Town guide

Tennessee, Illinois

Tennessee is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, home to about 160 people across 0.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62374.

Population160372 per sq mi
Median home value$72,200Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Tennessee

1 ZIP code
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Around Tennessee

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)118 miles away
Closer regional airportSoutheast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO127 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL192 miles away

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

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

Who represents Tennessee

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

Tennessee had 101 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.

It’s the 1257th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Hancock County grew from 32,215 residents in 1900 to 17,620 in 2020.

Tennessee population by census2000: 144, 2010: 115, 2020: 101144200011520101012020

Hancock County, 1900–2020

Hancock County population, 1900 to 20201900: 32,215, 1910: 30,638, 1920: 28,523, 1930: 26,420, 1940: 26,297, 1950: 25,790, 1960: 24,574, 1970: 23,645, 1980: 23,877, 1990: 21,373, 2000: 20,121, 2010: 19,104, 2020: 17,62032K’00’1029K’20’3026K’40’5025K’60’7024K’80’9020K’00’1018K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 38.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TennesseeJan: high 32°F, low 15°F, 1.6 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 19°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 29°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 40°F, 3.9 in; May: high 72°F, low 52°F, 5.2 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 61°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 65°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 54°F, 3.8 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 42°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 31°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 21°F, 2.1 in32°15°Jan1.637°19°Feb1.849°29°Mar2.462°40°Apr3.972°52°May5.281°61°Jun4.985°65°Jul4.283°63°Aug3.477°54°Sep3.864°42°Oct3.149°31°Nov2.537°21°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, La Harpe, IL weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Hancock County

2,706 jobs at 365 businesses in Hancock County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Hancock CountyHealth care and social assistance: 542 jobs; Retail trade: 505 jobs; Wholesale trade: 282 jobs; Manufacturing: 255 jobs; Professional services: 206 jobs; Other services: 187 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 183 jobs; Finance and insurance: 155 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 19% Wholesale trade 10% Manufacturing 9% Professional services 8% Other services 7% Hotels and restaurants 7% Finance and insurance 6%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Mc Donough District HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Macomb10.3 miles
  • Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Carthage13.5 miles
  • Sarah D Culbertson Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Rushville25.5 miles

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

Places in and around Tennessee

Libraries

  • Colchester District Library3.5 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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