Tag: Sims

Sims is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. The population was 273 at the 2000 census.
Sims is located at 38°21′40″N 88°32′6″W / 38.36111°N 88.535°W / 38.36111; -88.535 (38.361243, -88.535026).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 273 people, 102 households, and 77 families residing in the village. The population density was 227.5 people per square mile (87.8/km²). There were 123 housing units at an average density of 102.5 per square mile (39.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.17% White, 1.47% African American and 0.37% Asian.
There were 102 households out of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 19.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone…