Kirkwood, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 794. Estimated population in July 2024: 724 (-8.8% change)
Males: 387 (48.7%), Females: 407 (51.3%)

Warren County

Zip code: 61447

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $34,167
Median house value: $47,300

Population by Race

Races in Kirkwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (22.9%), German (14.4%), Irish (11.1%), English (9.7%), Swedish (5.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.8%).

Elevation: 737 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kirkwood

  • High school or higher: 85.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kirkwood village

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 62.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 7.9%
  • Divorced: 8.2%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -92 (-10.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kirkwood:

  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 9 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
  • MERCER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALEDO, IL)
  • GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; GALESBURG, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kirkwood:

  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 43 miles; MOLINE, IL; Abbreviation: MLI)
  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 71 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kirkwood:

  • MONMOUTH MUNI (about 10 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; Abbreviation: C66)
  • GALESBURG MUNI (about 24 miles; GALESBURG, IL; Abbreviation: GBG)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALEDO, IL; Abbreviation: C00)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kirkwood:

  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 47 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 47 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 73 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 78 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)