| New Berlin | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.7253°N -89.9119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sangamon |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.93 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.93 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 652 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1381 |
| Population Density Km2: | 472.07 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1222.12 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 62670 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-52168 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | New Berlin, Illinois |
| Website: | www.newberlin.il.us |
New Berlin (German: Neues Berlin) is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2010 census, and 1,327 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. New Berlin is home to CUSD #16, New Berlin High School.
New Berlin is located at 39.7253°N -89.9119°W (39.725206, -89.911992).[2]
According to the 2010 census, New Berlin has a total area of 1.14sqmi, all land.[3]
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,030 people, 428 households, and 296 families residing in the village. The population density was 929.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 459 housing units at an average density of 414.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.35% White, 0.39% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.68% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
There were 428 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,635, and the median income for a family was $50,139. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $22,614 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,313. About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
The Potawatomi Trail of Death passed through here in 1838.
The village was founded in 1865 by a community of mostly German immigrants. Only a very few buildings from the original village still remain on the town's main thoroughfare, old Illinois State Route 54.[5]
The village is the site of the annual Sangamon County Fair, which is typically held starting on the Wednesday before Father's Day weekend in June.[6]