Savoy is a village in

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, United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the

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History

The village was named after Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy, who had paid the area a visit in 1861. The village was incorporated on April 10, 1956. Henry M. Dunlap (1853–1938), Illinois farmer and state legislator, lived in Savoy.

Geography

Savoy is located at (40.063441, −88.252388). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Savoy has a total area of , of which (or 97.85%) is land and (or 2.15%) is water. Savoy shares a border with the neighboring city of Champaign and is less than two miles from the site of the main campus of the

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. Savoy is a part of the

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 8,857 people, 3,548 households, and 1,848 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 3,986 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 66.14%

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, 6.93%

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, 0.14% Native American, 18.40% Asian, 0.01%

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, 1.55% from other races, and 6.83% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.28% of the population. There were 3,548 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.62% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.91% were non-families. 33.74% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.08% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 2.45. The village's age distribution consisted of 20.2% under the age of 18, 14.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $74,189, and the median income for a family was $110,655. Males had a median income of $58,594 versus $32,234 for females. The

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for the village was $39,751. About 7.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the

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, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

The northern part of Savoy and a corridor along Dunlap Avenue are serviced by the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. U.S. Route 45 (Dunlap Avenue) runs north through Savoy into Champaign, Illinois becoming Neil Street. Savoy is about 2–3 miles east of, but in relative proximity to

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with access via Curtis Road at Exit 232 and Monticello Road at Exit 229. The

University of Illinois Willard Airport University of Illinois Willard Airport – also known as Willard Airport and Champaign–Urbana Airport – is south of Savoy, Illinois, Savoy in Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is owned and operated by the Univer ...

(KCMI) that serves East Central Illinois, with commercial airline service to

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and Dallas/Fort Worth provided by American Eagle, is located immediately south of Savoy.

References

External links

Official websiteOfficial website of the Village of Savoy Fire Department
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