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Population (year 2000): 1,923. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,845 (-4.1% change)
Males: 870 (45.2%), Females: 1,053 (54.8%)
Shelby County
Zip code:
62550
Median resident age: 40.6 years
Median household income: $40,114 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,800 (year 2000)
Races in Moweaqua:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), English (14.2%),
Irish (13.6%), United States (11.9%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Dutch
(2.4%).
Elevation: 629 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Moweaqua
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Moweaqua village
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 64.7%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 8.3%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +129 (+7.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Moweaqua:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; DECATUR, IL)
- PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PANA, IL)
- DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; DECATUR,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Moweaqua:
- DECATUR (about 19 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
- CAPITAL (about 48 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 54 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moweaqua:
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 21 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID:
2H0)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 22 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
- PIATT COUNTY (about 42 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; ID:
2K0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Moweaqua:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; DECATUR, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 42
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
Public high school in Moweaqua:
- CENTRAL A & M HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 310;
Location: 229 EAST PINE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Moweaqua:
- GREGORY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 251; Location:
221 EAST PINE ST; Grades: KG - 05)
Library in Moweaqua:
- MOWEAQUA P.L.D. (Operating income: $102,680;
Location: 122 NORTH MAIN; 11,359 books; 287 audio
materials; 1,318 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
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