Bureau Junction

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Bureau Junction

Total population

264

Median home value

$54,800

6.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$56,538

Bureau Junction$57k

National$74k

Weather70°F · Clear

Coordinates41.29°, -89.36°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bureau Junction, usually called Bureau, is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 281 at the 2020 census. The village name is shown as both "Bureau Junction" and "Bureau" on federal maps, and is commonly called "Bureau", including by phone companies and the United States Post Office. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Bureau Junction was the point where the Rock Island Line railroad's branch line to Peoria split. Track west and south of Bureau is operated by Iowa Interstate, while tracks east to Chicago were formerly operated by CSX but are currently leased to Iowa Interstate.

Demographics & economy

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

Geography

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

Current forecast

Forecast for Bureau Junction, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Thomas Dent

American lawyer (1831-1924)

Isabel Worrell Ball

American journalist, newspaper editor

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Agnes R. Mehlick

former employee of Illinois Department of Corrections

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Paul Williams

American mountaineer

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

Nearby places in Illinois

• Hennepin
  3.8 mi away · pop. 929
• De Pue
  4.2 mi away
• Granville
  7.1 mi away · pop. 1,472
• Malden
  9.4 mi away
• McNabb
  11.2 mi away · pop. 233
• Henry
  11.9 mi away · pop. 2,441
• Cherry
  12.4 mi away · pop. 534
• Arlington
  14 mi away · pop. 157
• LaSalle
  14.2 mi away
• Magnolia
  15 mi away
• La Moille
  17.2 mi away
• North Utica
  18.4 mi away

Browse all places in Illinois →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

tree-of-heaven

Ailanthus altissima

Seen 2026-09-16

Short-winged Meadow Katydid

Conocephalus brevipennis

Seen 2026-09-14

royal catchfly

Silene regia

Seen 2026-09-14

Tennessee Warbler

Leiothlypis peregrina

Seen 2026-09-14

Black-throated Green Warbler

Setophaga virens

Seen 2026-09-13

Magnolia Warbler

Setophaga magnolia

Seen 2026-09-13

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-12

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-12

Eastern Wood-Pewee

Contopus virens

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2014-09-29 23:45 UTC.