| Sesser | |
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Downtown
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Franklin |
| Coordinates | 38°5′29″N 89°3′2″W / 38.09139°N 89.05056°WCoordinates: 38°5′29″N 89°3′2″W / 38.09139°N 89.05056°W |
| Area | 1.02 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - land | 1.02 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,931 (2010) |
| Density | 2,084.9/sq mi (805/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62884 |
| Area code | 618 |
| Website: http://www.sesser.org | |
Sesser is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,931 at the 2010 census.
Sesser is located at 38°5′29″N 89°3′2″W / 38.09139°N 89.05056°W (38.091251, -89.050608).
According to the 2010 census, Sesser has a total area of 1.011 square miles (2.62 km2), of which 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2) (or 99.9%) is land and 0.001 square miles (0.00 km2) (or 0.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,128 people, 918 households, and 584 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,084.9 people per square mile (805.5/km²). There were 1,007 housing units at an average density of 986.6 per square mile (381.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.59% White, 0.14% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.52% of the population.
There were 918 households out of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88.