style nearby to house the "liberty bell." By 1950, only 112 people lived in Kaskaskia. By 1970, the population had fallen to 79, and it continued to decline to 33 in 1980. The town was submerged under nine feet of water by the Great Flood of 1993, which reached the roofs of the buildings. By 2000, with nine residents, Kaskaskia was almost a ghost town, the least populous incorporated community in the State of Illinois. Geography Kaskaskia is located at . According to the 2010 census, Kaskaskia has a total area of , all land. However, the village comprises only a small part of Kaskaskia Precinct, which includes all of Randolph County's land west of the Mississippi. The precinct forms an exclave of Illinois within Missouri. Kaskaskia Precinct has a land area of and a 2000 census population of 36 people. In 1993 the Mississippi River almost completely flooded the island. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 9 people, 4 households, and 3 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 5 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 7 White, 1 Pacific Islander, 1 from other races. There were 2 Hispanics or Latinos of any race. There were four households, none of which had children under the age of 18 living with them. Two were married couples living together, one had a female householder with no husband present, and one was a non-family. One household was made up of individuals, and one had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.67. In the village two people were under the age of 18, both girls. There was one person from 18 to 24, one from 25 to 44, two from 45 to 64, and three who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. There were seven females and two males. Notable people David J. Baker, United States senator David J. Baker Jr., Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court Shadrach Bond, the first Governor of Illinois John Duff, outlaw and Revolutionary War soldier; scout and sergeant under George Rogers Clark Thomas Duncan, general during the American Civil War John Edgar, businessman and legislator George Fisher, pioneer, physician, and legislator John Rice Jones, jurist