Sawyerville, Illinois

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Sawyerville
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Macoupin
Coordinates 39°4′41″N 89°48′23″W / 39.07806, -89.80639
Area 1.0 sq mi (3 km²)
 - land 1.0 sq mi (3 km²)
Density 291.1 /sq mi (112 /km²)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code XXXXX
Area code XXX
Location of Sawyerville within Illinois
Location of Sawyerville within Illinois
Location of Sawyerville within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Sawyerville, Illinois

Sawyerville is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 295.

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[edit] Geography

Sawyerville is located at 39°4′41″N, 89°48′23″W (39.078047, -89.806263).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 295 people, 117 households, and 84 families residing in the village. The population density was 291.1 people per square mile (112.8/km²). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 125.3/sq mi (48.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.63% White, 0.68% African American, 0.34% Native American, and 1.36% from two or more races.

There were 117 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $28,571, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $16,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $13,415. About 10.5% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under the age of eighteen and 22.6% of those sixty five or over.

[edit] References

  1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

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