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Bethany
Illinoisvillage
Total population
1,176
Median home value
$106,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$44,583
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a small village in Illinois, United States, Bethany occupies its own corner of the country. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 1,176. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 39.644°, -88.741°. The village extends across a compact 2.5 km². Resident density is around 470 per km², indicating an average residential density. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,486 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
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 Bethany, 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
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Sullivan Elem SchoolElementary · Sullivan · 484 students · 17.9:1 ratio
- Sullivan High SchoolHigh · Sullivan · 361 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · Sullivan · 334 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Okaw Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Bethany · 175 students · 10.9:1 ratio
- Okaw Valley High SchoolHigh · Bethany · 173 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Lovington Grade SchoolElementary · Lovington · 160 students · 11.4:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
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 Bethany



Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library