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Population (year 2000): 785. Estimated
population in July 2005: 773 (-1.5% change)
Males: 397 (50.6%), Females: 388 (49.4%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
62814
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $38,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,400 (year 2000)
Races in Bluford:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (12.1%), German (11.6%),
United States (9.7%), English (9.2%), Scottish (2.2%), French
(1.9%).
Elevation: 520 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bluford
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bluford village
- Never married: 21.4%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +37 (+4.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bluford:
- CROSSROADS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MOUNT
VERNON, IL)
- GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL HLTH CENTER (about 12 miles;
MOUNT VERNON, IL)
- HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
MCLEANSBORO, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bluford:
- MOUNT VERNON (about 8 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 44 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 53 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bluford:
- FAIRFIELD MUNI (about 24 miles; FAIRFIELD, IL; ID:
FWC)
- SALEM-LECKRONE (about 26 miles; SALEM, IL; ID: SLO)
- BENTON MUNI (about 27 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bluford:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 54
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 80 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 83 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 85 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 87 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 89
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
Public high school in Bluford:
- WEBBER TWP HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Location: PO BOX 110 S ELM ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Bluford:
- SUNNYSIDE MENNONITE SCHOOL (Students: 18;
Location: 23338 ILLINOIS HYW 15; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bluford:
- BLUFORD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 339; Location:
PO BOX 19; Grades: PK - 08)
- FARRINGTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 55;
Location: 20941 E DIVIDE ST; Grades: KG - 08)
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