per capita income for the village was $11,926. About 31.0% of families and 27.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.2% of those 65 or over. References External links Hamilton County Historical Society Villages in Hamilton County, Illinois Villages in Illinois Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area Populated places established in the 1720s 1720s establishments in New France