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Population (year 2000): 2,053. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,057 (+0.2% change)
Males: 1,004 (48.9%), Females: 1,049 (51.1%)
La Salle County
Zip code:
61360
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $52,188 (year 2000)
Median house value: $107,000 (year 2000)
Races in Seneca:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (28.0%), Irish (24.2%),
English (14.9%), Norwegian (11.6%), Italian (8.2%), United
States (6.3%).
Elevation: 510 feet
Land area: 3.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Seneca
- High school or higher: 86.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Seneca village
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 7.5%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +115 (+5.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Seneca:
- MORRIS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MORRIS, IL)
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF OTTAWA (about 17 miles;
OTTAWA, IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; STREATOR, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Seneca:
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 62
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 67 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
- CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 68 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: MDW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Seneca:
- SKYDIVE CHICAGO (about 14 miles; OTTAWA, IL; ID:
8N2)
- CUSHING FIELD LTD (about 15 miles; NEWARK, IL; ID:
0C8)
- MORRIS MUNI - JAMES R. WASHBURN FIELD (about 16
miles; MORRIS, IL; ID: C09)
Amtrak station near Seneca:
- 20 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Seneca:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 33 miles; JOLIET, IL;
FT enrollment: 6,075)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 38 miles; JOLIET,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)
- LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,974)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
Public high school in Seneca:
- SENECA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 490; Location:
PO BOX 20; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Seneca:
- SENECA GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 332; Location:
174 OAK ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- SENECA ELEM SCHOOL SOUTH CAMPUS (Students:
281; Location: 174 OAK ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
- CIRCUIT BREAKER SCHOOL (Students: 33;
Location: 226 E SCOTT ST; Grades: 05 - 12)
Library in Seneca:
- SENECA P.L.D. (Operating income: $531,907;
Location: 210 NORTH MAIN STREET; 46,383 books; 2,616
audio materials; 1,955 video materials; 134 serial
subscriptions)
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