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Population (year 2000): 587. Estimated
population in July 2005: 566 (-3.6% change)
Males: 258 (44.0%), Females: 329 (56.0%)
Iroquois County
Zip code:
60930
Median resident age: 44.6 years
Median household income: $35,341 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,300 (year 2000)
Races in Danforth:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (38.3%), French (8.5%),
English (6.6%), Dutch (6.0%), Irish (5.6%), United States
(3.1%).
Elevation: 653 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Danforth
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.4%
- Unemployed: 1.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Danforth village
- Never married: 15.4%
- Now married: 66.3%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 8.1%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +127 (+27.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Danforth:
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WATSEKA,
IL)
- RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; KANKAKEE,
IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; KANKAKEE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Danforth:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 58 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- GARY/CHICAGO (about 67 miles; GARY, IN; ID: GYY)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 68 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Danforth:
- KANKAKEE (about 20 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; ID: 3KK)
- GREATER KANKAKEE (about 20 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; ID:
IKK)
- PAXTON (about 29 miles; PAXTON, IL; ID: 1C1)
Amtrak station near Danforth:
- 5 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Danforth:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles;
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL; FT enrollment: 3,191)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 51 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 51 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 52
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 53 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- PRAIRIE STATE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; CHICAGO
HEIGHTS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,523)
Public primary/middle school in Danforth:
- IROQUOIS WEST ELEM SCH/DANFORTH (Students:
90; Location: P O BOX 185; Grades: PK - 03)
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