Dunlap, Illinois

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Dunlap is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 926 at the 2000 census. Dunlap is part of the Greater Peoria MSA and growth in the city of Peoria is extending towards the village.

Dunlap is a very small village located on Illinois 91. There are only a handful of businesses in the village's sixteen blocks.

Dunlap High School [1] is on the southeast fringe of the village, and serves many students from northern areas of Peoria.

[edit] Geography

Dunlap is located at 40°51′39″N, 89°40′41″W (40.860786, -89.678123)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 926 people, 337 households, and 270 families residing in the village. The population density was 966.3/km² (2,482.3/mi²). There were 350 housing units at an average density of 365.2/km² (938.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.52% White, 0.54% African American, 0.22% Native American, 1.51% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 337 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,364, and the median income for a family was $62,000. Males had a median income of $42,083 versus $24,732 for females. The per capita income for the village was $20,407. About 3.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.