Village in Illinois, United States
Pontoon Beach
is a village in
Madison County
,
Illinois
,
United States
. The population was 5,876 at the 2020 census.
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It is part of the
St. Louis metropolitan area
.
Geography
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Pontoon Beach is located in southwestern Madison County 15 miles (24 km) northeast of
St. Louis
. It is bordered to the west by
Granite City
, to the northwest by
Mitchell
, to the north by
Edwardsville
, the Madison
county seat
, to the east by
Glen Carbon
, to the southeast by
Collinsville
, to the south by
Fairmont City
, and to the southwest by
Madison
.
Illinois Route 111
runs through the village center, leading north 9 miles (14 km) to
Wood River
and south 5 miles (8 km) to Fairmont City.
Illinois Route 162
crosses Route 111 south of the village center; it leads east 10 miles (16 km) to
Troy
and southwest five miles to Madison.
Interstate 255
runs through the east part of the village limits, with access from Exit 26 (Horseshoe Lake Road) and Exit 29 (IL 162).
Interstate 270
crosses the northern part of the village, with access from Exit 6 (IL 111).
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
, Pontoon Beach has a total area of 12.4 square miles (32 km
2
), of which 10.0 square miles (26 km
2
) are land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km
2
), or 19.92%, are water.
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The village is in the
American Bottom
region, part of the
Mississippi River
floodplain. A portion of
Horseshoe Lake
, an
oxbow lake
that is a former channel of the Mississippi, is in the southwest part of the village.
Demographics
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Historical population
Census
| Pop.
| Note
| %±
|
1960
| 1,107
| | ?
|
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1970
| 2,448
| | 121.1%
|
---|
1980
| 3,336
| | 36.3%
|
---|
1990
| 4,013
| | 20.3%
|
---|
2000
| 5,620
| | 40.0%
|
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2010
| 5,836
| | 3.8%
|
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2020
| 5,876
| | 0.7%
|
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As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 5,620 people, 2,134 households, and 1,519 families residing in the village. The population density was 686.9 inhabitants per square mile (265.2/km
2
). There were 2,341 housing units at an average density of 286.1 per square mile (110.5/km
2
). The racial makeup of the village was 87.72%
White
, 8.88%
African American
, 0.55%
Native American
, 0.78%
Asian
, 0.02%
Pacific Islander
, 0.71% from
other races
, and 1.33% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 1.92% of the population.
There were 2,134 households, out of which 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were
married couples
living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $38,348, and the median income for a family was $45,947. Males had a median income of $36,338 versus $26,220 for females. The
per capita income
for the village was $15,960. About 8.7% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
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