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DonovanIL

A town of 281.

Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Population
281
residents
Median home value
$87K
Census ACS
Household income
$49K
median
Median age
40.9
years
Jobs based here
103
Balanced
Small town

281 people, and everyone knows the way

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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
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Donovan has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

17″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 →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Donovan

Most working residents leave Donovan for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Watseka (11%), Kankakee (11%) and Chicago (8%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Donovan4%
Watseka11%
Kankakee11%
Chicago8%
Bradley6%
23 mi
median commute distance
103
jobs based in Donovan
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Donovan is

Donovan beats the Illinois average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. Illinois
0 better21 too close to call11 worse
What stands outDonovanIL
More adults with COPD9.8%6.3%
More smokers18.5%12.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth15%10.3%
Iroquois Memorial Hospital
10.3 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 →
Outdoors

0.9% of Donovan is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0.9%conserved
0.9%
conserved · 2 of 208 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Donovan Park—2
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

About Donovan

Village in Illinois, United States

Donovan is a village in Beaver Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 251 at the 2020 census.

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

Population
251
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
673 ft
ZIP code
60931
Area code
815

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