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Population (year 2000): 3,968. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,919 (-1.2% change)
Males: 1,882 (47.4%), Females: 2,086 (52.6%)
Livingston County
Zip code:
61739
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $41,298 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,700 (year 2000)
Races in Fairbury:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.4%), United States
(17.1%), Irish (13.6%), English (9.0%), Swedish (3.7%), Swiss
(3.2%).
Elevation: 689 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Fairbury
- High school or higher: 78.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Fairbury city
- Never married: 20.4%
- Now married: 65.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 7.4%
- Divorced: 6.0%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +293 (+8.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Fairbury:
- SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
- GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; GIBSON CITY,
IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; STREATOR, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Fairbury:
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 33
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 52 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- DECATUR (about 67 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fairbury:
- PONTIAC MUNICIPAL (about 14 miles; PONTIAC, IL; ID:
PNT)
- DWIGHT (about 27 miles; DWIGHT, IL; ID: DTG)
- PAXTON (about 35 miles; PAXTON, IL; ID: 1C1)
Amtrak station near Fairbury:
- 13 miles: PONTIAC (721 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Fairbury:
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 48
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
Public high school in Fairbury:
- PRAIRIE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 605;
Location: 411 N 7TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Fairbury:
- WESTVIEW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 394;
Location: 600 S 1ST ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Fairbury:
- DOMINY MEM. LIB. (Operating income: $156,681;
Location: 201 SOUTH THIRD ST.; 21,129 books; 581 audio
materials; 350 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)
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