Cabery, Illinois

Geobox City
name = Cabery
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category = Village

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country = United States
state = Illinois
region_type = County
region = Ford and Kankakee
district_type = Townships
district = Rogers, Norton
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postal_code = 60919
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area_code = 815
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Cabery is a village located in both Kankakee County, Illinois and Ford County, Illinois. The population was 263 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Cabery is located at coor dms|40|59|41|N|88|12|18|W|type:city_region:US-IL|name=Cabery GR|1.

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

The county line between Kankakee County and Ford County runs right through the middle of town on Main Street.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 263 people, 99 households, and 70 families residing in the village. The population density was 751.1 people per square mile (290.1/km²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 337.0/sq mi (130.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.34% White, 1.90% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.28% of the population.

There were 99 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the village the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,000, and the median income for a family was $39,375. Males had a median income of $36,719 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,839. About 7.8% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 13.8% of those sixty five or over.

Commerce

There is very little commerce in Cabery. There is a post office, a small hardware store, the Cabery Bar and Grill (which includes a full-service restaurant) and the Cabery Fertilizer Company. There is also a grain elevator in Cabery, on the Kankakee County side.

Recreation

Cabery does have a park that has a lighted softball field, complete with a press box, basketball courts, and a playground. The park is quite nice considering the size of the community. Many if not all of the lights for the softball field were donated from the old Comiskey Park.Fact|date=February 2007

There is also a very small pond called the Clay Hole which is unsuitable for swimming, but is a nice fishing pond and is well used in the warm months. Both bluegills and small Largemouth bass can be caught there.

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