1.467 square miles (3.80 km²), of which 1.46 square miles (3.78 km²) (or 99.52%) is land and 0.007 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 0.48%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	232		—
1880	318		37.1%
1890	618		94.3%
1900	693		12.1%
1910	774		11.7%
1920	701		−9.4%
1930	694		−1.0%
1940	804		15.9%
1950	787		−2.1%
1960	692		−12.1%
1970	634		−8.4%
1980	594		−6.3%
1990	575		−3.2%
2000	558		−3.0%
2010	518		−7.2%
Est. 2014	510		−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 558 people, 237 households, and 147 families residing in the village. The population density was 387.6 people per square mile (149.6/km²). There were 267 housing units at an average density of 185.5 per square mile (71.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.28% White, 0.36% Native American, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.18% of the population.

There were 237 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% 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 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 22.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $31,406, and the median income for a family was $41,875. Males had a median income of $27,917 versus $19,886 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,068. About 6.2% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.7% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.