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Population (year 2000): 4,871. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,084 (+4.4% change)
Males: 2,241 (46.0%), Females: 2,630 (54.0%)
Woodford County
Zip code:
61530
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $44,744 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,800 (year 2000)
Races in Eureka:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (37.3%), Irish (11.7%),
English (9.6%), United States (6.5%), Swiss (5.3%), Scotch-Irish
(3.7%).
Elevation: 760 feet
Land area: 2.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eureka
- High school or higher: 82.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eureka city
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 12.3%
- Divorced: 5.3%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +243 (+5.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Eureka:
- EUREKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (101 S MAJOR ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Eureka:
- SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
PEORIA, IL)
- METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER OF ILLINOIS (about 23
miles; PEORIA, IL)
- GEORGE A ZELLER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 23 miles;
PEORIA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Eureka:
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 29 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 32
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- CAPITAL (about 67 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eureka:
- MARSHALL COUNTY (about 22 miles; LACON, IL; ID: C75)
- MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (about 23 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: 3MY)
- RAINBOW (about 28 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: 7B1)
College/University in Eureka:
- EUREKA COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 491;
Location: 300 COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: WWW.EUREKA.EDU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eureka:
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; PEORIA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 31 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
Public high school in Eureka:
- EUREKA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 522; Location:
200 W CRUGER AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Eureka:
- EUREKA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 517;
Location: 2005 S MAIN ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- DAVENPORT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 301 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Eureka:
- EUREKA P.L.D. (Operating income: $390,369;
Location: 202 S. MAIN ST.; 33,621 books; 875 audio
materials; 1,774 video materials; 120 serial
subscriptions)
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