New Berlin () is a village in

Sangamon County Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 196,343. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, the state capital. Sangamon County is includ ...

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. The population was 1,346 at the 2010 census, and 1,327 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. New Berlin is home to CUSD #16, New Berlin High School.

Geography

New Berlin is located at (39.725206, -89.911992). According to the 2010 census, New Berlin has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,030 people, 428 households, and 296 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 459 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.35% White, 0.39% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.68% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population. There were 428 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were

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living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94. In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males. The median income for a household in the village was $41,635, and the median income for a family was $50,139. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $22,614 for females. The

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for the village was $19,313. About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the

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, including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

History

The

Potawatomi Trail of Death The Potawatomi Trail of Death was the forced Indian Removal, removal by militia in 1838 of about 859 members of the Potawatomi nation from Indiana to reservation lands in what is now eastern Kansas. The march began at Twin Lakes, Indiana (Myers ...

passed through here in 1838. The village was founded in 1865 by a community of mostly German immigrants. Only a very few buildings from the original village still remain on the town's main thoroughfare, old Illinois State Route 54.

Culture

The village is the site of the annual Sangamon County Fair, which is typically held starting on the Wednesday before Father's Day weekend in June.

Sites of interest

* New Berlin Area Veterans Memorial - Dedicated July 6, 2013. * Sangamon County Fairgrounds

References

{{authority control Villages in Sangamon County, Illinois Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois Populated places established in 1865 German-American history Villages in Illinois