Sherrard, Illinois
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Sherrard Banking Company building
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Mercer |
| Coordinates | 41°19′6″N 90°30′19″W / 41.31833°N 90.50528°WCoordinates: 41°19′6″N 90°30′19″W / 41.31833°N 90.50528°W |
| Area | 1.16 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - land | 0.93 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.23 sq mi (1 km2) |
| Population | 640 (2010) |
| Density | 1,658.2/sq mi (640/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 61281 |
| Area code | 309 |
   Location of Sherrard within Illinois
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Sherrard is a village in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. The population was 640 at the 2010 census. Sherrard is home to the Sherrard Junior / Senior High School, home of the Sherrard Tigers.
Sherrard is located at 41°19′6″N 90°30′19″W / 41.31833°N 90.50528°W (41.318470, -90.505396).
According to the 2010 census, Sherrard has a total area of 1.162 square miles (3.01 km2), of which 0.93 square miles (2.41 km2) (or 80.03%) is land and 0.232 square miles (0.60 km2) (or 19.97%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 694 people, 271 households, and 201 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,658.2 people per square mile (638.0/km²). There were 276 housing units at an average density of 659.5 per square mile (253.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.27% White, 0.14% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.59% of the population.
There were 271 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.99.
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