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Population (year 2000): 493. Estimated
population in July 2005: 498 (+1.0% change)
Males: 231 (46.9%), Females: 262 (53.1%)
Effingham County
Zip code:
62414
Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $27,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,400 (year 2000)
Races in Beecher City:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
Ancestries: German (22.9%), English (13.6%),
United States (9.9%), Irish (9.7%), French (3.4%), Dutch (2.2%).
Elevation: 617 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Beecher City
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Beecher City village
- Never married: 21.0%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +55 (+12.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Beecher City:
- SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
SHELBYVILLE, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL)
- PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; PANA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Beecher City:
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 41 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- DECATUR (about 45 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 60 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beecher City:
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 15 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID:
2H0)
- EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 20 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL; ID: 1H2)
- PERCIVAL SPRINGS (about 22 miles; WATSON, IL; ID:
2T2)
Amtrak station near Beecher City:
- 18 miles: EFFINGHAM (S. BANKERS ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Beecher City:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MATTOON, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 69
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 73 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 74
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
Public high school in Beecher City:
- BEECHER CITY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
239; Location: PO BOX 97; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Beecher City:
- BEECHER CITY GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 152;
Location: PO BOX 98; Grades: PK - 06)
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