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Dowell, Illinois

Dowell, Illinois, in Jackson county, is 74 miles SE of St. Louis, Missouri. There are 441 residents in the village.

The People and Families of Dowell

In Dowell, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Dowell had a median family income of $28,958.

Dowell Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Dowell that were owner-occupied was 78%.

Commuting

In Dowell, 98% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	74 miles SE of St. Louis, Missouri
County	Jackson
P.O. Box Zip Codes	62927
Phone Area Codes	618
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	37.94
Longitude	-89.237

Station	DU QUOIN 4 SE
Distance	3.7 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 40 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	68 to 90 F
Oct Temp	45 to 71 F
Annual Precip	44.1 inches

Station	MARION 4 NNE
Distance	22 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	42 to 66 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	43 to 68 F
Annual Precip	46.9 inches

Station	SPARTA 1 W
Distance	28.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	43 to 66 F
Jul Temp	67 to 88 F
Oct Temp	45 to 69 F
Annual Precip	42.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	441	100%
Male	201	45.6%
Female	240	54.4%
Under 18	95	21.5%
18+	346	78.5%
65+	93	21.1%
Median Age	40.4
Average Family Size	2.75
White	434	98.4%
African-American	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.9%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.5%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2	0.5%
Median Family Income (1999)	$28,958
Population In Poverty	62	13.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	432
Growth	-9
Growth %	-1.99%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.3%
German	17%
US/American	16.2%
English	11.8%
Irish	10%
Italian	4.8%
Czechoslovakian	3.9%
Scottish	3.5%
Hungarian	2.6%
Dutch	2.2%
Welsh	1.3%
European	0.9%
Norwegian	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	0.9%
Slavic	0.9%
Polish	0.9%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Dowell	441	$28,958
De Soto	1,653	$34,929
Du Quoin	6,448	$37,688
Elkville	1,001	$30,417
Hurst	805	$30,250
Royalton	1,130	$29,886
Vergennes	491	$39,028

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