Mettawa
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Lake
Coordinates	42°14′38″N 87°55′4″W / 42.24389, -87.91778
Area	5.5 sq mi (14 km²)
- land	5.5 sq mi (14 km²)
Population	367 (2000)
Density	67.1 /sq mi (26 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	60045, 60048
Area code	847
Location of Mettawa within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Mettawa, Illinois

Mettawa is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 367 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Mettawa is located at 42°14′38″N, 87°55′4″W (42.243972, -87.917909).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km²), of which, 5.5 square miles (14.2 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.55%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 367 people, 135 households, and 108 families residing in the village. The population density was 67.1 people per square mile (25.9/km²). There were 141 housing units at an average density of 25.8/sq mi (10.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 95.64% White, 2.45% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.09% of the population.

There were 135 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 1.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.4% from 25 to 44, 36.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $127,388, and the median income for a family was $153,129. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $51,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $89,104. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Mettawa, Illinois is at coordinates 42°14′38″N 87°55′05″W / 42.243972, -87.917909 (Mettawa, Illinois)Coordinates: 42°14′38″N 87°55′05″W / 42.243972, -87.917909 (Mettawa, Illinois)

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