Loami, Illinois
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| subdivision_name2 = Sangamon
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| established_date = July 29, 1875
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| postal_code = 62661
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Loami is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 745 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is adjacent to the Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary, a parcel of tallgrass prairie replanted on the loam soil after which the village is named. The village was incorporated July 29, 1875.{{cite web|url=https://apps.ilsos.gov/isa/localgovnameindexsrch.jsp|accessdate=February 7, 2024|date=February 7, 2024|title=Name Index to Illinois Local Governments: Illinois State Archives}}
Geography
Loami is located at {{coord|39|40|31|N|89|50|48|W|type:city}} (39.675394, -89.846545).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}
According to the 2010 census, Loami has a total area of {{convert|1.054|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.62%) is land and {{convert|0.004|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.38%) is water.{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1744173
|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
|accessdate=August 4, 2015
|publisher=United States Census Bureau
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213062324/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1744173
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
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Demographics
{{US Census population
|1880= 306
|1890= 383
|1900= 481
|1910= 530
|1920= 462
|1930= 462
|1940= 488
|1950= 439
|1960= 450
|1970= 537
|1980= 770
|1990= 802
|2000= 804
|2010= 745
|2020= 812
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}
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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 804 people, 300 households, and 231 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|822.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 321 housing units at an average density of {{convert|328.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.51% White, 0.50% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.50% Asian, 0.75% Pacific Islander, and 0.50% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.87% of the population.
There were 300 households, out of which 40.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $46,591, and the median income for a family was $48,200. Males had a median income of $35,795 versus $27,125 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,661. About 5.7% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
References
{{Sangamon County, Illinois}}
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Category:Villages in Sangamon County, Illinois