Sycamore, Illinois

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Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 12,020 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of DeKalb County^GR6.

A 2005 special census showed the city's population to be 14,866. Daily Chronicle article.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Government
4 Transportation
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Sycamore is located at 41°59′2″N, 88°41′39″W (41.983850, -88.694091)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²). 14.2 km² (5.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.36%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 12,020 people, 4,692 households, and 3,148 families residing in the city. The population density was 846.9/km² (2,191.6/mi²). There were 4,925 housing units at an average density of 347.0/km² (898.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.39% White, 2.74% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.56% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.27% of the population.

There were 4,692 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $51,921, and the median income for a family was $62,083. Males had a median income of $42,676 versus $27,520 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,112. About 2.3% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

Sycamore features a Council-Manager government. Policy is developed by an elected City Council and then implemented by an appointed professional City Manager. The Sycamore City Council consists of a Mayor elected at-large and eight Aldermen representing one of four wards (two per ward). The Mayor and Aldermen serve four year terms, with one Alderman from each ward being elected every two years. Sycamore's current elected officials are:

Mayor: Ken Mundy
Clerk: Candy Smith
Ward 1: Alan Bauer
Ward 1: Cheryl Maness
Ward 2: Pete Paulsen
Ward 2: Chuck Stowe
Ward 3: Grace Adee
Ward 3: Barbara Leach
Ward 4: Terry Kessler
Ward 4: Darren Knuth

Sycamore's appointed government officials include: