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Ashkum
Illinoisvillage
Ashkum
Total population
918
Median home value
$150,600
Bachelor's+
Median income
$78,365
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Ashkum is a village in Ashkum Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 750 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
U.S. Route 45 passes through the village, leading east then north to Kankakee, and south to Gilman. Illinois Route 116 leads west from Ashkum to Pontiac. Interstate 57 crosses IL-116 at Exit 293 just west of Ashkum; it leads north to Kankakee and to Chicago, while to the south it leads to Champaign. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ashkum has a total area of , all land. Immediate neighbors of Ashkum are Danforth ( south), Cullom ( west), and Clifton (4 miles north).
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Ashkum, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves190
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves173
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves155
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves145
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves137
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves125
- Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves112
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves100
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Chebanse Elem SchoolElementary · Chebanse · 342 students · 13.7:1 ratio
- Iroquois West High SchoolHigh · Gilman · 313 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Central High SchoolHigh · Clifton · 303 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- John L Nash Middle SchoolMiddle · Clifton · 291 students · 14.6:1 ratio
- Iroquois West Elem School/GilmanElementary · Gilman · 154 students · 9.6:1 ratio
- Iroquois West Elem Sch/DanforthElementary · Danforth · 94 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Crescent City Grade SchoolElementary · Crescent City · 68 students · 11.3:1 ratio
- Ashkum Early Literacy CenterOther · Ashkum · 54 students · 27:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2025-03-156 km W of Dwight, Illinois
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Ashkum
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library