Sycamore is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County,

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, United States. The population was 160 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Sycamore is located in eastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the east by

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, to the south and west by

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, and otherwise by consolidated

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/Jefferson County.

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(Shelbyville Road) forms the southern border of the community.

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is to the west. According to the

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, Sycamore has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 159 people, 89 households, and 45 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 90 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.02%

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, 15.09%

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and 1.89% Asian.

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or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population. There were 89 households, out of which 15.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were

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living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.4% were non-families. 46.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.79 and the average family size was 2.42. In the city, the population was spread out, with 15.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 69.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 61.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $60,313. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $33,750 for females. The

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for the city was $26,239. None of the families and 4.7% of the population were living below the

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References

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