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Population (year 2000): 738. Estimated
population in July 2005: 690 (-6.5% change)
Males: 368 (49.9%), Females: 370 (50.1%)
Macon County
Zip code:
62551
Median resident age: 33.0 years
Median household income: $41,184 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,000 (year 2000)
Races in Niantic:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (22.1%), United States
(17.5%), English (15.6%), Irish (13.8%), French (3.5%), Dutch
(2.0%).
Elevation: 602 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Niantic
- High school or higher: 90.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Niantic village
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 67.5%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 5.8%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+14.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Niantic:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DECATUR, IL)
- DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DECATUR,
IL)
- ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
TAYLORVILLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Niantic:
- DECATUR (about 22 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
- CAPITAL (about 35 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 46
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Niantic:
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 24 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 25 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL;
ID: TAZ)
- SHELBY COUNTY (about 39 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID:
2H0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Niantic:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; DECATUR, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 32
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 61 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
Public high school in Niantic:
- NIANTIC-HARRISTOWN HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
146; Location: PO BOX 200; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Niantic:
- NIANTIC-HARRISTOWN JR HIGH SCH (Students:
120; Location: PO BOX 200; Grades: 06 - 08)
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