Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:29 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:19 am – 4:36 pm
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People299 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 60.1138 householdsMedian household income $70,000Median home value $122,200Median rent $950 a month94% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,491 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate48% of adults are in the labour force, 130 employedMain industries: manufacturing 25%, education and health care 25%, hospitality, food and recreation 19%Average commute 25 minutes95% drive alone, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages7% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F41 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month May28 in of snow a year, on about 13 days35 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Havana station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksSpoon River Collegecollege · 3.2 miLittle Sister Lakelake · 2.6 miLong Lakelake · 5.9 miGraham Hospital School of Nursingcollege · 4.3 miMiserable Islandisland · 5.2 miTampico Moundspeak · 5.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 7,115 acresWallace Parkpark · 4.1 miCanton Waterworksstate recreation area · 5.7 mi · 144 acresRocky Meadows Sportsmens Clubnature preserve · 4.5 mi · 164 acresSpring Lakestate recreation area · 7.7 mi · 2,123 acresBanner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 6.9 mi · 1,500 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowFulton County, IL, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHail Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality60% of days had good air in 2025214 of 357 days measured139 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Peoria County, IL, 25 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCantonserves 16,748 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 20215 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation641 ft195 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGraham Hospital4.3 miPost officeDunfermline Post Officeunder a mileTown hallDunfermline Village Hallunder a milePoliceCanton Police Department4.5 miFire stationBuckheart Township Fire Protection District Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSpoon River College3.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport PIA22 miMajor airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport STL122 miInterstateI-47423 miUS highwayUS 249.0 miAmtrakThomas C. Carper Station MAC34 miCoachPeoriaJefferson Lines27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 61524 ZIP area.
