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Population (year 2000): 956. Estimated
population in July 2005: 936 (-2.1% change)
Males: 438 (45.8%), Females: 518 (54.2%)
Douglas County
Zip code:
61942
Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $30,417 (year 2000)
Median house value: $42,200 (year 2000)
Races in Newman:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (17.3%), United States
(15.9%), Irish (13.0%), English (11.2%), French (3.5%),
Scotch-Irish (2.9%).
Elevation: 646 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newman
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newman city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 14.3%
- Divorced: 10.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Newman:
- PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; PARIS, IL)
- CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; URBANA,
IL)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 27
miles; URBANA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newman:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 26 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 30 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 54
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newman:
- TUSCOLA (about 22 miles; TUSCOLA, IL; ID: K96)
- EDGAR COUNTY (about 24 miles; PARIS, IL; ID: PRG)
- FRASCA FIELD (about 27 miles; URBANA, IL; ID: C16)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newman:
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 29
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 30 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 50
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
Public primary/middle school in Newman:
- NEWMAN GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location:
207 S COFFIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Newman:
- NEWMAN TWP. LIB. (Operating income: $27,756;
Location: 108 W. YATES STREET; 10,537 books; 378 audio
materials; 513 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)
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