Macon County, Illinois places and people

Macon County, Illinois Basics:

Macon County Illinois - Government Site

Population: 109,978
Area: 581 square miles
County seat: Decatur
Area code(s) in use: 217
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Median household income: $46,165
Persons in poverty: 16.2%
Home ownership rate: 69.5%
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Christian De Witt Logan Moultrie Piatt Sangamon Shelby

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Map of the Macon County area

Our detail map of Macon County shows the Macon County, Illinois boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Macon County, Illinois

Airports show all on map

Colonel Smith Memorial Airport, Corman Acres Airport, Cribbet Airport, Decatur Airport, Decatur Memorial Hospital Heliport, Hayenga's Cant Find Farms Airport, Henry Airport, Holiday Inn Heliport, PCI Heliport, Saint Marys Heliport, Snow Airport

Bridges show all on map

Lincoln Trail Bridge, Lost Bridge, Macon County Bridge, Reas Bridge, Staley Bridge

Buildings show all on map

Alston Hall, Argenta - Oreana Fire Protection District Station 1, Argenta - Oreana Fire Protection District Station 2, Austin Townhall, Barclay Public Library, Blackburn Hall, Blue Mound Community Rural Fire Protection District, Decatur Ambulance Service Headquarters, Decatur Ambulance Service Post 1, Decatur Ambulance Service Post 2, Decatur Ambulance Service Post 3, Decatur and Macon County Welfare Home for Girls (historical), Decatur Correctional Center, Decatur Fire Department Station 1 Headquarters, Decatur Fire Department Station 2, Decatur Fire Department Station 3, Decatur Fire Department Station 4, Decatur Fire Department Station 5, Decatur Fire Department Station 6, Decatur Fire Department Station 7, Decatur Indoor Sports Center, Decatur Park District Airport Fire Department, Forsyth Public Library, Forsyth Recreation Center, Forsyth Village Hall, Gorin Hall, Griswold Physical Education Center, Harristown Fire Protection District, Hessler Hall, Hickory Point Fire Protection District, Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Lincoln Manor Rest Home, Long Creek Fire Protection District, Macon County Courthouse, Maroa Countryside Fire Protection District, Mills Hall, Mount Zion Fire Protection District, Mueller Hall, Niantic Fire Protection District, Oakland Hall, Perkinson Music Center, Richards Treat University Center, Scovil Hall, Shilling Hall, South Macon Fire Protection District, South Wheatland Fire Protection District, Staley Library, Walker Hall, Warrensburg Fire Protection District, Weck Hall

Canals show all on map

Cemeteries show all on map

Abrams Cemetery, Bethel Cemetery, Boiling Springs Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Chandler Cemetery, Cross Cemetery, Crum Cemetery, Drake Cemetery, Dunbar Cemetery, Emery Cemetery, Fairlawn Cemetery, Florey Cemetery, Frantz Cemetz Cemetery, Friends Creek Cemetery, Garver Cemetery, Graceland Cemetery, Greenwood Cemetery, Hall Cemetery, Harristown Cemetery, Hays Family Cemetery, Hudelson Cemetery, Illini Cemetery, LaPlace Cemetery, Long Cemetery, Long Grove Cemetery, Long Point Cemetery, Macon Cemetery, Macon County Memorial Park, Macon County Poor Farm Cemetery, Maroa Cemetery, Mount Gilead Cemetery, Mount Zion Cemetery, Mount Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, Muirheid Cemetery, North Fork Cemetery, Peck Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery, Pleasant View Cemetery, Point Pleasant Cemetery, Pope Cemetery, Ridge Cemetery, Ritchie Cemetery, Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, Sharon Cemetery, Spangler Cemetery, Turpin Cemetery, Turpin Cemetery, Union Cemetery, Upper Ridge Cemetery, Walnut Grove Cemetery, Wheeler Cemetery, Whitley Cemetery, Zion Cemetery

Census show all on map

Boody Census Designated Place

Churches show all on map

Antioch Church, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Asbury Church, Baptist Bible Church, Bethel Church, Bethlehem Church, Calvary Southern Baptist Church, Central Christian Church, Central Church of God, Central United Methodist Church, Christ Lutheran Church, Church of God, Church of God in Christ, Church of the Living God, Cleveland Avenue Methodist Church, Concordia Lutheran Church, East Park Baptist Church, Eastside Church of God in Christ, Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Emmanuel Southern Baptist Church, Faith Baptist Church, Fellowship Bible Church, First Baptist Church, First Christian Church, First Christian Church, First Church of Christ Scientist, First Church of God, First Church of the Brethren, First Evangelical Church, First Evangelical Lutheran Church, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Forsyth Baptist Church, Forsyth United Methodist Church, Foursquare Gospel Church, Free Methodist Church, Garven Church, Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, Grace United Methodist Church, Harmony Church, Harristown Christian Church, Harvest Temple Church of God, Hellenic Greek Orthodox Church, Hillside Bethel Tabernacle, Illini Congregational Church, Long Point Church, Morningside Church of Christ, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, New Canaan Baptist Church, New Life Church, New Salem Baptist Church, Oakley Brick Church, Piling Chapel, Prairie Avenue Christian Church, Riverside Baptist Church, Saint James Convent, Saint James Roman Catholic Church, Saint Johns Episcopal Church, Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Saint Patricks Roman Catholic Church, Saint Pauls Lutheran Church, Saint Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint Peters African Methodist Episcopal Church, Salem Church, Salvation Army Citadel, Sharon Church, Sunnyside Road Church, The Missionary Church, Third United Methodist Church, Trinity Church of the Nazarene, Trinity Lutheran Church, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (historical), Union Chapel, Union Church, Unity Church, Warrensburg United Methodist Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Woodland Chapel Presbyterian Church, Zion Chapel

Crossings show all on map

Exit 133, Exit 138, Exit 141, Exit 144, Interchange 150, Interchange 25, Interchange 47

Dams show all on map

A E Staley Cooling Lake Dam, Lake Decatur Dam

Hospitals show all on map

Decatur Memorial Hospital, Eastern Star Sanitarium, Meyer Clinic (historical), Saint Marys Hospital

Lakes show all on map

Calamus Lake, Lake Urich, Otter Lake, Shady Lake, Sheep Lake

Locales show all on map

Airport Industrial Park, Airport Plaza Shopping Center, Brettwood Village Shopping Center, Brush College Industrial Park, Camp Warren, Cresthaven Country Club, Decatur City Water Works, Decatur Country Club, Decatur Industry Technology Center, Decatur Plaza Shopping Center, Disbrow School (historical), Elks Country Club, Fairview Shopping Center, Greens Switch, Hickory Point Golf Course, Hickory Point Mall Shopping Center, Hufford Switch, Macon County Poor Farm (historical), Moose Country Club, Moundford Plaza Shopping Center, Northeast Industrial Park, Northland Shopping Center, Pershing Northgate Shopping Center, Pines Shopping Center, Robert Faries Boy Scout Camp, Saint Joseph Hall, Scovill Municipal Golf Course, South Shores Shopping Center, South Side Country Club, South Towne Shopping Center, South Water Treatment Plant, Spring Creek Plaza Shopping Center, Spring Creek Plaza Shopping Center, Tollys Mall Shopping Center, Upper Ridge School (historical), Virginia Anderson Girl Scout Camp

Parks show all on map

Baker Woods Park, Big Creek Park, Boiling Springs Park, Bois Du Sangamon Nature Preserve, Borg Warner Field, Calamus Lake Nature Preserve, Central Park, Clorkey Park, Cresthaven Park, Decatur Downtown Historic District, Decatur Historic District, East Mound Park, Fairview Park, Fans Field, Faries Park, Firestone Football Field, Fishermans Wharf Park, Fort Daniel Conservation Area, Frank M Lindsay Field, Friends Creek County Park, Galloway Park, Garfield Park, Grant Park, Greendell Park, Greenwood Park, Griswold County Conservation Area, Hess Park, Hill Park, Homestead Park, Horace B Garman Park, Illini Park, Ivy Hill Park, Jasper Park, Kiwanis Park, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park, Lyons Park, Macon County Fairgrounds, Monroe Park, Mueller Park, Mueller Park, Nelson Park, North Lake Park, Oak Grove Park, Rock Springs Center, Sand Creek Open Space Reservation, Sanders Park, Scovill Gardens, Sinawik Park, South Shores Park, Spencer Park, Spitler Woods Nature Preserve, Spitler Woods State Park, Sunnyside Park, Torrence Park, Veterans Park, Village Park, Wildwood Park, Willow Branch County Conservation Area

Populated Places show all on map

Argenta, Bearsdale, Blackland, Blue Mound, Boody, Bulldog Crossing, Casner, Chapin, Decatur, Elwin, Emery, Faries Park (historical), Forsyth, Harristown, Heman, Hervey City, Larkdale, Long Creek, Longview Place, Macon, Maroa, Mount Zion, Newburg, Niantic, Oakley, Oreana, Prairie Hall, Sangamon, Turpin, Walker, Warrensburg, Wyckles, Wyckles Corners

Post Offices show all on map

Decatur Post Office, Forsyth Post Office, Mount Zion Post Office, Warrensburg Post Office

Reservoirs show all on map

A E Staley Cooling Lake, Lake Decatur, Lake Tokorozawa

Schools show all on map

Argenta Primary School, Argenta-Oreana High School, Argenta-Oreana Middle School, Austin School (historical), Belle Prairie School (historical), Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Berry School, Bethel Academy, Blue Door School (historical), Blue Mound Elementary School, Boiling Springs School, Bois d'Arc School (historical), Brick School (historical), Brush College Elementary School, Centennial Junior High School, Center School (historical), Central School (historical), Coppenbarger Elementary School, Decatur High School, Dennis Elementary School, Durfee Elementary School, E A Gastman Public School (historical), East Park Academy, Ehrhart School (historical), Eisenhower High School, Eldorado School, Elm Grove School (historical), Enterprise Elementary School, Excelsior School, Fair Play School (historical), Fairview School (historical), Flood School (historical), Forsyth Grade School, Fort Daniel School (historical), Garfield Elementary School, Grant School, Harristown Elementary School, Hess School (historical), Hight School (historical), Holy Family School, Independence School (historical), John Adams Elementary School, Johns Hill Magnet School, Kirby School (historical), Lakeview High School (historical), Lincoln School, MacArthur High School, Macon Elementary School, Magee School (historical), Maroa Forsythe High School, Maroa Grade School, Mary W French Academy, McGaughty Elementary School, Meridian Middle School, Meridian Senior High School, Michael E Baum Elementary School, Miller School (historical), Millikin University, Model School (historical), Mound Middle School, Mount Zion Elementary School, Mount Zion High School, Mount Zion Intermediate School, Mount Zion Junior High School, Muffley Elementary School, New Argenta Grade School, Niantic-Harristown High School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Oak Ridge School (historical), Oakland School, Ocean Wave School (historical), Oreana Grade School, Our Lady of Lourdes School, Parsons Elementary School, Peck School (historical), Pleasant Grove School, Pleasant Ridge School (historical), Pleasant Valley School (historical), Prairie Hall School (historical), Progress School, Progress School (historical), Pugh School, Renshaw School (historical), Richland Community College, Ridge School (historical), Riverside School, Roach School, Roosevelt Middle School, Saint James School, Saint Johns School, Saint Patricks School, Saint Pauls School, Saint Teresa High School, Saint Thomas School, Salem Elementary School, Shady Grove School (historical), South Shores Elementary School, Southeast Elementary School, Spencer School, Stephen Decatur High School, Stevenson Elementary School, Sulphur Springs School (historical), Sunnyside School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Ullrich School, Union School, Walnut Grove College (historical), Walnut Grove School (historical), Warren School, Warrensburg - Latham Elementary - Middle School, Warrensburg-Latham School, Washington Elementary School, Westfield School, White Hall School (historical), White School, William Harris Elementary School, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Zion School (historical)

Springs show all on map

Streams show all on map

Big Creek, Dry Branch, Finley Creek, Friends Creek, Goose Neck Slough, Kickapoo Creek, Long Creek, Sand Creek, Smiths Branch, Spring Creek, Spring Creek, Stevens Creek, Ward Branch, Willow Branch

Summits show all on map

Towers show all on map

WAND-TV (Decatur), WDZ-AM (Decatur), WFHL-TV (Decatur), WJMU-FM (Decatur), WSOY-AM (Decatur), WSOY-FM (Decatur), WXFM-FM (Mount Zion), WYDS-FM (Decatur)

Woods show all on map

Macon County, Illinois Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	87,432
Black	18,366
Mixed	2,639
Asian	1,209
American Indian	219
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

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