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Population (year 2000): 3,221. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,022 (-6.2% change)
Males: 1,553 (48.2%), Females: 1,668 (51.8%)
McDonough County
Zip code:
61422
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $30,482 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,200 (year 2000)
Races in Bushnell:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (15.8%), German
(15.3%), Irish (13.3%), English (10.4%), Dutch (3.6%), French
(2.4%).
Elevation: 661 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bushnell
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bushnell city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 58.0%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 10.1%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bushnell:
- MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
MACOMB, IL)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 27
miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
- SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29
miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bushnell:
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 45 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 58 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 61 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bushnell:
- MACOMB MUNI (about 11 miles; MACOMB, IL; ID: MQB)
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 27 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID:
C66)
- GALESBURG MUNI (about 27 miles; GALESBURG, IL; ID:
GBG)
Amtrak station near Bushnell:
- 13 miles: MACOMB (120 E. CALHOUN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bushnell:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 67
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
Public high school in Bushnell:
- BUSHNELL-PRAIRIE CITY HIGH SCH (Students:
212; Location: 845 N WALNUT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bushnell:
- BUSHNELL-PRAIRIE CITY ELEM SCH (Students:
387; Location: 345 E HESS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- BUSHNELL-PRAIRIE CITY JR HIGH SCH (Students:
206; Location: 847 N WALNUT ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Bushnell:
- BUSHNELL P.L.D. (Operating income: $81,928;
Location: 455 N. DEAN STREET; 24,837 books; 265 audio
materials; 673 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)
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