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Population (year 2000): 441. Estimated
population in July 2005: 432 (-2.0% change)
Males: 201 (45.6%), Females: 240 (54.4%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
62927
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $24,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $28,800 (year 2000)
Races in Dowell:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (13.4%), English (9.1%),
United States (8.4%), Irish (8.2%), Italian (3.4%), Scottish
(2.3%).
Elevation: 400 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Dowell
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Dowell village
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 50.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Dowell:
- MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DU QUOIN,
IL)
- ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
MURPHYSBORO, IL)
- PINCKNEYVILLE COMMUNITY DIST HOSPITAL (about 15
miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Dowell:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 12 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 22 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 38 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dowell:
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 8 miles;
PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)
- BENTON MUNI (about 22 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
- SPARTA COMMUNITY-HUNTER FIELD (about 34 miles;
SPARTA, IL; ID: SAR)
Amtrak stations near Dowell:
- 5 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 15 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
Dowell:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 17 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 17
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 74
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 83 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 85
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
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