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Population (year 2000): 1,580. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,554 (-1.6% change)
Males: 708 (44.8%), Females: 872 (55.2%)
Crawford County
Zip code:
62449
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $27,409 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,400 (year 2000)
Races in Oblong:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (23.4%), German
(14.6%), English (10.1%), Irish (6.6%), Scotch-Irish (2.3%),
Dutch (2.1%).
Elevation: 524 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Oblong
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
- Unemployed: 7.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Oblong village
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 55.0%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 13.4%
- Divorced: 13.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -154 (-8.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Oblong:
- CRAWFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
ROBINSON, IL)
- RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; OLNEY,
IL)
- LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
LAWRENCEVILLE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Oblong:
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 41 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 53
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
- EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 72 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN;
ID: EVV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Oblong:
- ROBINSON MUNI (about 20 miles; ROBINSON, IL; ID:
RSV)
- CASEY MUNI (about 22 miles; CASEY, IL; ID: 1H8)
- OLNEY-NOBLE (about 27 miles; OLNEY-NOBLE, IL; ID:
OLY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Oblong:
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; VINCENNES, IN;
Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 45
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 46 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 74 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 76 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
Public high school in Oblong:
- OBLONG HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 262; Location:
700 S RANGE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Oblong:
- OBLONG ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location:
600 W MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 08)
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