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Population (year 2000): 456. Estimated
population in July 2005: 441 (-3.3% change)
Males: 233 (51.1%), Females: 223 (48.9%)
Sangamon County
Zip code:
62545
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,800 (year 2000)
Races in Mechanicsburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Black (0.9%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (32.2%), Irish (18.4%),
United States (12.1%), English (8.8%), French (5.5%), Italian
(4.6%).
Elevation: 590 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mechanicsburg
- High school or higher: 71.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mechanicsburg village
- Never married: 25.2%
- Now married: 51.9%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 13.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -77 (-14.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mechanicsburg:
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- ANDREW MCFARLAND MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 17 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mechanicsburg:
- CAPITAL (about 19 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- DECATUR (about 38 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 57
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mechanicsburg:
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 24 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)
- HILLSBORO MUNI (about 47 miles; HILLSBORO, IL; ID:
3K4)
Amtrak station near Mechanicsburg:
- 18 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.).
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 car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mechanicsburg:
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 16
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
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