| Sandwich is a
city that lies on the borders of DeKalb County, Illinois,
LaSalle County, Illinois and Kendall County, Illinois.
The population was 6,509 at the 2000 census. Sandwich
is the home of the Sandwich Fair. Held yearly the Wednesday-Sunday
after Labor Day since 1888, it is the oldest continuing
county fair in the state of Illinois and is one of the
largest antique fairs in the United States, drawing
daily crowds of more than 100,000, with the top attendance
days reaching more than 200,000 fair-goers.
As of the census[2] of 2000,
there were 6,509 people, 2,402 households, and 1,678
families residing in the city. The population density
was 2,159.5 people per square mile (834.9/km²).
There were 2,494 housing units at an average density
of 827.4/sq mi (319.9/km²). The racial makeup of
the city was 95.38% White, 0.25% African American, 0.23%
Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander,
2.58% from other races, and 1.18% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.37% of the population.
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