Dunlap, Illinois
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Dunlap, located on Illinois 91, is a small village in Peoria County
Peoria County, Illinois
Peoria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 186,494, which is an increase of 1.7% from 183,433 in 2000. Its county seat is Peoria....

 Illinois
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, United States
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. Its population was 926 people as of the 2000 census. Dunlap is part of the Peoria metropolitan area
Peoria metropolitan area
The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Peoria...

 and growth in the city of Peoria
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

 is extending towards the village. There are only a handful of businesses in the village's 16 blocks.

Geography

Dunlap is located at 40°51′39"N 89°40′41"W (40.860786, -89.678123).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 926 people, 337 households, and 270 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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 was 2,482.3 people per square mile (966.3/km²). There were 350 housing units at an average density of 938.2 per square mile (365.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.52% White, 0.54% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.51% Asian, and 0.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.30% of the population.

There were 337 households out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.7% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.6% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $56,364, and the median income for a family was $62,000. Males had a median income of $42,083 versus $24,732 for females. The per capita income
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 for the village was $20,407. About 3.1% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

The school district has Dunlap High School
Dunlap High School
Dunlap High School, or DHS, is a public four-year high school located at 5220 West Legion Hall Road in Dunlap, Illinois, a village in Peoria County, Illinois, in the Midwestern United States. DHS serves the communities of Dunlap, Alta, Edelstein, Edwards, Peoria , and Princeville...

, 2 middle schools, and 4 elementary schools. Dunlap High School is on the southeast fringe of the village and serves many students from northern areas of Peoria
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...

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