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Population (year 2000): 20,820. Estimated
population in July 2005: 24,593 (+18.1% change)
Males: 10,263 (49.3%), Females: 10,557 (50.7%)
Boone County
Zip code:
61008
Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $42,529 (year 2000)
Median house value: $99,600 (year 2000)
Races in Belvidere:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
- Hispanic (20.1%)
- Other race (11.6%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Black (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (30.4%), Irish (13.1%),
English (9.0%), Swedish (6.9%), United States (5.2%), Polish
(4.7%).
Elevation: 770 feet
Land area: 9.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Belvidere
- High school or higher: 74.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Belvidere city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 10.7%
11.8% Foreign born (10.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,919 (+30.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Belvidere:
- NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (1625
SO STATE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Belvidere:
- SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles;
ROCKFORD, IL)
- SWEDISH AMERICAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; ROCKFORD,
IL)
- VAN MATRE HEALTHSOUTH (about 13 miles; ROCKFORD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Belvidere:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 18 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 29 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 68 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Belvidere:
- POPLAR GROVE (about 5 miles; POPLAR GROVE, IL; ID:
C77)
- BELOIT (about 18 miles; BELOIT, WI; ID: 44C)
- DACY (about 19 miles; HARVARD, IL; ID: 0C0)
Amtrak station near Belvidere:
- 10 miles: ROCKFORD (7559 WALTON ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Belvidere:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 40 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
Public high school in Belvidere:
- BELVIDERE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,122;
Location: 1500 EAST AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Belvidere:
- CALVARY BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 75;
Location: 1637 SEVENTH AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Belvidere:
- WASHINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 969;
Location: 1031 5TH AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- BELVIDERE SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 923;
Location: 919 E SIXTH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BELVIDERE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students:
901; Location: 8787 BELOIT ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 705; Location:
1011 BONUS AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MEEHAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 642;
Location: 1401 EAST SIXTH ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- PERRY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location:
633 W PERRY ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- BOONE COUNTY CENTER (Students: 52; Location:
1320 EAST AVE; Grades: PK - PK)
- REGIONAL LEARNING CENTER ARK (Students: 11;
Location: 620 LOGAN AVE; Grades: 09 - 10)
Private primary/middle schools in Belvidere:
- IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 328;
Location: 1225 E SECOND STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 211;
Location: 320 LOGAN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Belvidere:
- IDA P.L. (Operating income: $462,898;
Location: 320 NORTH STATE STREET; 65,801 books; 1,669
audio materials; 2,833 video materials; 241 serial
subscriptions)
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