Sandoval
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Marion
Coordinates	38°36′47″N 89°7′14″W / 38.61306, -89.12056
Area	1.0 sq mi (3 km²)
- land	1.0 sq mi (3 km²)
Population	1,434 (2000)
Density	1,494.0 /sq mi (577 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62882
Area code	618
Location of Sandoval within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Sandoval, Illinois

Sandoval is a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,434 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Sandoval is located at 38°36′47″N, 89°7′14″W (38.612966, -89.120632).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.5 km²), all of it land.

History

Sandoval is located at the junction of US Highways 50 and 51. At the time the US Highways were numbered, this was the meeting point of the central north/south route with the central east/west route, an equal number of highways being numbered to the north, south, east and west.

US Highway 50 is an extension of the Mason-Dixon line that divided the North from "Dixie".

Sandoval was the population center of the United States for a considerable portion of the 20th Century.

Sandoval's central location in the United States was recognized early on. The town was originally platted as a replacement for Washington, D.C., with space reserved for the White House and other branches of government.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,434 people, 562 households, and 396 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,494.0 people per square mile (576.7/km²). There were 641 housing units at an average density of 667.8/sq mi (257.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.77% White, 0.42% African American, 0.84% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 562 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,000, and the median income for a family was $35,700. Males had a median income of $29,191 versus $19,833 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,739. About 17.1% of families and 21.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% 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

• Sandoval, Illinois is at coordinates 38°36′47″N 89°07′14″W / 38.612966, -89.120632 (Sandoval, Illinois)Coordinates: 38°36′47″N 89°07′14″W / 38.612966, -89.120632 (Sandoval, Illinois)

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