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Population (year 2000): 724. Estimated
population in July 2005: 703 (-2.9% change)
Males: 357 (49.3%), Females: 367 (50.7%)
Iroquois County
Zip code:
60911
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $40,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,000 (year 2000)
Races in Ashkum:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (34.5%), French (21.0%),
Irish (17.7%), English (9.7%), United States (5.5%), Italian
(4.6%).
Elevation: 671 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ashkum
- High school or higher: 85.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 0.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ashkum village
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 60.9%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +54 (+8.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ashkum:
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WATSEKA,
IL)
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; KANKAKEE,
IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ashkum:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 63 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 63 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 64 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ashkum:
- GREATER KANKAKEE (about 16 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; ID:
IKK)
- KANKAKEE (about 16 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; ID: 3KK)
- PAXTON (about 33 miles; PAXTON, IL; ID: 1C1)
Amtrak stations near Ashkum:
- 9 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
- 18 miles: KANKAKEE (199 S. EAST AVE.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, public
transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ashkum:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 47 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 48 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,974)
- SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE (about 55 miles; SOUTH
HOLLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 3,599)
Public primary/middle school in Ashkum:
- ASHKUM ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 135; Location:
PO BOX 158; Grades: PK - KG)
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