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Population (year 2000): 727. Estimated
population in July 2005: 728 (+0.1% change)
Males: 357 (49.1%), Females: 370 (50.9%)
Bond County
Zip code:
62275
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $28,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,200 (year 2000)
Races in Pocahontas:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (41.7%), United States
(13.3%), English (12.0%), Irish (11.3%), French (6.3%), Dutch
(4.4%).
Elevation: 570 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pocahontas
- High school or higher: 77.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pocahontas village
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 48.0%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 9.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -112 (-13.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pocahontas:
- EDWARD A UTLAUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
GREENVILLE, IL)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HIGHLAND, IL)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BREESE, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pocahontas:
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 29 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 35 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 57 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pocahontas:
- HIGHLAND-WINET (about 8 miles; HIGHLAND, IL; ID:
H07)
- GREENVILLE (about 13 miles; GREENVILLE, IL; ID: GRE)
- ST LOUIS METRO-EAST/SHAFER FIELD (about 20 miles; ST
JACOB, IL; ID: 3K6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pocahontas:
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 29
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 10,038)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 35 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 49 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 52
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 53 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 53 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
Public primary/middle school in Pocahontas:
- POCAHONTAS CENTER (Students: 235; Location:
PO BOX 189; Grades: PK - 08)
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