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Population (year 2000): 705. Estimated
population in July 2005: 708 (+0.4% change)
Males: 295 (41.8%), Females: 410 (58.2%)
Fayette County
Zip code:
62418
Median resident age: 37.5 years
Median household income: $28,839 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,800 (year 2000)
Races in Brownstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (24.1%), United States
(16.7%), English (13.8%), Irish (9.2%), Dutch (3.3%), Italian
(2.4%).
Elevation: 586 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Brownstown
- High school or higher: 84.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 8.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Brownstown village
- Never married: 24.6%
- Now married: 48.1%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 14.3%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -20 (-2.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Brownstown:
- FAYETTE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; VANDALIA,
IL)
- SALEM TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; SALEM, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Brownstown:
- MOUNT VERNON (about 48 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 58 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- DECATUR (about 59 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brownstown:
- VANDALIA MUNI (about 14 miles; VANDALIA, IL; ID: VLA)
- SALEM-LECKRONE (about 25 miles; SALEM, IL; ID: SLO)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 30 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID:
2H0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Brownstown:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MATTOON, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- 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)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 71
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 76 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
Public high school in Brownstown:
- BROWNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 137;
Location: 421 S. COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Brownstown:
- BROWNSTOWN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 240;
Location: 460 W. SOUTH ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- BROWNSTOWN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 76;
Location: 421 S. COLLEGE AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)
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