Moving to Stonefort, Illinois
Population: 292. Estimated population in July 2024: 293 (+0.3% change)
Males: 132 (45.2%), Females: 160 (54.8%)
Williamson County
Zip code: 62987
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.6 years
Median household income: $28,654
Median house value: $32,700
Population by Race
Races in Stonefort:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (13.4%), German (11.6%), English (10.3%), Irish (9.9%), Dutch (4.8%), Swedish (3.1%).
Elevation: 410 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Stonefort
- High school or higher: 68.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 16.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Stonefort village
- Never married: 14.1%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 14.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -66 (-18.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Stonefort:
- HARRISBURG MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; HARRISBURG, IL)
- MARION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; MARION, IL)
- FERRELL HOSPITAL INC (about 24 miles; ELDORADO, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Stonefort:
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 23 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 39 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: MDH)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 40 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stonefort:
- HARRISBURG-RALEIGH (about 18 miles; HARRISBURG, IL; Abbreviation: HSB)
- METROPOLIS MUNI (about 30 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; Abbreviation: M30)
- BENTON MUNI (about 31 miles; BENTON, IL; Abbreviation: H96)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stonefort:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 28 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 35 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 78 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 85 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 92 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)