Profile for Normal, Illinois, IL

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Panera Bread

Local festivals include:

• Sweet Corn Blues Festival - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Illinois Shakespeare Festival - June 20-Aug. 31, 2007
• Sugar Creek Arts Festival - July 7-8, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Eyestone One-Room Schoolhouse

Colleges and universities: Illinois State University

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

Gays & lesbians
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Local index: 59

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (22)

Colleges (3)

Communities (12)

Hotels (27)

Libraries (4)

Museums (2)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Normal
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• Transportation & commute times in Normal
• McLean County data
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• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Normal demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the McLean County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Bloomington-Normal area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 61701 ZIP code.

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• Normal town government
• McLean County government

30% of Normal residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Normal ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Normal
• Cemeteries in McLean County
• Libraries in or near Normal

Post a query on a message board:

• McLean 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
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Normal area parks
• Wineries near Normal

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

• Communities near Normal
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
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• Communities in McLean County

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

• Courts in Illinois
• Local ordinances in Illinois (Partial selection)

• Crime in McLean County
• Arrests in McLean 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 Normal was $17,775, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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

42% of Normal residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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

Normal festival dates:

• Sweet Corn Blues Festival - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Illinois Shakespeare Festival - June 20-Aug. 31, 2007
• Sugar Creek Arts Festival - July 7-8, 2007

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

Normal festival web sites:

• Illinois Shakespeare Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Illinois county fairs
• Illinois festivals (Illinois tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Normal

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• Geocaches in Illinois

• Normal items now on sale

• Normal local government Web site
• McLean County government
• Illinois state government
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• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• State historical society

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• 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 McLean County genealogy forum

Median rent in Normal, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $480.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,067.

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Libraries in Normal include Normal Public Library ... View libraries

• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

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

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Normal
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The average commute time for Normal workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 2 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Normal between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .4 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Illinois tourism bureau

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