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Population (year 2000): 1,549. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,570 (+1.4% change)
Males: 784 (50.6%), Females: 765 (49.4%)
Walworth County
Zip code:
53585
Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $39,330 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,100 (year 2000)
Races in Sharon:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
- Hispanic (7.3%)
- Other race (3.6%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (14.6%),
United States (6.9%), English (6.8%), Norwegian (4.7%), Polish
(4.5%).
Elevation: 1027 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sharon
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sharon village
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 4.7%
- Divorced: 10.8%
3.6% Foreign born (2.6% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +267 (+20.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sharon:
- HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
HARVARD, IL)
- NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19
miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
- AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 20 miles;
ELKHORN, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sharon:
- ROCK CO (about 23 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 33 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 57 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sharon:
- BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 6 miles; WALWORTH, WI; ID:
7V3)
- DACY (about 11 miles; HARVARD, IL; ID: 0C0)
- LAKE LAWN (about 13 miles; DELAVAN, WI; ID: C59)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sharon:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 22 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 50 miles; GRAYSLAKE,
IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
Public primary/middle school in Sharon:
- SHARON EL (Students: 301; Location: 104 E
SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Sharon:
- BRIGHAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$60,298; Location: 131 PLAIN ST.; 15,495 books; 579
audio materials; 1,027 video materials; 56 serial
subscriptions)
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