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Bush
Illinoisvillage
Bush
Total population
354
Median home value
$78,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$55,357
Air quality index
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
Bush is a village in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bush had a population of 241.
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History
Bush was founded in 1902 and named for Benjamin Franklin Bush (1860–1927), a railroad and mining official who later became president of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The village developed around a coal mine which had opened that year. A branch of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway (later part of the Missouri Pacific) was extended to Bush in 1903, and a post office opened in 1904. The community incorporated as a village in 1905.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Bush has a total area of , of which (or 98.68%) is land and (or 1.32%) is water.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
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 Bush, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
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
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,538
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves4,308
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves4,284
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves4,035
- Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,978
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,949
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,645
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves3,600
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Tri-C Elementary SchoolElementary · Carterville · 701 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Herrin High SchoolHigh · Herrin · 686 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elem SchoolElementary · Herrin · 679 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Carterville High SchoolHigh · Carterville · 636 students · 18.7:1 ratio
- Carterville Intermediate SchMiddle · Carterville · 518 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Herrin Middle SchoolMiddle · Herrin · 507 students · 13:1 ratio
- North Side Primary CenterElementary · Herrin · 483 students · 13.4:1 ratio
- Carterville Jr High SchMiddle · Carterville · 363 students · 18.1:1 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 2.81 — 2024-03-281 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
- M 2.53 — 2024-03-056 km ENE of Pinckneyville, Illinois
- M 3.07 — 2023-12-185 km WNW of Waltonville, Illinois
- M 2.52 — 2022-05-176 km NNW of Mount Vernon, Illinois
- M 2.57 — 2022-04-133 km SE of Springerton, Illinois
- M 2.68 — 2017-04-064 km SSW of Cairo, 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
- Blairsville2.2 mi away · pop. 231
- De Soto5.6 mi away
- Herrin6.2 mi away · pop. 12,226
- Crainville7.2 mi away · pop. 1,641
- Freeman Spur7.2 mi away · pop. 149
- Elkville7.5 mi away
- Mulkeytown9.2 mi away
- Carbondale9.7 mi away · pop. 21,857
- Christopher9.9 mi away · pop. 2,570
- North City10.9 mi away
- Harrison11.7 mi away · pop. 830
- Du Quoin12.4 mi away
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 Bush
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
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • 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