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Cowden

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Cowden

Total population

534

Median home value

$77,000

10.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$62,031

Cowden$62k
National$74k
Weather70°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates39.25°, -88.86°

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

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Active weather alerts
  • Heat Advisory · Moderate
    Heat Advisory issued September 17 at 12:16AM CDT until September 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Cowden is a village in Shelby County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cowden had a population of 515.

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History & geography

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Cowden has a total area of , all land.

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

Demographics & economy

Median age
32.4
Median home value
$77,000
Housing units
227
Poverty rate
20.5%
Unemployment
8.2%

Race & ethnicity

White
96.1%
Black
0.4%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
2.8%

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

Geography

Latitude
39.2492
Longitude
-88.8594
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

Overnight
70°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday
77°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Wednesday Night
61°F
Chance Rain Showers
Thursday
80°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Thursday Night
47°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday
58°F
Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

Forecast for Cowden, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
31.4%
Diabetes
9.8%
Adult obesity
37.8%
Binge drinking
21.1%
Adult smoking
16.5%
No leisure activity
23.1%

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Total
2
Elementary
1
Middle
0
High
1
Other
0

Largest nearby schools

  • Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School
    High · Cowden · 165 students · 8.7:1 ratio
  • Cowden-Herrick Grade School
    Elementary · Herrick · 157 students · 11.2:1 ratio

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

Earthquake history

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

J
Joe Adams
American baseball player

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

Nearby places in Illinois

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,486

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
103
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Cowden

Shelby County
Julie A. Elbert · 2010

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library