Spaulding, Illinois

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Spaulding
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Sangamon
Coordinates 39°51′55″N 89°32′30″W / 39.86528, -89.54167
Area 0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
 - land 0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
Population 559 (2000)
Density 719.4 /sq mi (278 /km²)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62561
Area code 217
Location of Spaulding within Illinois
Location of Spaulding within Illinois
Location of Spaulding within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Spaulding, Illinois

Spaulding is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 559 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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[edit] Geography

Spaulding is located at 39°51′55″N, 89°32′30″W (39.865393, -89.541742).[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 559 people, 189 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was 719.4 people per square mile (276.7/km²). There were 195 housing units at an average density of 251.0/sq mi (96.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.57% White, 0.72% Native American, 0.18% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 189 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 13.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $67,083, and the median income for a family was $70,455. Males had a median income of $44,375 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $21,168. About 3.3% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over, and spaulding is also a synonym for dirty italian.

[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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