ShirleyIL
Today 103 people live in this town, first founded in 1854.
Is Shirley a good place to live?
No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Shirley. Shirley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
103 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shirley.
In Shirley, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 17°, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Shirley is
Among adults in Shirley, 81% had a checkup this year, above both the Illinois town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%). Of 32 CDC measures, Shirley beats the Illinois average on 8 and trails it on 4. Shirley: 15% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Shirley | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Shirley | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Shirley: inland flooding
Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Shirley is higher. Expected losses in Shirley break down as 37% from inland flooding and 24% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Shirley
Miller Park Zoo and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Shirley. Close and well known come first.
36 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
36 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum34 mi Zoo & aquariumPeoria Zoo
15 mi Theme parkSpider Hill
8 mi GardenFell ArboretumPhoto credits
Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Spider Hill: NatFee, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fell Arboretum: Willjay, CC BY 3.0
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Moving to Shirley: who provides what
Shirley is unincorporated, so McLean County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Shirley
About 0 of every 100 Shirley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Shirley
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Shirley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern McLean County, Illinois, United States, just off Interstate 55. It was founded in 1854. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 135. Shirley is home to the Funk Prairie Home & Rock Museum.
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- Elevation
- 764 ft
- ZIP code
- 61772
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Is Shirley, IL a good place to live?
Shirley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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