the home down through the generations before selling it in the 1940s. In 1989, the home was scheduled to serve as a practice burn for the local fire department. The Historical and Museum Commission found out about this and worked to save the building. The Village of Glen Carbon purchased the cabin with knowledge that it would restored by volunteers and be used as a gathering place for residents. Geography Glen Carbon is located southwest of the center of Madison County at (38.759801, -89.969204). It is bordered to the north by Edwardsville, the county seat, to the southeast by Troy, to the south by Maryville, and to the west by Pontoon Beach. Interstate 270 passes through the village north of its center, with access from exits 9 and 12. I-270 leads west to Florissant, Missouri, and east to Interstate 70, which continues east to Vandalia. Illinois Route 157 passes through the west side of the village, leading northeast to the center of Edwardsville and south to the west side of Collinsville, while Illinois Route 159 passes through the east side of the village, leading north to the center of Edwardsville and south to the center of Collinsville. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glen Carbon has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.12%, are water. Judys Branch passes through the village just south of its center, leading west into the Mississippi River valley lowlands. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 10,425 people, 4,011 households, and 2,815 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 4,236 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 89.09% White, 6.96% African American, 0.20% Native American, 2.12% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.50% of the population. There were 4,011 households, out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06. In the village, the population was spread out, with