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Population (year 2000): 1,461. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,421 (-2.7% change)
Males: 678 (46.4%), Females: 783 (53.6%)
Zip code:
61376
Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $40,227 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,800 (year 2000)
Races in Walnut:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (38.1%), Irish (13.4%),
English (12.0%), Swedish (8.4%), United States (7.1%), Dutch
(4.7%).
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Walnut
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Walnut village
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 65.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 6.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-1.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Walnut:
- PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; PRINCETON,
IL)
- CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; STERLING, IL)
- KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
DIXON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Walnut:
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 14 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 54 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 56 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walnut:
- DIXON MUNI-CHARLES R. WALGREEN FIELD (about 22
miles; DIXON, IL; ID: C73)
- GRANDPAS' FARM MENDOTA (about 33 miles; MENDOTA, IL;
ID: 0C7)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY RGNL-WALTER A DUNCAN FIELD (about 34
miles; PERU, IL; ID: VYS)
Amtrak station near Walnut:
- 15 miles: PRINCETON (107 BICENTENNIAL DR.).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car
rental service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Walnut:
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT
enrollment: 5,262)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
Public primary/middle school in Walnut:
- BUREAU VALLEY NORTH (Students: 319; Location:
PO BOX 707; Grades: PK - 08)
Library in Walnut:
- WALNUT P.L.D. (Operating income: $56,037;
Location: HEATON AND MAIN STREET; 23,978 books; 486
audio materials; 459 video materials; 62 serial
subscriptions)
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