- Aroma Park, Illinois
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name = Aroma Park
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category = Village
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country = United States
state = Illinois
region = Kankakee
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timezone = CST
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map_caption = Location of Aroma Park within Illinois
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commons = Aroma Park, Illinois
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footnotes =Aroma Park (formerly Waldron) is a village in Kankakee County,
Illinois , along theKankakee River opposite the mouth of theIroquois River . Aroma Park's population was 821 at the 2000 census [ [http://www.city-data.com/city/Aroma-Park-Illinois.html City data. 2000 census information] Retrieved onMay 17 2007 ] . It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, IllinoisMetropolitan Statistical Area .Geography
Aroma Park is located at coor dms|41|4|44|N|87|48|19|W|city (41.078981, -87.805363)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 1.4square mile s (3.6km² ), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (13.04%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 821 people, 308 households, and 222 families residing in the village. Thepopulation density was 684.1 people per square mile (264.2/km²). There were 314 housing units at an average density of 261.7/sq mi (101.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.57% White, 4.26% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.07% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.82% of the population.There were 308 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the village the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,375, and the median income for a family was $44,667. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $24,583 for females. The
per capita income for the village was $17,806. About 6.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.Facts
* In
1995 , theAroma Park Little League All-Stars won the State Championship, becoming the smallest town to ever do so.References
External links
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