Towanda, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	491
Male Share of the Population	49.7%
Female Share of the Population	50.3%
Senior Citizens	21.6%
Employed Population 16+	250
Age of the Population	48

Families

% of people married	42%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.7%
Median Earnings25+	$39,167
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$38,750
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$37,500

Wealth

Median Family Income	$73,333
% Above Poverty Level	89.5%
% Below Poverty Level	10.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	18 minutes
% Working from Home	6.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	35.5%
Median Gross Rent	$665
Median House Value	$134,600

Ancestry

German	40.5%
English	15.1%
Irish	12%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12%
Polish	5.7%
Dutch	2.4%
Italian	1.8%
Scottish	1.2%
French Except Basque	1%
Swedish	1%
Canadian	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
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Towanda Almanac

Category	Value
County	McLean County
Standard Zip Codes	61776
Phone Area Codes	309
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.56
Approximate Longitude	-88.9

Towanda Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	NORMAL
Distance	6.2 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 31 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	65 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	37.4 inches

Station	CHENOA
Distance	15.1 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 32 F
Apr Temp	40 to 63 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 66 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Station	MINONK
Distance	25.4 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 30 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	62 to 86 F
Oct Temp	41 to 66 F
Annual Precip	37.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bloomington	78,331	$90,931
Cooksville	169	$57,500
Hudson	2,073	$97,125
Kappa	245	$94,167
Lexington	1,890	$85,882
Normal	54,808	$86,494

Towanda Public Libraries

Towanda District Library
301 SOUTH TAYLOR STREET
Towanda, Illinois
(309) 728-2176

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Towanda Public Schools

Towanda Elem School
304 S East St
ZIP: 61776
(309) 728-2278
Primary
Total Enrollment 182

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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