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Population (year 2000): 3,183. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,005 (-5.6% change)
Males: 1,469 (46.2%), Females: 1,714 (53.8%)
Knox County
Zip code:
61448
Median resident age: 41.9 years
Median household income: $43,438 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,900 (year 2000)
Races in Knoxville:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (19.0%), English (17.8%),
Swedish (11.2%), United States (9.5%), Irish (8.9%), Norwegian
(2.9%).
Elevation: 775 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Knoxville
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Knoxville city
- Never married: 16.4%
- Now married: 67.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.5%
- Divorced: 8.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -114 (-3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Knoxville:
- GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
GALESBURG, IL)
- ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; GALESBURG,
IL)
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 26
miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Knoxville:
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 40 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 46 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Knoxville:
- GALESBURG MUNI (about 10 miles; GALESBURG, IL; ID:
GBG)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 18 miles; YATES CITY, IL; ID: 2C6)
- MONMOUTH MUNI (about 24 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID:
C66)
Amtrak station near Knoxville:
- 7 miles: GALESBURG (EX-BN) (GALESBURG, 225 S.
SEMINARY ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Knoxville:
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MACOMB,
IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 47
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
Public high school in Knoxville:
- KNOXVILLE SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 345;
Location: 600 EAST MAIN STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Knoxville:
- MABLE WOOLSEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 434;
Location: 106 PLEASANT AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- KNOXVILLE JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 339;
Location: 701 MILL ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Knoxville:
- KNOXVILLE P.L. (Operating income: $35,310;
Location: 200 E. MAIN ST.; 21,140 books; 107 audio
materials; 312 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)
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