a man, the latter being the gunman. He was killed by Normal Police Officers. Awards November 19, 2014: Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community Award, League of American Bicyclists 2014: First in State for Most Minutes Read, 2014 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge, Scholastic Corp. - Received by Glenn Elementary 2014: Chamber of the Year, Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) - Received by the McLean County Chamber of Commerce 2013: Honorable Mention - Mayor's Climate Protection Awards, United States Conference of Mayors - Received by Mayor Chris Koos 2013: Tree Cities USA Community Award, Arbor Day Foundation 2011: National Award for Smart Growth Achievement - Civic Places, United States Environmental Protection Agency Geography Normal is located near (40.512189, −88.988701). According to the 2010 census, Normal has a total area of , of which (or 99.66%) is land and (or 0.34%) is water. Climate Demographics As of the 2000 census, there were 45,386 people, 15,157 households, and 8,184 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 15,683 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 87.57% White, 7.71% African American, 0.15% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.93% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of the population. There were 15,157 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.0% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 17.5% under the age of 18, 38.1% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 13.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,379, and the median income for a family was $60,644. Males had a median income of $41,323 versus $27,486 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,775.