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Population (year 2000): 2,434. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,762 (+13.5% change)
Males: 1,192 (49.0%), Females: 1,242 (51.0%)
Macon County
Zip code:
62535
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $69,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $145,400 (year 2000)
Races in Forsyth:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.8%), English (16.4%),
Irish (13.8%), United States (8.3%), French (3.9%), Italian
(3.5%).
Elevation: 678 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Forsyth
- High school or higher: 94.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 1.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Forsyth village
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 74.8%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 4.0%
2.3% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.2%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +724 (+42.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Forsyth:
- DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DECATUR,
IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DECATUR, IL)
- DR JOHN WARNER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CLINTON,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Forsyth:
- DECATUR (about 10 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 38
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 49 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forsyth:
- PIATT COUNTY (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; ID:
2K0)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 31 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 37 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Forsyth:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; DECATUR, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 47
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
Public primary/middle school in Forsyth:
- FORSYTH GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 304;
Location: 137 GRANT ST; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Forsyth:
- FORSYTH P.L. (Operating income: $213,359;
Location: 268 S. ELWOOD STREET; 25,638 books; 620 audio
materials; 654 video materials; 127 serial
subscriptions)
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