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Population (year 2000): 613. Estimated
population in July 2005: 589 (-3.9% change)
Males: 275 (44.9%), Females: 338 (55.1%)
Randolph County
Zip code:
62277
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $35,795 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,900 (year 2000)
Races in Prairie du Rocher:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (36.2%), French (31.2%),
Irish (13.4%), United States (7.0%), English (3.1%), Italian
(2.9%).
Elevation: 396 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prairie du Rocher
- High school or higher: 73.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 35.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prairie du Rocher village
- Never married: 22.8%
- Now married: 57.4%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 11.4%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +23 (+3.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie du Rocher:
- RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; RED BUD,
IL)
- STE GENEVIEVE COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
SAINTE GENEVIEVE, MO)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHESTER, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prairie du Rocher:
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 36 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 49 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 55 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: SUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie du Rocher:
- FESTUS MEML (about 22 miles; FESTUS, MO; ID: FES)
- PERRYVILLE MUNI (about 23 miles; PERRYVILLE, MO; ID:
K02)
- SACKMAN FIELD (about 28 miles; COLUMBIA, IL; ID:
H49)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prairie du Rocher:
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 33 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 35 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT
enrollment: 2,568)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 39 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 39
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT
enrollment: 8,252)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 41
miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
Public primary/middle school in Prairie du Rocher:
- PRAIRIE DU ROCHER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 168;
Location: 714 MIDDLE STREET; Grades: PK - 08)
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