Versailles, IL

Versailles Map

Versailles is a village in Brown County, Illinois, United States. The population was 567 at the 2000 census. The city's name is pronounced differently from the French city of the same name: "ver-sails".

Versailles is located at 39°53?2?N 90°39?27?W / 39.88389°N 90.6575°W / 39.88389; -90.6575 (39.883896, -90.657630). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it is land and 1.08% is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 567 people, 241 households, and 156 families residing in the village. The population density was 614.7 people per square mile (238.0/km²). There were 259 housing units at an average density of 280.8 per square mile (108.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.65% White, 0.18% African American, and 0.18% from two or more races.

Nearby cities include Bluffs, Griggsville, Beardstown, Arenzville, Chapin.