Sandwich, Illinois

Back to Sandwich, IL housing info, DeKalb County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Sandwich IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Sandwich, IL DeKalb County Population in July 2008: 7,337. Population change since 2000: +12.7%   Males: 3,593   (49.0%) Females: 3,744   (51.0%) Median resident age:   35.8 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60548. Estimated median household income in 2007: $60,149 (it was $50,215 in 2000) Sandwich:   $60,149 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,690 Sandwich:   $24,690 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $196,426 (it was $128,300 in 2000) Sandwich:   $196,426 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $197,726; Detached houses: $213,620; Townhouses or other attached units: $144,798; In 2-unit structures: $169,717; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,844; Mobile homes: $21,704 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60548 Sandwich, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Profiles of local businesses: Sherlock Homes Inspection, LLC Rhonda Nemcek, Coldwell Banker Primus Realty 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) 2008 cost of living index in Sandwich: 100.7 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Sandwich, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Sandwich is mentioned 254 times on our forum: Cougar near Sandwich, IL?  (52 replies) Anyone from the Western Chicago Suburbs like Yorkville, Plano or Sandwich?  (10 replies) Why don't poor neighborhoods have Grocery Stores?  (213 replies) What is your opinion on the homeless?  (87 replies) Should I relocate away from Chicago for a job?  (99 replies) Does the QC "feel" like a big city?  (11 replies) Latest news from Sandwich, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (31.4%), Irish (15.8%), English (11.1%), Norwegian (9.2%), Italian (4.8%), United States (4.3%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 01/06/1873 Elevation: 670 feet Land area: 3.01 square miles. Population density: 2434 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.65 N, Longitude: 88.62 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -351 (-5.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 858 (27.0%)

Area code: 815

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Sandwich, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.77
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Sandwich, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Sandwich-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Sandwich city center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.1 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Sandwich-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 19.4 miles away from Sandwich center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 42.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Sandwich, IL

• Woodlake Landing Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 81, Itinerant Ops: 12,520, Local Ops: 14,816)
• Gord Airport (Runways: 1)
• Hemmingsen Airport (Runways: 1)
• Johnson Airport (Runways: 1)
• Hospital Heliport

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Notable locations in Sandwich: Sandwich Township Public Library (A), Sandwich City Hall (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Sandwich include: Sandwich Memorial Park (1), Knights Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Sandwich Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	69.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

This city:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sandwich, IL

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10.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,321 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.87%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.42% of residents moved from foreign countries ($209 average AGI)

DeKalb County:	0.42%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Kane County, IL	2.34% ($47,235 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	1.62% ($30,182)
from DuPage County, IL	1.15% ($45,098)

9.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,440 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.32%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($109 average AGI)

DeKalb County:	0.06%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	1.20% ($28,277 average AGI)
to Kane County, IL	1.08% ($42,221)
to DuPage County, IL	0.73% ($35,773)

• 370 254 East 7th, Type: Mast, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 50 m, Call Sign: KNKN930
  880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 891.510 MHz, 846.510 MHz, 835.020 MHz, 880.020 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/29/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010
  Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:

• Bonnie K Clark, 6190 Millington Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, , Licensee ID: L01050823
  Registrant: Stc Two LLC, 6391 Sprint Parkway, Overland Park, KS 66251, Phone: (877) 265-6872, Email:
• Jennifer A Sirovica, 1000 Center St. / Hv360, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Overall height: 56.3 m
  Registrant: Horvath Towers, LLC, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 101, South Bend, IN 46617, Phone: (574) 237-0464, Email:
• Steve Martz, 4.4 Km Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.3 m, Overall height: 89.9 m
  Registrant: Anr Pipeline Company, 5250 Corporate Drive, Troy, MI 48098, Phone: (248) 205-4572, Email:

• SANDWICH, IL, Lat: 41.645000 Lon: -88.619722, Call Sign: WPQT893
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.481 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/18/2000, Expiration Date: 10/18/2010, Certifier: Tom Thomas
  Registrant: United Telecom Council, 1140 Connecticut Ave Nw Suite 1140, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 872-0030, Fax: (202) 331-7639, Email:
• STATION, 2.75 Mi Se Of, Overall height: 89.9 m, Call Sign: KSD80
  Assigned Frequencies : 6565.00 MHz, 6605.00 MHz, 6595.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/22/2001, Expiration Date: 05/22/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (313) 496-7180

• Woodlake Landing Area Sandwich Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: KNB4, Licensee ID: L00011961
  Assigned Frequencies : 123.000 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/10/1996, Expiration Date: 01/10/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
  Registrant: Docs Aero Service Inc, 1412 W Church St, Sandwich, IL 60548

• Fire: 42
• Hazardous Condition: 41
• Good Intent Call: 1