Sublette, Illinois

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Sublette is a village in Lee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 456 at the 2000 census. Sublette is notable as being home to the world's largest private camping resort, Woodhaven Lakes.[1][2]

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[edit] Geography

Location of Sublette, Illinois

Sublette is located at 41°38′35″N, 89°13′50″W (41.643141, -89.230460)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 456 people, 189 households, and 127 families residing in the village. The population density was 503.0/km² (1,303.5/mi²). There were 203 housing units at an average density of 223.9/km² (580.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.81% White, 0.88% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.88% from other races, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.82% of the population.

There were 189 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,393, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $40,368 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $22,982. About 2.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Camping & Recreation. Village of Sublette, Illinois web site. Retrieved 29 March 2007
  2. ^ "Green River Watershed". Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 29 March 2007

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Flag of Illinois Municipalities and Communities of Lee County, Illinois
(County Seat: Dixon)
Cities, Towns and Villages Amboy | Ashton | Compton | Dixon | Franklin Grove | Harmon | Nelson | Paw Paw | Steward | Sublette | West Brooklyn
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