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Population (year 2000): 322. Estimated
population in July 2005: 317 (-1.6% change)
Males: 161 (50.0%), Females: 161 (50.0%)
Coles County
Zip code:
62440
Median resident age: 29.0 years
Median household income: $32,292 (year 2000)
Median house value: $47,500 (year 2000)
Races in Lerna:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (32.3%), English
(9.9%), German (9.6%), Irish (6.8%), Dutch (1.6%), Polish
(1.6%).
Elevation: 754 feet
Land area: 0.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lerna
- High school or higher: 73.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 6.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lerna village
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 13.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +79 (+32.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lerna:
- SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER (about 8 miles;
MATTOON, IL)
- ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL)
- SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles;
SHELBYVILLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lerna:
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 4 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 43 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- DECATUR (about 49 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lerna:
- CASEY MUNI (about 22 miles; CASEY, IL; ID: 1H8)
- TUSCOLA (about 24 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; ID: K96)
- EFFINGHAM COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 30 miles;
EFFINGHAM, IL; ID: 1H2)
Amtrak station near Lerna:
- 8 miles: MATTOON (1718 BROADWAY). Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lerna:
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 8 miles; MATTOON, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 48 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 48
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 62
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
Public primary/middle school in Lerna:
- LERNA ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 53; Location: P
O BOX 129; Grades: KG - 03)
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