Illinois · Census place 1779007

Washburn, Illinois

Washburn is a village in 2 counties of Illinois with an estimated 1,011 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 650th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,011
#650 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020
-1.7%
-18 people
Land area
0.7 sq mi
Density
1,404 / sq mi
State median 2,177
Orange pin: Washburn. Shaded: counties it spans. Dark pin: Springfield.

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Washburn population, 2020 to 2024

Washburn lost 18 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.7%. In the latest year it moved by -7.

1,02920201,02120211,01820221,01820231,0112024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,031. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Washburn covers 0.72 square miles of land, for 1,404 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Washburn is less dense than the typical town.

The 2 counties Washburn spans

Washburn crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 1,011 residents as follows; Woodford County holds 94.7% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

  1. 01Woodford County957
  2. 02Marshall County54
Residents inside each county, Census Vintage 2024 county-part estimates (SUMLEV 157).

ZIP codes in Washburn

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Washburn by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 61570. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Washburn is

The Census internal point of Washburn is at 40.920300, -89.291800. Springfield, the capital, is 80.9 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lacon, IL (1,838 people), 9.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Peoria, IL, 20.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
40.920300, -89.291800
DMS
40°55'13.08"N 89°17'30.48"W
UTM
16N 307016.7E 4532438.5N
Geohash
dp28b17dn
Plus code
86GGWPC5+47

Daylight in Washburn

At 40.92° N, Washburn gets about 15 h 07 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 14 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 53 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Washburn

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Lacon, 9.3 miles away, with 1,838 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Washburn, IL?

1,011 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 18 (1.7%) from 1,029 in July 2020.

What county is Washburn in?

It spans 2 counties: Woodford County (957 residents), Marshall County (54 residents).

What ZIP codes cover Washburn?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 61570.

How far is Washburn from Springfield?

80.9 miles (130.3 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Washburn.

What is the nearest larger city to Washburn?

Lacon, IL, with 1,838 residents, 9.3 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.