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Bishop Hill, Illinois

Bishop Hill is a village in Henry County, Illinois, home to about 134 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61419.

Population134253 per sq mi
Median home value$102,500Census, as estimated by owners

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Distances

Nearest major airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)126 miles away
Closer regional airportQuad City International Airport (MLI)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL133 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bishop Hill; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bishop Hill

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bishop Hill had 113 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.

It’s the 1289th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Henry County grew from 40,049 residents in 1900 to 49,284 in 2020.

Bishop Hill population by census2000: 125, 2010: 128, 2020: 113125200012820101132020

Henry County, 1900–2020

Henry County population, 1900 to 20201900: 40,049, 1910: 41,736, 1920: 45,162, 1930: 43,851, 1940: 43,798, 1950: 46,492, 1960: 49,317, 1970: 53,217, 1980: 57,968, 1990: 51,159, 2000: 51,020, 2010: 50,486, 2020: 49,28440K’00’1045K’20’3044K’40’5049K’60’7058K’80’9051K’00’1049K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 38.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Bishop HillJan: high 30°F, low 13°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 17°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 27°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 60°F, 5.2 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 63°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 60°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 52°F, 4 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 40°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 29°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 19°F, 2 in30°13°Jan1.635°17°Feb1.848°27°Mar2.461°38°Apr4.273°50°May4.882°60°Jun5.284°63°Jul3.682°60°Aug3.777°52°Sep4.064°40°Oct2.848°29°Nov2.636°19°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Galva, IL weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Henry County

13,162 jobs at 1,037 businesses in Henry County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Henry CountyManufacturing: 4,357 jobs; Retail trade: 1,828 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,744 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,163 jobs; Wholesale trade: 958 jobs; Construction: 870 jobs; Finance and insurance: 492 jobs; Other services: 483 jobsManufacturing 33% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 13% Hotels and restaurants 9% Wholesale trade 7% Construction 7% Finance and insurance 4% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Osf Saint Luke Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Kewanee9.0 miles
  • Hammond Henry HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Geneseo18.3 miles
  • St. Mary Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Galesburg19.3 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Bishop Hill

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Bishop Hill Historic District · 6 acres0.3 mi

Libraries

  • Galva Public Library4.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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