Forsyth, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,434. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,762 (+13.5% change)
Males: 1,192 (49.0%), Females: 1,242 (51.0%)
Macon County
Zip code: 62535
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $69,000
Median house value: $145,400
Population by Race
Races in Forsyth:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.5%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (25.8%), English (16.4%), Irish (13.8%), United States (8.3%), French (3.9%), Italian (3.5%).
Elevation: 678 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Forsyth
- High school or higher: 94.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
- Unemployed: 1.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Forsyth village
- Never married: 15.0%
- Now married: 74.8%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 4.0%
2.3% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +724 (+42.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Forsyth:
- DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DECATUR, IL)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DECATUR, IL)
- DR JOHN WARNER HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CLINTON, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Forsyth:
- DECATUR (about 10 miles; DECATUR, IL; Abbreviation: DEC)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 38 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; Abbreviation: BMI)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 49 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Forsyth:
- PIATT COUNTY (about 29 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; Abbreviation: 2K0)
- LOGAN COUNTY (about 31 miles; LINCOLN, IL; Abbreviation: AAA)
- TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 37 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: TAZ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forsyth:
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; NORMAL, IL; Full-time enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; Normal, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 47 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 50 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
Public primary/middle school in Forsyth:
- FORSYTH GRADE SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 137 GRANT ST; Grades: KG – 04)
Libraries
Library in Forsyth:
- FORSYTH P.L. (Operating income: $213,359; Location: 268 S. ELWOOD STREET; 25,638 books; 620 audio materials; 654 video materials; 127 serial subscriptions)