for 10 weeks during the summer in Porter Park at the gazebo. Music in the Park features local talent, and admission is free. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,522 people, 1,092 households, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,182 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.93% White, 0.08% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.48% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population. There were 1,092 households, out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.4% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.4% were non-families. 36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,943, and the median income for a family was $40,431. Males had a median income of $31,979 versus $19,569 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,620. About 4.8% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Thomas A. Boyd, congressman from Illinois, 1877-1881 Tony Butkovich, All-American football fullback for Illinois & Purdue, 1944 first round NFL draft pick (#11) for the Cleveland Rams, killed in action at Okinawa, graduated from Lewistown High School (Illinois) Reed F. Cutler, Illinois legislator and lawyer, practiced law in Lewistown Jack Depler, professional football player and coach; born in Lewistown William S. Jewell, Illinois legislator and lawyer Lloyd Loar, Gibson sound engineer and master luthier in the early part of the 20th century; graduated from Lewistown High School in 1903