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Population (year 2000): 1,338. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,259 (-5.9% change)
Males: 672 (50.2%), Females: 666 (49.8%)
Macon County
Zip code:
62537
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $42,946 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,200 (year 2000)
Races in Harristown:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (20.2%), United States
(16.5%), Irish (14.2%), English (13.6%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%),
French (2.6%).
Elevation: 675 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Harristown
- High school or higher: 84.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Harristown village
- Never married: 16.0%
- Now married: 67.8%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Harristown:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; DECATUR, IL)
- DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DECATUR,
IL)
- DR JOHN WARNER HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CLINTON,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Harristown:
- DECATUR (about 16 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
- CAPITAL (about 42 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 45
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harristown:
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 28 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 28 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 35 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID:
2H0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Harristown:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; DECATUR, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 38
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
Public primary/middle school in Harristown:
- HARRISTOWN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 231;
Location: PO BOX 79; Grades: KG - 05)
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