From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Sigel, Illinois

Field	Value
name	Sigel
settlement_type	Town
image_map	File:Shelby County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Sigel Highlighted.svg
map_caption	Location of Sigel in Shelby County, Illinois.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Shelby
subdivision_type3	Township
established_title	Incorporated
established_date
leader_title	Mayor
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.75
area_total_sq_mi	0.29
area_land_km2	0.73
area_land_sq_mi	0.28
area_water_km2	0.02
area_water_sq_mi	0.01
population_as_of	[2020](2020-united-states-census)
population_total	329
population_density_km2	451.84
population_density_sq_mi	1170.82
timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	637
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_type	ZIP Code(s)
postal_code	62462
area_code	217
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-69914
blank1_name	GNIS ID
blank1_info	2397663

Sigel is an incorporated town in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. The population was 329 at the 2020 census.

The town was named after Franz Sigel, (1824–1902), a Union general in the American Civil War.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Sigel has a total area of 0.288 sqmi, of which 0.28 sqmi (or 97.22%) is land and 0.008 sqmi (or 2.78%) is water.{{cite web |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055755/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1769914 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 386 people, 141 households, and 97 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,411.6 PD/sqmi. There were 154 housing units at an average density of 563.2 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% White, 0.52% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.81% of the population.

There were 141 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $51,500. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $22,656 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,933. About 2.4% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Jack Berch, singer, was born in Sigel.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2397663
(1922). "Illinois Central Magazine". Illinois Central Railroad Company.
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1867-establishments-in-illinois populated-places-established-in-1867 towns-in-shelby-county,-illinois towns-in-illinois

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Sigel, Illinois — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report