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Fisher
Downtown Fisher
Downtown Fisher
Location of Fisher in Champaign County, Illinois.
Location of Fisher in Champaign County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 40°18′56″N 88°21′01″W / 40.31556°N 88.35028°W / 40.31556; -88.35028Coordinates: 40°18′56″N 88°21′01″W / 40.31556°N 88.35028°W / 40.31556; -88.35028[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
Area
 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
 • LandTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
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Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,062
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61843
Area code(s)217
FIPS code17-26194
GNIS feature ID2398880[1]
Websitewww.fisher.il.us

Fisher is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States, that was founded in 1875.[3] As of the 2020 census, Fisher had a population of 2,062.[4]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Fisher has a total area of 1.33 square miles (3.44 km2), all land.[5]

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Fisher had a population of 2,062, with 804 households and 529 families residing in the village.[6][7]

The population density was 1,550.38 inhabitants per square mile (598.61/km2). There were 850 housing units at an average density of 639.10 per square mile (246.76/km2).[6]

The median age was 36.4 years. 26.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.8 males age 18 and over.[6][7]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[8]

Of the 804 households, 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.6% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[6]

Of the 850 housing units, 5.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.3%.[6]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[7]
Race Number Percent
White 1,944 94.3%
Black or African American 9 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1 0.0%
Asian 9 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.0%
Some other race 13 0.6%
Two or more races 86 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 31 1.5%

Income and poverty

The median income for a household in the village was $71,136, and the median income for a family was $88,177. Males had a median income of $46,744 versus $37,717 for females. The per capita income for the village was $33,378. About 2.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The community is served by the Fisher Community Unit School District 1.[9] The public schools are Fisher Grade School [10] kindergarten through sixth grade [11], and the Fisher Junior/Senior High School, whose mascot is the Fisher "Bunnie."[12] The Bunnies offer six girls' sports, seven boys' sports and two co-ed sports at the senior high school level [13] and six competitive sports for junior-high students.[14]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:GNIS
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. "Community Profile for Fisher, IL". Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  4. "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  5. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  8. "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  9. http://fisherbunnies.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=668&Itemid=30 Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  10. "Principals Welcome". Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  11. [1]. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  12. http://fisherbunnies.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1 Archived September 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  13. www.fisher.k12.il.us http://www.fisher.k12.il.us/webpage/ath.web/FRONTPAGE.htm. Retrieved March 22, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)Template:Title missing
  14. Home of the Bunnies. Retrieved March 22, 2012.

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