Welcome to Downs ...

The village of Downs is located in McLean County<1>.

The location of Downs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Downs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Downs has a population of 953 people<3> (see below for details).

Downs is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Downs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Downs: (309)

The ZIP code for Downs: 61736<5>

Websites for Downs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.mcleancochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Downs, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Downs had an population of 953 people. This is a decrease of 5.17% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Downs had a population of 1,005 people. This makes Downs the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,005 people, the population of Downs increased 29.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 776 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Downs.

Communities Also Named Downs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Downs - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Downs.

Communities near Downs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Downs.

• Bloomington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomington <6>
• Normal
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
  • Normal is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <6>
• Clinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
• Le Roy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <6>
• Heyworth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heyworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyworth
  • Heyworth is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heyworth <6>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Farmer City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <6>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <6>
• Danvers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
  • Danvers is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Danvers has also been known as:
  • Danver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <6>
• Colfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Downs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Downs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Downs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Downs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Downs. See our Newspapers Page for Downs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Downs ...

Looking for more information about Downs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Downs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Downs.

Adding Downs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Downs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Downs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Downs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Downs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Downs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov