Thawville, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 258. Estimated population in July 2024: 284 (+10.1% change)
Males: 123 (47.7%), Females: 135 (52.3%)

Iroquois County

Zip code: 60968

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.8 years
Median household income: $39,659
Median house value: $56,700

Population by Race

Races in Thawville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
  • Hispanic (5.0%)
  • Other race (3.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (29.8%), Irish (10.5%), English (10.1%), French (5.0%), Italian (4.3%), Swedish (3.1%).

Elevation: 695 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Map of Thawville, IL

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Thawville

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Thawville village

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+7.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Thawville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Thawville:

  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 46 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 57 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
  • DECATUR (about 78 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Thawville:

  • PAXTON (about 17 miles; PAXTON, IL; Abbreviation: 1C1)
  • RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 27 miles; RANTOUL, IL; Abbreviation: TIP)
  • KANKAKEE (about 33 miles; KANKAKEE, IL; Abbreviation: 3KK)

Amtrak station near Thawville:

  • 11 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Thawville:

  • OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,207)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 40 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 41 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
  • JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 59 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,075)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 60 miles; JOLIET, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,361)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)

Public primary/middle school in Thawville:

  • IROQUOIS WEST ELEM SCH/THAWVILLE (Students: 123; Location: PO BOX 99; Grades: 04 – 05)