Saint Jacob, Illinois

St. Jacob is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1098 at the 2010 census.HistorySt. Jacob derives its name from Jacob Schutz who operated a store, saloon and tavern called the St. Jacob House.GeographySt. Jacob is located at (38.716897, -89.767122).According to the 2010 census, St. Jacob has a total area of 0.766sqmi, of which 0.76sqmi (or 99.22%) is land and 0.006sqmi (or 0.78%) is water.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 801 people, 301 households, and 232 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,433.1 people per square mile (552.3/km²). There were 321 housing units at an average density of 574.3 per square mile (221.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.25% White, 0.50% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.50% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.There were 301 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.01.