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Aroma Park, Illinois

Field	Value
name	Aroma Park, Illinois
settlement_type	Village
image_map	File:Kankakee County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Aroma Park Highlighted.svg
map_caption	Location of Aroma Park in Illinois
image_map1	Illinois in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1	Location of Illinois in the United States
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Kankakee
subdivision_type3	Township
subdivision_name3	Aroma
leader_title	Mayor
leader_title1	Village president
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	5.70
area_total_sq_mi	2.20
area_land_km2	4.88
area_land_sq_mi	1.88
area_water_km2	0.83
area_water_sq_mi	0.32
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	607
population_as_of	2020
population_total	664
population_density_km2	136.19
population_density_sq_mi	352.82
timezone1	CST
utc_offset1	-6
timezone1_DST	CDT
utc_offset1_DST	-5
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	60910
area_codes	815, 779
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-02258
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2397990
blank2_name_sec2	Wikimedia Commons
blank2_info_sec2	Aroma Park, Illinois
website

Aroma Park (formerly Waldron) is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States, along the Kankakee River opposite the mouth of the Iroquois River. Aroma Park is a suburb of the city of Kankakee. Aroma Park's population was 664 at the 2020 census, down from 743 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

In 1995, the Aroma Park Little League All-Stars won the state championship, becoming the smallest town ever to do so.

Geography

Aroma Park is located in southern Kankakee County. It is 4 mi southeast of the center of Kankakee.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Aroma Park has a total area of 2.20 sqmi, of which 1.88 sqmi (or 85.51%) is land and 0.32 sqmi (or 14.49%) is water.

Demographics

There were 274 households, out of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.46% were married couples living together, 6.57% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.51% were non-families. 29.93% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.68% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.17 and the average family size was 2.50.

The village's age distribution consisted of 16.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $48,750, and the median income for a family was $65,750. Males had a median income of $45,000 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,985. About 11.0% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 25.7% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

River Valley Metro provides bus service on Route 5 connecting Aroma Park to destinations in the Kankakee area.

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2397990
"Explore Census Data".
(April 2020}}{{cbignore). "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Aroma Park village, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau.
Unpage Publications. (June 17, 2002). "1995 Illinois State Little League Tournament Results".
US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"System Map".

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