Capron, Illinois

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Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. The population was 961 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Capron, Illinois

Capron is located at 42°23′52″N, 88°44′23″W (42.397729, -88.739684)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 961 people, 332 households, and 245 families residing in the village. The population density was 508.3/km² (1,319.5/mi²). There were 354 housing units at an average density of 187.2/km² (486.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 91.57% White, 0.94% African American, 1.14% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 4.27% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.80% of the population.

There were 332 households out of which 42.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.33.

In the village the population was spread out with 31.1% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 33.0% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,786, and the median income for a family was $52,500. Males had a median income of $36,406 versus $24,226 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,624. About 2.8% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.

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(County Seat: Belvidere)
Cities, Towns and Villages Belvidere | Caledonia | Capron | Poplar Grove | Timberlane
Townships Belvidere | Bonus | Boone | Caledonia | Flora | Leroy | Manchester | Poplar Grove | Spring
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