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Population (year 2000): 6,509. Estimated
population in July 2005: 7,018 (+7.8% change)
Males: 3,188 (49.0%), Females: 3,321 (51.0%)
DeKalb County
Zip code:
60548
Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $50,215 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,300 (year 2000)
Races in Sandwich:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- Other race (2.6%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (31.4%), Irish (15.8%),
English (11.1%), Norwegian (9.2%), Italian (4.8%), United States
(4.3%).
Elevation: 670 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sandwich
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sandwich city
- Never married: 22.1%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 11.9%
5.6% Foreign born (3.4% Latin America, 1.7%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +847 (+15.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Sandwich:
- VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (11 EAST
PLEASANT AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sandwich:
- MERCY CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES (about 21
miles; AURORA, IL)
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles;
DEKALB, IL)
- MORRIS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; MORRIS, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sandwich:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 49 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 55 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 61 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sandwich:
- CUSHING FIELD LTD (about 10 miles; NEWARK, IL; ID:
0C8)
- HINCKLEY (about 10 miles; HINCKLEY, IL; ID: 0C2)
- AURORA MUNI (about 14 miles; CHICAGO/AURORA, IL; ID:
ARR)
Amtrak station near Sandwich:
- 6 miles: PLANO (MAIN ST. WEST OF CENTER ST.)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sandwich:
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 31 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 36 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
Public high school in Sandwich:
- SANDWICH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
755; Location: 515 E LIONS RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sandwich:
- SANDWICH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 644;
Location: 600 WELLS ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HERMAN E DUMMER (Students: 347; Location: 422
S WELLS ST; Grades: 04 - 05)
- LYNN G HASKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
261; Location: 720 S WELLS; Grades: KG - 03)
- PRAIRIE VIEW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 233;
Location: 1201 CASTLE ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- W W WOODBURY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 214;
Location: 322 E 3RD ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- INDIAN VALLEY AREA VOC CTR (Location: 600
LIONS RD; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Sandwich:
- SANDWICH D.L. (Operating income: $245,059;
Location: 107 E CENTER STREET; 32,144 books; 1,251 audio
materials; 1,312 video materials; 98 serial
subscriptions)
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