Newman | |
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Buildings on Broadway, downtown
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Country | United States |
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State | Illinois |
County | Douglas |
Elevation | 654 ft (199 m) |
Coordinates | 39°47′53″N 87°59′11″W / 39.79806°N 87.98639°WCoordinates: 39°47′53″N 87°59′11″W / 39.79806°N 87.98639°W |
Area | 0.63 sq mi (2 km2) |
- land | 0.63 sq mi (2 km2) |
- water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population | 865 (2010) |
Density | 1,531.7/sq mi (591/km2) |
Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
- summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Postal code | 61942 |
Area code | 217 |
Newman is a city in Douglas County, Illinois, United States. The population was 865 at the 2010 census. Newman has two restaurants: Pizza Man and Country Junction, it also has a Library District, a BP gas station and a bank. The main street is Broadway. The children go to school at Shiloh CUSD #1.
Newman is located at 39°47′53″N 87°59′11″W / 39.79806°N 87.98639°W (39.798009, -87.986273).
According to the 2010 census, Newman has a total area of 0.63 square miles (1.63 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 956 people, 403 households, and 255 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,531.7 people per square mile (595.3/km²). There were 440 housing units at an average density of 705.0 per square mile (274.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.85% White, 0.73% African American, 0.21% Native American, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.10% of the population.
There were 403 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.85.