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Population (year 2000): 781. Estimated
population in July 2005: 749 (-4.1% change)
Males: 361 (46.2%), Females: 420 (53.8%)
Ford County
Zip code:
60959
Median resident age: 41.6 years
Median household income: $36,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,900 (year 2000)
Races in Piper City:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (36.0%), Irish (26.8%),
English (12.8%), French (10.5%), United States (7.6%), Dutch
(4.4%).
Elevation: 668 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Piper City
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Piper City village
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 15.5%
- Divorced: 6.1%
2.6% Foreign born (2.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +24 (+3.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Piper City:
- GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; GIBSON CITY,
IL)
- IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; WATSEKA,
IL)
- SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Piper City:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 50 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 54
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 77 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Piper City:
- PAXTON (about 23 miles; PAXTON, IL; ID: 1C1)
- DWIGHT (about 30 miles; DWIGHT, IL; ID: DTG)
- KANKAKEE (about 31 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; ID: 3KK)
Amtrak station near Piper City:
- 14 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Piper City:
- OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles;
BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 45
miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 45 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,186)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 53 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 55 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
Public primary/middle school in Piper City:
- TRI-POINT JR HIGH/ELEMENTARY (Students: 279;
Location: PO BOX 158; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Piper City:
- PIPER CITY P.L.D. (Operating income: $37,192;
Location: 39 W MAIN; 7,545 books; 266 audio materials;
266 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)
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