Elwood (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Will County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 24 ′ N , 88 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
2,279 (status: 2010) 9,572,572 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 134.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 17 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) of which 17 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 181 m | ||
| Postal code : | 60421 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-23945 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 02398822 | ||
Elwood is a village in Will County in the US state of Illinois . In 2006 there were 2300 inhabitants.
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the area of the village is 7.0 square kilometers and has no bodies of water.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census , Elwood had 1,620 people in 637 households, of whom 461 were families. The population density was 231 inhabitants per square kilometer. 675 residential units were recorded. The racial the population was composed of 97.6 percent white, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent said they came from several races. 4.0 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 637 households, 34 percent had children or adolescents living with them. 61 percent were married couples living together, 8 percent were single mothers, and 28 percent were non-families. 22 percent were single households and 8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99 people.
The population was divided into 25.2 percent under 18 years of age, 6.6 percent from 18 to 24 years of age, 33.5 percent from 25 to 44 years of age, 21.1 percent from 45 to 64 years of age and 13.5 percent from 65 years of age or older. The mean age ( median ) was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males and for every 100 adult females aged 18 and over there were 94.1 males.
The median income for a household (median) was 53 125 US $ , and the median income for a family $ 60,707. Males had a median income of $ 47,396 and females $ 27,946. The per capita income was $ 22,442. 4.3 percent of families and 4.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line, including 2.7 percent of residents under the age of 18 and 11.9 percent of residents aged 65 or over.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Bill Tuttle (1929-1998), an outfielder for the Minnesota Twins , the Detroit Tigers, and the Kansas City Athletics , was born and raised in Elwood.
Others
Elwood is the first name of the character Elwood Blues played by Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Elwood village, Illinois , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .