Sadorus is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 402 at the 2020 census. Sadorus was the first town founded in Champaign County. Geography Sadorus is located at (39.966397, -88.345247). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Sadorus has a total area of , all land. History Settlement Sadorus was settled in April 1824 by Henry Sadorus, and was the first town founded in Champaign County. Train wreck There was a train wreck as a train was passing through the town on February 21, 2011. Two grain cars tipped over and another 3 or 4 cars derailed into a nearby field. The train had already passed through the residential area of the town when it derailed, and so luckily, nobody was injured. It is believed that soggy soil underneath the tracks caused the derailment. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 402 people, 156 households, and 88 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 171 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 88.56% White, 1.49% Native American, 0.25% from other races, and 9.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.24% of the population. There were 156 households, out of which 36.54% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.54% were married couples living together, 10.26% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.59% were non-families. 30.77% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.36% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 2.29. The village's age distribution consisted of 18.5% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 31.4% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 123.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 120.5 males. The median income for a household in the village was $49,500, and the median income for a family was $78,750. Males had a median income of $42,500 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the village was $29,109. About 3.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of