Hanover, Illinois

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nickname = Mallard Capital of the World [http://www.hanover-il.com/ Village of Hanover - official website]
Gateway to Joe Daviess County Hills


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state = Illinois
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region = Jo Daviess
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leader_type = Village President
leader = Don Schaible
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map_caption = Location of Hanover within Illinois
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commons = Hanover, Illinois
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Hanover is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, along the Apple River. The population was 836 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Hanover is located at coor dms|42|15|22|N|90|16|50|W|city (42.256058, -90.280674)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3430 people, 1334 households, and 2307 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,411.2 people per square mile (547.1/km²). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 744.4/sq mi (288.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.01% White, 0.24% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 394 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 37.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the village the population was spread out with 20.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,236, and the median income for a family was $40,893. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $21,442 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,535. About 12.9% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 13.4% of those age 65 or over.

Hanover is the Mallard Duck Capital of the world and every September celebrates it with Mallard Fest.

References

External links

* [http://www.jodaviess.org/ Jo Daviess County]