Sheridan, Illinois

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state = Illinois
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Sheridan is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,411. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Sheridan is located at coor dms|41|31|42|N|88|41|3|W|city (41.528397, -88.684072).GR|1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.76%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,411 people, 285 households, and 214 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,715.5 people per square mile (660.2/km²). There were 297 housing units at an average density of 211.3/sq mi (81.3/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 53.63% White, 37.20% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 7.96% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.37% of the population.

There were 285 households out of which 43.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the village the population was spread out with 10.7% under the age of 18, 21.4% from 18 to 24, 52.4% from 25 to 44, 11.8% from 45 to 64, and 3.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 486.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 660.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $45,000, and the median income for a family was $49,615. Males had a median income of $24,270 versus $21,406 for females. The per capita income for the village was $11,352. About 2.3% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

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