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BeavervilleIL

A town of 289, settled in 1851. A deep archive of photos, postcards and papers.

Population
289
residents
Median home value
$96K
Census ACS
Household income
$51K
median
Median age
56.3
years
Jobs based here
1
A commuter town

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Small town

289 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Beaverville

Most working residents leave Beaverville for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Kankakee (11%), Watseka (10%) and Donovan (6%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Beaverville0%
Kankakee11%
Watseka10%
Donovan6%
Bradley6%
19 mi
median commute distance
1
jobs based in Beaverville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.

77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
77High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Beaverville has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring39–62°
Summer61–83°
Fall43–64°
Oct 16
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Beaverville is

Beaverville beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better19 too close to call13 worse
What stands outBeavervilleIL
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.6%10.3%
More adults with COPD9.3%6.3%
More smokers17.5%12.1%
Iroquois Memorial Hospital
13.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Beaverville for work

Where Beaverville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Kankakee Kankakee 11% 10% → Watseka Watseka 10% 6% → Donovan Donovan 6% 6% → Bradley Bradley 6% 5% → Chicago Chicago 5% 4% → Momence Momence 4% Beaverville · 0% stay
1jobs based in Beaverville
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

St. Charles houses in
2015 · St. Charles houses in · Wikimedia Commons
Beaverville’s story

175 years in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

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About Beaverville

Village in Illinois, United States

Beaverville (formerly St. Marie) is a village in Beaverville Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 306 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1851
Population
306
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
676 ft
ZIP code
60912

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