Editing Hurst, Illinois

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'''Hurst''' is a city in [[Williamson County, Illinois|Williamson County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 795 at the 2010 census.

==History==
Hurst was founded in 1903 as a stop along the [[St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway]], which had extended a line to the area from [[De Soto, Illinois|De Soto]].  Thomas Philip Russell, who donated some of the land for the new city, initially sought to name it after his family, but the name "Russell" was already in use elsewhere in Illinois.  He then agreed to name it after his friend, William Charles Hurst, a railroad official who had stayed at his house during visits to the area.<ref>Barbara Barr Hubbs, "[https://www.wcihs.org/history/hurst-history/ Hurst History]," Williamson County Illinois Historical Society website.  Accessed 13 June 2021.</ref>

==Geography==
Hurst is located at {{coord|37|49|57|N|89|8|40|W|type:city}} (37.832366, -89.144475).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Hurst has a total area of {{convert|0.862|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.77%) is land and {{convert|0.002|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.23%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1736815
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213071128/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1736815
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
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|1910= 325
|1920= 1222
|1930= 1123
|1940= 1012
|1950= 858
|1960= 863
|1970= 934
|1980= 938
|1990= 842
|2000= 805
|2010= 795
|2020= 764
|footnote=U.S. Census<ref>
{{Citation
 |title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html}}
</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 805 people, 360 households, and 217 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|935.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 386 housing units at an average density of {{convert|448.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.27% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.99% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.87% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.24% of the population.

There were 360 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,765, and the median income for a family was $30,250. Males had a median income of $24,659 versus $18,393 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,583. About 18.7% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.9% of those under age 18 and 14.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Emergency services==
[[File:Hurst-Municipal-Building-il.jpg|thumb|Hurst Municipal Building]]
The Hurst Fire Chief is Tom Gottschalk and the ambulance director is Gregory Parker.  The fire and ambulance services are both fully volunteer organizations.

==Education and religion==
Hurst has 1 church in the community: a Christian church located on Russell Street. After the closing of the Hurst-Bush Community Grade School in 1996 and the community high school in 1966, Hurst citizens attend Herrin Unit 4 schools.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

==References==
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{{Williamson County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Williamson County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1903]]
[[Category:1903 establishments in Illinois]]