Aroma Park, Illinois

Aroma Park
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Kankakee
Elevation 615 ft (187 m)
Coordinates 41°4′44″N 87°48′19″W / 41.07889°N 87.80528°W / 41.07889; -87.80528Coordinates: 41°4′44″N 87°48′19″W / 41.07889°N 87.80528°W / 41.07889; -87.80528
Area 2.12 sq mi (5 km2)
 - land 1.86 sq mi (5 km2)
 - water 0.26 sq mi (1 km2)
Density 684.1/sq mi (264/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 60910
Area code 815, 779
Location of Aroma Park within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Aroma Park, Illinois

Aroma Park (formerly Waldron) is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, along the Kankakee River opposite the mouth of the Iroquois River. Aroma Park's population was 821 at the 2000 census.[1] It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Aroma Park is located at 41°4′44″N 87°48′19″W / 41.07889°N 87.80528°W / 41.07889; -87.80528 (41.078981, -87.805363).[2]

According to the 2010 census, Aroma Park has a total area of 2.121 square miles (5.49 km2), of which 1.86 square miles (4.82 km2) (or 87.69%) is land and 0.261 square miles (0.68 km2) (or 12.31%) is water.[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880353
1890308−12.7%
1900295−4.2%
1910261−11.5%
19202661.9%
193037641.4%
194049732.2%
19505449.5%
196074436.8%
197089620.4%
1980673−24.9%
19906902.5%
200082119.0%
2010743−9.5%
Est. 2015712[4]−4.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 821 people, 308 households, and 222 families residing in the village. The population density was 684.1 people per square mile (264.2/km²). There were 314 housing units at an average density of 261.7 per square mile (101.0/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 92.57% White, 4.26% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.07% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.82% of the population.

There were 308 households out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.7% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 22.7% 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 2.58 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the village the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,375, and the median income for a family was $44,667. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $24,583 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,806. About 6.6% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

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