Chenoa, Illinois

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Chenoa is a city in McLean County, Illinois, USA. The population was 1,845 at the 2000 census. There will soon be an ethanol plant built in the area, according to various news media.

[edit] Geography

Chenoa is located at 40°44′35″N, 88°43′12″W (40.743136, -88.720079)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (3.10%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,845 people, 713 households, and 524 families residing in the city. The population density was 569.9/km² (1,472.2/mi²). There were 768 housing units at an average density of 237.2/km² (612.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% White, 0.22% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.60% of the population.

There were 713 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $44,420, and the median income for a family was $50,948. Males had a median income of $35,821 versus $21,361 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,559. About 4.6% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.