Profile for Benld, Illinois, IL

Local festivals include:

• Fall Festival - Sept. 22, 2007
• Italian-American Days Festival - May 25-28, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Benld

Cemeteries (22)

Communities (16)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (4)

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• Macoupin County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Benld demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Macoupin County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 62009 ZIP code.

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• Macoupin County government

22% of Benld residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Benld ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Benld
• Cemeteries in Macoupin County
• Libraries in or near Benld

Post a query on a message board:

• Macoupin County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
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• Immigration records
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• Newspaper articles

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• Cemeteries in Macoupin County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Benld
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• Communities in Macoupin County

• Benld business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Illinois
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• Crime in Macoupin County
• Arrests in Macoupin County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Benld was $15,521, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Macoupin County economic census
• Macoupin County economic summary
• Macoupin County employment growth
• Macoupin County unemployment rate
• Illinois economic data

10% of Benld residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Benld
• Colleges in Illinois
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• Schools in or near Benld
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• Air pollution in Macoupin County
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• Land contamination in Macoupin County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Illinois
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Macoupin County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Illinois

Benld festival dates:

• Fall Festival - Sept. 22, 2007
• Italian-American Days Festival - May 25-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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• Macoupin County government
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• Benld medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Benld
• Historic sites in Illinois
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• Museums in Illinois
• Illinois state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Macoupin County genealogy forum

Median rent in Benld, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $315.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $603.

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• Libraries near Benld

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• Nonprofit guide for Benld
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Macoupin County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Benld political report.

• Illinois Democratic party
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• Illinois elections board

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The average commute time for Benld workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Benld travel guide
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• Illinois tourism bureau

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