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Moving to Golden, Illinois

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Population: 629. Estimated population in July 2024: 622 (-1.1% change)
Males: 281 (44.7%), Females: 348 (55.3%)

Adams County

Zip code: 62339

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $34,333
Median house value: $49,300

Population by Race

Races in Golden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.8%)

Ancestries: German (59.9%), Irish (9.5%), United States (7.9%), English (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (4.1%), Swedish (2.1%).

Elevation: 715 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Golden

  • High school or higher: 79.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
  • Unemployed: 2.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Golden village

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 64.9%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 12.5%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+11.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Golden:

  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
  • BLESSING HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; QUINCY, IL)
  • SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Golden:

  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 17 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 46 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
  • CAPITAL (about 96 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Golden:

  • MOUNT STERLING MUNICIPAL (about 18 miles; MOUNT STERLING, IL; Abbreviation: I63)
  • CARTHAGE (about 22 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; Abbreviation: I48)
  • SCHUY-RUSH (about 31 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: 5K4)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Golden:

  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
  • LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 100 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 100 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)

Public primary/middle school in Golden:

  • CENTRAL 3-4 MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 120; Location: PO BOX 219; Grades: 03 – 04)

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