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Population (year 2000): 2,245. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,237 (-0.4% change)
Males: 1,088 (48.5%), Females: 1,157 (51.5%)
Macoupin County
Zip code:
62640
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $31,806 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,900 (year 2000)
Races in Girard:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (22.5%), English (15.1%),
Irish (13.8%), United States (13.0%), Dutch (4.5%), French
(3.0%).
Elevation: 670 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Girard
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Girard city
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 12.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +60 (+2.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Girard:
- CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
CARLINVILLE, IL)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL)
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Girard:
- CAPITAL (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 43 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 63 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Girard:
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 15 miles;
PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 22 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; ID:
3LF)
- HILLSBORO MUNI (about 32 miles; HILLSBORO, IL; ID:
3K4)
Amtrak station near Girard:
- 14 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
Girard:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 25
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 51
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 61 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 63 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
Public high school in Girard:
- GIRARD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location:
525 N THIRD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Girard:
- GIRARD COMM UNIT ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 525 N THIRD ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- GIRARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 222;
Location: 525 N THIRD ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Girard:
- GIRARD TWP. LIB. (Operating income: $34,325;
Location: 201 WEST MADISON STREET; 23,835 books; 515
audio materials; 443 video materials; 78 serial
subscriptions)
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