Saybrook, Illinois
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Saybrook is a village in southeast McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 764 at the 2000 census.
Known by locals as the "City of Shade and Water", its founders named it in honor of Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
[edit] Geography
Saybrook is located at (40.427490, -88.526536)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.66%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 764 people, 325 households, and 219 families residing in the village. The population density was 373.4/km² (964.3/mi²). There were 340 housing units at an average density of 166.2/km² (429.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.82% White, 0.13% African American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.26% of the population.
There were 325 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,778, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $21,806 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,671. About 7.7% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
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Municipalities and Communities of McLean County, Illinois (County Seat: Bloomington) |
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| Cities, Towns and Villages | Anchor | Arrowsmith | Bellflower | Bloomington | Carlock | Chenoa | Colfax | Cooksville | Danvers | Downs | Ellsworth | Gridley | Heyworth | Hudson | Le Roy | Lexington | McLean | Normal | Saybrook | Stanford | Towanda |
| Townships | Allin | Anchor | Arrowsmith | Bellflower | Bloomington | Blue Mound | Cheney’s | Chenoa | Cropsey | Dale | Danvers | Dawson | Downs | Dry Grove | Empire | Funk’s Grove | Gridley | Hudson | Lawndale | Lexington | Martin | Money Creek | Mount Hope | Normal | Old Town | Randolph | Towanda | West | White Oak | Yates |
| Airports | Central Illinois Regional Airport |
