Sycamore (Illinois)
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 Downtown Sycamore |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Foundation : | 1835 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | DeKalb County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 59 ′ N , 88 ° 42 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 12,020 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 846.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 14.2 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of which 14.2 km 2 (approx. 5 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 266 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 60178 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-74223 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 422110 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofsycamore.com | ||
| Mayor : | Ken Mundy | ||
_Courthouse.jpg) The DeKalb County Courthouse in Sycamore |
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Sycamore is a town and administrative center of DeKalb County in the north of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Sycamore had 12,020 inhabitants, an estimate in 2005 showed a population of 14,866.
geography
Sycamore is 41 ° 59'02 "north latitude and 88 ° 41'39" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 14.2 km², which consists exclusively of land.
Sycamore is on the west bank of the Kishwaukee River , a tributary of the Rock River . This flows into the Mississippi River at Rock Island .
Illinois State Route 64 runs through Sycamore in an east-west direction and is crossed by Illinois State Route 23 in the city center .
The neighboring city of DeKalb , the largest city in DeKalb County, is 9.1 km to the south.
Sycamore is 95 km west of Chicago. Rockford is 58.7 km to the northwest, Wisconsin's largest city, Milwaukee, 159 km to the northeast, and the Quad Cities 185 km to the southwest.
history
The first white settlers came to the area around today's Sycamore in 1835. The original city was laid out by a New Yorker named Christian Sharer . A mill was built and the Kishwaukee River diked. However, the settlement did not develop and the settlement focus shifted to the other bank of the river. In 1837 Orange (the former name of Sycamore) became the county seat.
The present city was laid out in 1837 by James Waterman and Evans Wharry . The first settler in the area of today's city was Carlos Lattin , who had already settled in 1835. Lattin staked out a claim that covered most of the western part of today's city. He built the first house a little north of what is now downtown.
In 1839 the first courthouse was built in Sycamore. At the same time, the city's first hotel was built. A year later, the settlement comprised 12 buildings, the number of which increased to 18 by 1844. The population of Sycamore grew continuously from 262 in 1848 to 320 in 1849. In 1850 there were 390, in 1851 it was 435.
In the late 1850s, Sycamore was connected to the railway network and a station building was built. In 1855 there were 41 businesses in Sycamore. In 1858 Sycamore was raised to a municipality ( "Village" ). In the course of the civil war, the railroad helped the city to grow continuously, which led to Sycamore being given the status of "City" in 1869.
In 1903, when the construction of a new courthouse was under discussion, the Sycamore location was again called into question. The neighboring town of DeKalb tried to take over the seat of the county government and wealthy DeKalb citizens offered $ 20,000 for the construction of new administrative buildings. The City of Sycamore also raised its own money for it and after a series of complicated negotiations and litigation, Sycamore retained the status of an administrative center for DeKalb County. In 1904 the new marble courthouse was completed.
During this time, a number of two-story buildings were also erected along the main streets in the city center. A bank, a cinema and today's Midwestern Museum of Natural History were built .
On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, Sycamore was hit by an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale . A number of buildings were damaged. This was the first earthquake in northern Illinois since 1999.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 12,020. These were distributed over 4,692 households in 3,148 families. The population density was 846.9 / km². There were 4,925 buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 347.0 / km².
The population in 2000 was 93.39% white , 2.74% African American , 0.22% Native American , 0.83% Asian, and 1.58% other. 1.24% stated that they descended from at least two of these groups. 4.27% of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.
28.0% were under 18 years of age, 8.3% between 18 and 24, 31.3% between 25 and 44, 21.5% between 45 and 64 and 10.9% 65 and older. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 95.7 men, 93.4 among the over 18 year olds.
The median income per household was $ 51,921 and the median family income was $ 62,083. The average income for men was $ 42,676 and that of women was $ 27,520. The per capita income was $ 23,112. Around 2.3% of families and 3.7% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ nl.newsbank.com
- ↑ Google Maps: Sycamore, IL - DeKalb, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Sycamore, IL - Chicago, IL
- ^ Google Maps: Sycamore, IL - Rockford, IL
- ^ Google Maps: Sycamore, IL - Milwaukee, WI
- ↑ Google Maps: Sycamore, IL - Rock Island, IL
- ↑ a b Sycamore Historic District
- ^ US Census Bureau - Sycamore, Illinois
