Wedron is an

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in Dayton Township, LaSalle County,

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, United States. Wedron is located on the west bank of the Fox River, approximately northeast of

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. The ZIP code is 60557.

Demographics

Wedron first appeared as a

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in the 2020 U.S. Census. As of the 2020 census there were 140 people, 79 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 73 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.00%

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, 0.71%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from other races, and 9.29% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.71% of the population. There were 79 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.30% were married couples living together, 55.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.00% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals. The average household size and family size was 2.15. The CDP's age distribution consisted of 10.6% under the age of 18, 0.0% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 35.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 57.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $69,744, and the median income for a family was $69,744. The

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for the CDP was $36,771. No families and 0.0% of the population were below the

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References

External links

Wedron Community Website
Unincorporated communities in Illinois Unincorporated communities in LaSalle County, Illinois Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area {{LaSalleCountyIL-geo-stub