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Colchester, Illinois, in McDonough county, is 65 miles W of Peoria, Illinois (center to center) and 127 miles N of St. Louis, Missouri. About 1,493 people people live in Colchester.
In Colchester, about 56% of adults are married.
Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Colchester.
In 2000, Colchester had a median family income of $37,763.
The Republican party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in Colchester.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Colchester, about 73% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The city isn't one of those high-end cities with high property taxes.
In Colchester, 91% of commuters drive to work. In Colchester, people like to walk or ride bicycles.
Comparing Colchester to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):
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