Somonauk, Illinois
| Somonauk | |
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| Counties | DeKalb, LaSalle |
| Townships | Somonauk, Northville |
| Coordinates | 41°38′2″N 88°40′55″W / 41.63389°N 88.68194°W |
| Area | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - land | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) |
| Population | 1,832 (2008) |
| Density | 3,053.3 / sq mi (1,179 / km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60552 |
| Area code | 815 |
   Location of Somonauk within Illinois
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Somonauk is a village in DeKalb County and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census. A special census in 2008 set the population at 1,832.
The DeKalb County portion of Somonauk is part of the Chicago–Naperville–Joliet Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion that lies in LaSalle County is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Somonauk is located at 41°38′2″N 88°40′55″W / 41.63389°N 88.68194°W (41.633940, -88.681945).[1] The village is situated along the boundary between DeKalb and LaSalle counties. In the 2000 census, 1,190 of Somonauk's 1,295 residents (91.9%) lived in DeKalb County and 105 (8.1%) lived in LaSalle County.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.
Between Somonauk and Sandwich, which lies to the east, resides the Sannauk Forest Preserve, which serves as the unofficial boundary between the neighboring communities. In the Forest Preserve is a marshy area that sits along Somonauk Creek, just before it crosses into LaSalle County, and also into Lake Holiday. The Lake Holiday area was built on reclaimed marsh which sat on the creek, and the creek was subsequently dammed to create the lake that is seen today.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,295 people, 500 households, and 347 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,113.4 people per square mile (819.7/km²). There were 512 housing units at an average density of 835.6 per square mile (324.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.45% White, 0.31% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.77% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.01% of the population.
There were 500 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the village the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $45,370, and the median income for a family was $51,591. Males had a median income of $40,156 versus $23,690 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,110. About 2.2% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Education
The village of Somonauk is served by Somonauk Community Unit School District (CUSD) #432 and offers grades K-12. The school's athletic teams are known as the Bobcats. School colors are blue and gold. The school district's website can be found at: http://www.somonauk.net/ The school's song is titled "Somonauk Loyalty", and is a basic spin-off of the University of Illinois' fight song, named "Illinois Loyalty".
The community also shares the area known as "Lake Holiday" with neighboring Sandwich, with Somonauk School District covering the west side of the lake, and Sandwich covering the east side of the area, along with the neighboring subdivisions of "Wildwood" and "Wildwood South".
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Subcounty population estimates 2000-2006: Illinois" (CSV). United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2007-06-28. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2006_17.csv. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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