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Population (year 2000): 509. Estimated
population in July 2005: 499 (-2.0% change)
Males: 240 (47.2%), Females: 269 (52.8%)
Bureau County
Zip code:
61317
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $41,591 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,700 (year 2000)
Races in Cherry:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.2%), Italian (23.4%),
Irish (15.3%), English (12.0%), Polish (12.0%), Dutch (8.1%).
Elevation: 680 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cherry
- High school or higher: 80.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cherry village
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 63.6%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 9.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cherry:
- ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; SPRING VALLEY,
IL)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
PERU, IL)
- MENDOTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MENDOTA,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cherry:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 38 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 53 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 63 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cherry:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 7
miles; PERU, IL; ID: VYS)
- GRANDPAS' FARM MENDOTA (about 10 miles; MENDOTA, IL;
ID: 0C7)
- HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 19 miles; LOSTANT, IL;
ID: 2V3)
Amtrak stations near Cherry:
- 11 miles: MENDOTA (8TH ST.). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
- 18 miles: PRINCETON (107 BICENTENNIAL DR.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cherry:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 42 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles;
DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 59 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
Public primary/middle school in Cherry:
- CHERRY GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location:
BOX 219 314 S MAIN; Grades: KG - 08)
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