Editing Sigel, Illinois

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'''Sigel''' is an [[Incorporated town#Illinois|incorporated town]] in [[Shelby County, Illinois|Shelby County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 329 at the 2020 census.

The town was named after [[Franz Sigel]], (1824–1902), a Union general in the American Civil War.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT46|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=46}}</ref>

==Geography==
Sigel is located at {{coord|39|13|34|N|88|29|43|W|type:city}} (39.226214, -88.495161).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2010 census, Sigel has a total area of {{convert|0.288|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.28|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 97.22%) is land and {{convert|0.008|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 2.78%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1769914
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 1, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213055755/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1769914
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 302
|1890= 258
|1900= 293
|1910= 308
|1920= 292
|1930= 259
|1940= 281
|1950= 296
|1960= 387
|1970= 337
|1980= 360
|1990= 344
|2000= 386
|2010= 373
|2020= 329
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 386 people, 141 households, and 97 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,411.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 154 housing units at an average density of {{convert|563.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.22% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.81% of the population.

There were 141 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.38.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.3% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $51,500. Males had a median income of $34,375 versus $22,656 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,933. About 2.4% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Jack Berch]], singer, was born in Sigel.

==References==
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{{Shelby County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:1867 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1867]]
[[Category:Towns in Shelby County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Towns in Illinois]]