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Population (year 2000): 1,116. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,102 (-1.3% change)
Males: 509 (45.6%), Females: 607 (54.4%)
Union County
Zip code:
62920
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $26,364 (year 2000)
Median house value: $50,600 (year 2000)
Races in Cobden:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.9%)
- Hispanic (12.9%)
- Other race (5.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Black (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.7%), United States
(9.8%), Irish (9.4%), English (5.0%), French (2.4%), Scottish
(1.9%).
Elevation: 616 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cobden
- High school or higher: 67.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cobden village
- Never married: 29.3%
- Now married: 46.9%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 10.8%
11.8% Foreign born (11.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cobden:
- CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 6
miles; ANNA, IL)
- UNION COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ANNA, IL)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CARBONDALE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cobden:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 16 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 31 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cobden:
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 31 miles;
PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)
- CAIRO RGNL (about 34 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
- BENTON MUNI (about 40 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
Amtrak station near Cobden:
- 14 miles: CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cobden:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 13
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 94 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 96
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
Public high school in Cobden:
- COBDEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 202; Location:
413 N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Cobden:
- COBDEN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 377; Location:
413 N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: PK - 06)
- COBDEN JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 115;
Location: 413 N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FIVE CO VOC SYS-COBDEN CAMPUS (Location: 413
N APPLEKNOCKER; Grades: 00 - 00)
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