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In an election on November 8 , 2005 , 306 residents voted to dissolve the village municipal corporation, while 155 voted no. However, a 2/3 majority (308 votes) was needed to dissolve the village. This was the fourth time since 1979 that a proposal to dissolve the village was on the ballot for an election. The village was incorporated in 1891. In 1990, a proposal to disincorporate was defeated by a 2 to 1 margin while a proposal in 1998 failed by 41 votes. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 2.6 Km&2 (1.0 Mi&2 ). 2.4 km&2 (0.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 6.93% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 1,124 people, 439 households, and 315 families residing in the village. The Population Density was 461.7/km&2 (1,197.8/mi&2). There were 467 housing units at an average density of 191.8/km&2 (497.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.04% White , 0.09% African American , 0.44% Native American , 0.62% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 0.27% from Other Races , and 0.53% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 439 households out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were Married Couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.2% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.03. In the village the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males. The median income for a household in the village was $48,125, and the median income for a family was $54,917. Males had a median income of $38,362 versus $30,227 for females. The Per Capita Income for the village was $22,364. 5.8% of the population and 3.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 6.8% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. |
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