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Population (year 2000): 4,525. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,534 (+0.2% change)
Males: 2,172 (48.0%), Females: 2,353 (52.0%)
Ford County
Zip code:
60957
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $37,804 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,000 (year 2000)
Races in Paxton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (35.6%), Irish (13.0%),
English (12.3%), Swedish (9.6%), United States (6.2%), French
(3.4%).
Elevation: 800 feet
Land area: 2.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paxton
- High school or higher: 88.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paxton city
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 60.5%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +217 (+5.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Paxton:
- GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GIBSON CITY,
IL)
- CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; URBANA,
IL)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 26
miles; URBANA, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paxton:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 32 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 56
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- DECATUR (about 68 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paxton:
- PAXTON (about 3 miles; PAXTON, IL; ID: 1C1)
- RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 13
miles; RANTOUL, IL; ID: TIP)
- FRASCA FIELD (about 24 miles; URBANA, IL; ID: C16)
Amtrak station near Paxton:
- 11 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Paxton:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 26
miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
Public high school in Paxton:
- PAXTON-BUCKLEY-LODA HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
475; Location: PO BOX 50; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Paxton:
- CLARA PETERSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 447;
Location: PO BOX 50; Grades: PK - 03)
- PAXTON-BUCKLEY-LODA JR HIGH SCH (Students:
322; Location: PO BOX 50; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LODA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 214;
Location: P O BOX 50; Grades: 04 - 05)
- WEST LAWN SCHOOL (Location: 425 E ORLEANS;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Paxton:
- PAXTON CARNEGIE LIB. (Operating income:
$100,282; Location: 254 S MARKET; 23,840 books; 351
audio materials; 656 video materials; 92 serial
subscriptions)
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