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Walnut
Illinoisvillage
Total population
1,282
Median home value
$102,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$61,750
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Frost Advisory · MinorFrost Advisory issued October 16 at 6:12AM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Quad Cities IA IL
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Overview
Found in Illinois, United States, Walnut is classified as a small village in public datasets. Its coordinates of 41.557°, -89.591° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,282. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Population density therefore averages about 610 per km², a medium-density urban fabric. The administrative footprint covers a compact 2.1 km². Open solar datasets indicate about 1,451 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 57% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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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 Walnut, 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
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves556
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves537
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves379
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves357
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves340
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves308
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves289
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves279
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.1 — 2024-07-152 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois
- M 3.6 — 2023-11-151 km SSW of Standard, Illinois
- M 4.2 — 2004-06-2812 km NW of Dayton, 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
- New Bedford7.3 mi away · pop. 43
- Harmon11.7 mi away · pop. 100
- Malden14.7 mi away · pop. 460
- La Moille16 mi away
- Nelson16.5 mi away · pop. 125
- Arlington18.7 mi away · pop. 157
- Annawan19.1 mi away · pop. 865
- Neponset20.7 mi away
- Cherry21.5 mi away · pop. 534
- De Pue21.7 mi away · pop. 1,532
- Atkinson23.6 mi away · pop. 982
- Grand Detour25.5 mi away · pop. 297
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 Walnut


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
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library