Ashmore

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Ashmore

Total population

721

Median home value

$91,700

14.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,615

Ashmore$57k

National$74k

Elevation697 m

Land area0.84 km²

Coordinates39.53°, -88.02°

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

Ashmore is a village in the Ashmore Township in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 637 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ashmore, Illinois is the only incorporated community in the United States called "Ashmore."

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Zonia Baber

American geologist, geographer, researcher and university teacher

Bill Cox

American baseball player

Louis H. Galbreath

American football player and coach (1861-1899)

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John Honnold

American law professor (1915-2011)

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Charles Lee Prather

American economist (1899–1978)

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Cecil Lester Wright

American prisoner and lawyer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Oakland
  8.8 mi away · pop. 862
• Brocton
  13.6 mi away · pop. 275
• Humboldt
  16.8 mi away
• Paris
  18.6 mi away
• Marshall
  19.7 mi away · pop. 4,040
• Camargo
  20.2 mi away
• Longview
  24.7 mi away
• Jewett
  25.3 mi away
• Hidalgo
  26.8 mi away
• Arthur
  27.1 mi away
• Neoga
  27.1 mi away
• Garrett
  28.3 mi away · pop. 88

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ashmore

Ashmore gas area, Coles County, Illinois

Wayne Franklin Meents · 1965

A crime story

Jay Robert Nash · 1981

Sudoku Genius Mind Exercises Volume 1

State of Mind Collection · 2019

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