Melvin

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Melvin

Total population

430

Median home value

$66,300

13%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$43,958

Melvin$44k

National$74k

Elevation810 m

Land area0.33 km²

Weather87°F · Patchy Fog

Coordinates40.57°, -88.25°

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

Melvin is a village in Ford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 416 at the 2020 census.

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.

Current forecast

Forecast for Melvin, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Schools

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Leslie C. Arends

American politician (1895-1965)

Lorinda Perry

American economist

W

William G. Hummell

American football coach and professor (1882–1962)

H

Harris Franklin MacNeish

Ph.D. The University of Chicago 1909

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

Nearby places in Illinois

• Elliott
  7.4 mi away
• Ludlow
  14.2 mi away
• Forrest
  15.1 mi away
• Foosland
  17.4 mi away
• Dewey
  17.5 mi away · pop. 89
• Colfax
  19.4 mi away · pop. 1,054
• Cullom
  21.3 mi away
• Bellflower
  21.6 mi away
• Gifford
  21.7 mi away · pop. 822
• East Lynn
  24.5 mi away · pop. 373
• Cooksville
  24.6 mi away · pop. 200
• Ellsworth
  26 mi away · pop. 179

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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 Melvin

Vermilion Valley Shorthorn Breeders' 1962 consignment sale

Vermilion Valley Shorthorn Breeders' Association · 1962

Northeastern Illinois University

Melvin R. George · 1979

Ferry site, Hardin County, Illinois

Melvin L. Fowler · 1957

Rutherford Mound, Hardin County, Illinois

Melvin L. Fowler · 1957

The centennial history of Blue Mound, Illinois

Melvin R. Matthew · 1970

The winning ticket

Melvin Kahn · 1984

Mounds, Modoc, and Mesoamerica

Steven R. Ahler · 2000

Prentice Hall Literature [Grade Ten]

Kevin Feldman · 2007

Search results from Open Library.