La Harpe, Illinois - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,411
Male Share of the Population	47.6%
Female Share of the Population	52.4%
Senior Citizens	23%
Employed Population 16+	571
Age of the Population	39

Families

% of people married	56%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	16.2%
Median Earnings25+	$34,306
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$36,648

Wealth

Median Family Income	$53,750
% Above Poverty Level	84.2%
% Below Poverty Level	15.8%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	29 minutes
% Working from Home	2.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.4%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	32.3%
Median Gross Rent	$571
Median House Value	$66,500

Ancestry

German	14%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	12.7%
English	6.2%
Irish	5.8%
Swedish	2.3%
French Except Basque	1.8%
Scottish	1.6%
Italian	1.6%
Polish	0.8%
Finnish	0.8%
Greek	0.7%
Danishn	0.7%
Czech	0.6%
Dutch	0.5%
Hungarian	0.4%
Welsh	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
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La Harpe Almanac

Category	Value
County	Hancock County
Standard Zip Codes	61450
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	40.58
Approximate Longitude	-90.97

La Harpe 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	LA HARPE
Distance	0.1 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 32 F
Apr Temp	39 to 62 F
Jul Temp	64 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	39.1 inches

Station	BURLINGTON RADIO KBUR
Distance	19.2 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 30 F
Apr Temp	43 to 62 F
Jul Temp	67 to 85 F
Oct Temp	46 to 65 F
Annual Precip	37.9 inches

Station	KEOKUK LOCK DAM 19
Distance	25.2 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 33 F
Apr Temp	42 to 62 F
Jul Temp	67 to 87 F
Oct Temp	45 to 66 F
Annual Precip	37.3 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Blandinsville	685	$45,000
Dallas City	944	$65,673
Lomax	394	$51,875
Raritan	60	$46,667
Stronghurst	932	$63,533

La Harpe Public Schools

La Harpe Elementary School
404 W Main St
ZIP: 61450
(217) 659-7923
Primary
Total Enrollment 164

La Harpe Junior High School
404 W Main St
ZIP: 61450
(217) 659-3713
Middle
Total Enrollment 72

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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