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Population (year 2000): 961. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,326 (+38.0% change)
Males: 488 (50.8%), Females: 473 (49.2%)
Boone County
Zip code:
61012
Median resident age: 32.2 years
Median household income: $46,786 (year 2000)
Median house value: $106,700 (year 2000)
Races in Capron:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
- Hispanic (12.8%)
- Other race (4.3%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (35.0%), Irish (11.3%),
Polish (10.5%), Norwegian (6.2%), English (6.1%), United States
(4.5%).
Elevation: 910 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Capron
- High school or higher: 77.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Capron village
- Never married: 26.8%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 0.1%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 9.4%
5.1% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.4%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +223 (+30.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Capron:
- HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
HARVARD, IL)
- NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 13
miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; WOODSTOCK,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Capron:
- ROCK CO (about 26 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 28 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID:
ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Capron:
- DACY (about 9 miles; HARVARD, IL; ID: 0C0)
- POPLAR GROVE (about 9 miles; POPLAR GROVE, IL; ID:
C77)
- BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; WALWORTH, WI; ID:
7V3)
Amtrak station near Capron:
- 19 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
Capron:
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 29 miles;
WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
Public primary/middle school in Capron:
- CAPRON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location:
200 N WOOSTER ST; Grades: KG - 08)
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