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Goreville, Illinois

Goreville
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Johnson
Coordinates 37°33′12″N 88°58′22″W / 37.55333°N 88.97278°W / 37.55333; -88.97278Coordinates: 37°33′12″N 88°58′22″W / 37.55333°N 88.97278°W / 37.55333; -88.97278
Area 1.68 sq mi (4 km2)
 - land 1.66 sq mi (4 km2)
 - water 0.02 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 938 (2000)
Density 575.3/sq mi (222/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62939
Area code 618
Location of Goreville within Illinois
Location of Goreville within Illinois

Goreville is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,067 in 2014.

Goreville is located at 37°33′12″N 88°58′22″W / 37.55333°N 88.97278°W / 37.55333; -88.97278 (37.553212, -88.972783).

According to the 2010 census, Goreville has a total area of 1.679 square miles (4.35 km2), of which 1.66 square miles (4.30 km2) (or 98.87%) is land and 0.019 square miles (0.05 km2) (or 1.13%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 938 people, 392 households, and 286 families residing in the village. The population density was 575.3 people per square mile (222.2/km²). There were 426 housing units at an average density of 261.3 per square mile (100.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.61% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.96% from other races, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.

There were 392 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.8% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.83.


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