Sunday, December 1, 2019

Life expectancy: Point/counterpoint



Opined at We need a major redesign of life.  (Washington Post, 11/29/2019)


Reported in 
It’s Not Just Poor White People Driving a Decline in Life Expectancy.  (The New York Times, 11/26/2019)

Abstract of study found here.

Dorchester Public Library: 2009-2018 annual circulation and program attendance






Sorted by percentage change in annual program attendance 2017-2018, high to low

 



Library hours of operation:


29 hours per week.  (Compared to 29 hours in 2009 and 2014.)

Source:  Wikipedia

Other posts in the series:
Argyle Public Library.  (10/7/2019)
Arpin.  Lester Public Library.  (10/2/2019)
Belmont.  John Turgeson Public Library.  (10/6/2019)
Benton Public Library.  (10/24/2019)
Bruce Area Public Library.  (11/2/2019)
Cassville.  Eckstein Memorial Library.  (11/16/2019)
Centuria Public Library.  (10/19/2019)
De Soto Public Library.  (10/20/2019)
Drummond Public Library.  (10/15/2019)
Endeavor Public Library.  (10/17/2019)
Fairchild Public Library.  (10/9/2019)
Granton Community Library.  (11/15/2109)
Hawkins Area Library.  (10/6/2019)
Hazel Green Public Library.  (11/25/2019)
Hurley Public Library.  (11/22/2019)
Kendall Public Library.  (10/31/2019)
La Pointe.  Madeline Island Public Library.  (10/26/2019)
Laona.  Edith Evans Community Library.  (11/4/2019)
LaValle Public Library.  (11/19/2019)
Livingston.  Allen Dietzman Public Library.  (10/14/2019)
Lowell Public Library.  (10/10/2019)
Montfort Public Library.  (10/8/2019)
Neshkoro Public Library.  (10/3/2019)
Norwalk Public Library.  (10/16/2019)
Ogema Public Library.  (10/23/2019)
Packwaukee Public Library.  (10/28/2019)
Poy Sippi Public Library.  (11/14/2019)
Readstown Public Library.  (10/25/2019)
Sand Creek.  Clarella Hackett Johnson Public Library.  (10/1/2019)
Shiocton Public Library.  (11/8/2019)
Soldiers Grove Public Library.  (11/24/2019)
Strum Public Library,  (11/172019)
Taylor Memorial Library.  (10/3/2019)
Vesper.  Lester Public Library.  (10/22/2019)
Viola Public Library.  (11/6/2019)
Wabeno Public Library.  (10/4/2019)
Winter Public Library.  (11/26/2019)
Withee Public Library.  (11/18/2019)
Wyocena Public Library.  (10/29/2019)

Population loss in Illinois: Brown County/Mount Sterling


It all started here.

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia  (Brown County, Mount Sterling)


Mount Sterling is the county seat of Brown County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.



Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 13.2% - Brown County
  • 33.4% - Illinois
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 13.9% - Brown County
  • 15.6% - Illinois
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 14.9% - Brown County
  • 12.1% - Illinois
  • 11.8% - U.S.

Greetings from Trump's America.  

Source:  Wikipedia 
3rd-party candidates received 19.1% of vote in 1992, 10.9% of vote in 1996, 4.5% in 2016
(George Wallace received 8.5% of the vote in 1968)

Brown County Public Library, Mount Sterling

Other Illinois population loss posts:
Alexander County/Cairo.  (11/15/2019)
Pulaski County/Mound City.  (11/15/2019)
Pope County/Golconda.  (11/15/2019)
Hardin County/Elizabethtown.  (11/15/2019)
Gallatin County/Shawneetown.  (11/16/2019)
Hamilton County/McLeansboro.  (11/17/2019)
White County/Carmi.  (11/18/2019)
Jasper County/Newton.  (11/18/2019)
Calhoun County/Hardin.  (11/19/2019)
Pike County/Pittsfield. (11/21/2019)
Scott County/Winchester.  (11/24/2019)
Schuyler County/Rushville.  (11/25/2019)

Population loss series: