Cedar Point, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Cedar Point is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois
, United States
. The population was 262 at the 2000 census
. It is part of the Ottawa
–Streator
Micropolitan Statistical Area. North of town was the Cedar Point Mine, which operated between 1906 and 1924.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 262 people, 117 households, and 78 families residing in the village. The population density
was 256.3 people per square mile (99.2/km²). There were 126 housing units at an average density of 123.2 per square mile (47.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.09% White, 1.53% African American, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 117 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples
living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.61.
In the village the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $18,988. About 4.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those sixty five or over.
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 262 at the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
. It is part of the Ottawa
Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa is a city located at the confluence of the Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18,786...
–Streator
Streator, Illinois
Streator is a city in LaSalle and partially in Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately southwest of Chicago, Illinois in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. It is the center of the geographic region known as...
Micropolitan Statistical Area. North of town was the Cedar Point Mine, which operated between 1906 and 1924.
Geography
Cedar Point is located at 41.262792°N 89.126476°W.According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the village has a total area of 1 square miles (2.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 262 people, 117 households, and 78 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 256.3 people per square mile (99.2/km²). There were 126 housing units at an average density of 123.2 per square mile (47.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.09% White, 1.53% African American, and 0.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 117 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.61.
In the village the population was spread out with 18.7% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $48,750. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $19,500 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $18,988. About 4.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 3.9% of those sixty five or over.