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Population (year 2000): 3,412. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,278 (-3.9% change)
Males: 1,600 (46.9%), Females: 1,812 (53.1%)
Macoupin County
Zip code:
62033
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $33,168 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,700 (year 2000)
Races in Gillespie:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (28.3%), Italian (16.0%),
Irish (11.9%), English (9.8%), Scottish (6.9%), United States
(6.7%).
Elevation: 663 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Gillespie
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Gillespie city
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 55.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 10.1%
- Divorced: 11.3%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -228 (-6.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Gillespie:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles;
STAUNTON, IL)
- CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
CARLINVILLE, IL)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Gillespie:
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 23 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 41 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 46 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gillespie:
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 11 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; ID:
3LF)
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 24 miles;
PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
- HILLSBORO MUNI (about 26 miles; HILLSBORO, IL; ID:
3K4)
Amtrak station near Gillespie:
- 12 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Gillespie:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 29
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 43 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 44 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
Public high school in Gillespie:
- GILLESPIE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 334;
Location: 612 BROADWAY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Gillespie:
- FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 19;
Location: RR 2 BOX 133; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gillespie:
- GILLESPIE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 324;
Location: 412 OREGON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SPECIAL EDUCATION BUILDING (Location: 412
OREGON ST; Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Gillespie:
- GILLESPIE P.L. (Operating income: $49,717;
Location: 201 WEST CHESTNUT; 19,769 books; 124 audio
materials; 1,100 video materials; 34 serial
subscriptions)
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