Moving to Silex, Missouri

Population: 206. Estimated population in July 2024: 232 (+12.6% change)
Males: 106 (51.5%), Females: 100 (48.5%)

Lincoln County

Zip code: 63377

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $24,531
Median house value: $38,800

Population by Race

Races in Silex:

• White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
• Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: United States (32.0%), Irish (22.8%), German (16.5%), English (11.2%), Czech (2.4%), Scottish (2.4%).

Elevation: 508 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Silex

• High school or higher: 68.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
• Unemployed: 10.9%
• Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Silex village

• Never married: 25.9%
• Now married: 52.4%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 3.0%
• Divorced: 16.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +8 (+4.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Silex:

• LINCOLN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; TROY, MO)
• PIKE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; LOUISIANA, MO)
• CROSSROADS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; WENTZVILLE, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Silex:

• SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 44 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
• LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 56 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
• QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 57 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Silex:

• GREENSFIELD (about 18 miles; MOSCOW MILLS, MO; Abbreviation: M71)
• BOWLING GREEN MUNI (about 21 miles; BOWLING GREEN, MO; Abbreviation: H19)
• MONTGOMERY-WEHRMAN (about 27 miles; MONTGOMERY CITY, MO; Abbreviation: 4MO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Silex:

• ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
• LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
• MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 53 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 59 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,507)
• SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 59 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,749)
• LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
• WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)

Schools

Public high school in Silex:

• SILEX HIGH (Students: 165; Location: 64 HWY UU; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Silex:

• SILEX ELEM. (Students: 182; Location: 64 HWY UU; Grades: KG – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Silex:

• ST ALPHONSUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 25 ST ALPHONSUS RD; Grades: KG – 8)