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Population (year 2000): 343. Estimated
population in July 2005: 330 (-3.8% change)
Males: 168 (49.0%), Females: 175 (51.0%)
Henderson County
Zip code:
61418
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $35,714 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,200 (year 2000)
Races in Biggsville:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (2.0%)
- Black (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (25.1%), Irish (19.0%),
United States (14.9%), English (10.2%), Dutch (7.9%),
Scotch-Irish (6.4%).
Elevation: 650 feet
Land area: 0.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Biggsville
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Biggsville village
- Never married: 26.8%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 9.3%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -5 (-1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Biggsville:
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 16
miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
- GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WEST
BURLINGTON, IA)
- MERCER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; ALEDO, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Biggsville:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 19 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 48 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 68 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Biggsville:
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 18 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID:
C66)
- MACOMB MUNI (about 28 miles; MACOMB, IL; ID: MQB)
- MERCER COUNTY (about 28 miles; ALEDO, IL; ID: C00)
Amtrak stations near Biggsville:
- 17 miles: ALDERSHOT (BURLINGTON, 1199 WATERDOWN
RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi
service, intercity bus service, public transit
connection.
- 17 miles: BURLINGTON (300 S. MAIN ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Biggsville:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 49 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 51
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 51 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 73 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 80 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
Public high school in Biggsville:
- UNION HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 208; Location: R
R 1, BOX 72; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Biggsville:
- UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 490;
Location: RR 1, BOX 72; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Biggsville:
- HENDERSON COUNTY P.L.D. (Operating income:
$312,265; Location: R.R. 1 BOX 45G; 34,542 books; 585
audio materials; 66 video materials; 5 serial
subscriptions)
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