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Population (year 2000): 2,128. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,136 (+0.4% change)
Males: 977 (45.9%), Females: 1,151 (54.1%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
62884
Median resident age: 39.5 years
Median household income: $25,714 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,600 (year 2000)
Races in Sesser:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (15.3%), German
(11.6%), English (10.1%), Irish (7.8%), Italian (5.1%), Polish
(4.4%).
Elevation: 480 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sesser
- High school or higher: 74.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sesser city
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 53.9%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 12.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+1.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sesser:
- FRANKLIN HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BENTON, IL)
- MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DU
QUOIN, IL)
- CROSSROADS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MOUNT
VERNON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sesser:
- MOUNT VERNON (about 21 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 24 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 27 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sesser:
- BENTON MUNI (about 11 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 23 miles;
PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)
- CENTRALIA MUNI (about 29 miles; CENTRALIA, IL; ID:
ENL)
Amtrak station near Sesser:
- 15 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sesser:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 29
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 76
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 89 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 92
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
Public high school in Sesser:
- SESSER-VALIER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 207;
Location: 4626 ST HWY 154; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Sesser:
- SESSER-VALIER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 436;
Location: 4626 ST HWY 154; Grades: PK - 06)
- SESSER-VALIER JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 125;
Location: 4626 ST HWY 154; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Sesser:
- SESSER P.L. (Operating income: $22,182;
Location: 303 WEST FRANKLIN STREET; 8,860 books; 45
audio materials; 36 video materials; 3 serial
subscriptions)
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