Sandwich, Illinois

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Sandwich is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, La Salle County, Illinois and Kendall County, Illinois. The population was 6,509 at the 2000 census. Sandwich is the home of the DeKalb County Fair, popularly known as the Sandwich Fair. Held yearly during Labor Day week since 1888, it is the oldest continuing county fair in the state of Illinois.

[edit] Geography

Sandwich is located at 41°38′49″N, 88°37′13″W (41.647057, -88.620170)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 km² (3.0 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,509 people, 2,402 households, and 1,678 families residing in the city. The population density was 834.9/km² (2,159.5/mi²). There were 2,494 housing units at an average density of 319.9/km² (827.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.38% White, 0.25% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 2.58% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.37% of the population.

There were 2,402 households out of which 36.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $50,215, and the median income for a family was $55,599. Males had a median income of $42,806 versus $26,822 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,530. About 3.1% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.