Wamac, Illinois

Wamac is a city in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,185 at the 2010 census. The town sits on the joining lines of adjacent three counties: Washington, Marion and Clinton. It derives its name from the first letters of those counties. It was incorporated as a city on July 25, 1916.

Geography

Wamac is located at 38°30′2″N 89°8′39″W / 38.50056°N 89.14417°W / 38.50056; -89.14417 (38.500626, -89.144157).

According to the 2010 census, Wamac has a total area of 1.431 square miles (3.71 km²), of which 1.41 square miles (3.65 km²) (or 98.53%) is land and 0.021 square miles (0.05 km²) (or 1.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,378 people, 568 households, and 369 families residing in the city. The population density was 913.6 people per square mile (352.4/km²). There were 646 housing units at an average density of 428.3 per square mile (165.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.46% White, 1.52% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.67% of the population.