Shabbona | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
Coordinates: | 41.7675°N -88.8747°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | DeKalb |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Village president |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.32 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.28 |
Area Land Km2: | 3.32 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.28 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 863 |
Population Density Km2: | 259.80 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 672.64 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
Postal Code: | 60550 |
Area Codes: | 815 & 779 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-68822 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | Shabbona, Illinois |
Shabbona is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 863 at the 2020 census, down from 925 at the 2010 census.
The village takes its name from Shabonna, the 19th century Potawatomi chief and peacemaker. Chief Shabbona traveled through the Fox Valley warning the white people about the approaching war Black Hawk was going to wage. He was hailed as the "Whiteman's Friend".
Shabbona is located at 41.7675°N -88.8747°W (41.767381, -88.874677).[2] Shabbona Lake State Park is located nearby.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shabbona has a total area of 1.28sqmi, of which 1.28sqmi (or 99.92%) is land and 0sqmi (or 0.08%) is water.[3]
As of the 2020 census[4] there were 863 people, 366 households, and 216 families residing in the village. The population density was 672.12PD/sqmi. There were 394 housing units at an average density of 306.85/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 93.51% White, 0.46% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 4.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.52% of the population.
There were 366 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.17% were married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.98% were non-families. 35.25% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.95% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 2.35.
The village's age distribution consisted of 15.0% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 17.8% from 25 to 44, 30% from 45 to 64, and 24.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $66,250, and the median income for a family was $86,711. Males had a median income of $46,000 versus $22,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,966. About 0.9% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.