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Population (year 2000): 2,561. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,570 (+0.4% change)
Males: 1,256 (49.0%), Females: 1,305 (51.0%)
Lee
County
Zip code:
61310
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $75,500 (year 2000)
Races in Amboy:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (24.0%),
English (9.9%), United States (6.4%), French (4.2%), Swedish
(3.5%).
Elevation: 743 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Amboy
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 10.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Amboy city
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 11.4%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+7.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Amboy:
- KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
DIXON, IL)
- MENDOTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MENDOTA,
IL)
- ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Amboy:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 24 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 37 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 66 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amboy:
- DIXON MUNI-CHARLES R. WALGREEN FIELD (about 11
miles; DIXON, IL; ID: C73)
- BRESSON (about 17 miles; COMPTON, IL; ID: C82)
- GRANDPAS' FARM MENDOTA (about 21 miles; MENDOTA, IL;
ID: 0C7)
Amtrak station near Amboy:
- 19 miles: MENDOTA (8TH ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Amboy:
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MALTA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
Public high school in Amboy:
- AMBOY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location:
11 E HAWLEY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Amboy:
- AMBOY CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 400;
Location: 30 E PROVOST ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- AMBOY JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 356;
Location: 140 S APPLETON AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Amboy:
- PANKHURST MEM. LIB. (Operating income:
$58,077; Location: 3 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE; 23,219
books; 97 audio materials; 203 video materials; 29
serial subscriptions)
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