Iroquois County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Ashkum and their reported violations in the past:
ASHKUM (Population served: 724, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2005 and SEP-26-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-23-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-26-2005), St BCA signed (OCT-05-2005)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.2%
(6.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.4 people | | Illinois: |  2.6 people |
| This village: | 71.5% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
| This village: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ashkum, IL
Ashkum compared to Illinois state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Ashkum (2011 data):
- Iroquois Farmers State Bank: Ashkum Branch at 101 S Bank Street, branch established on 04/17/1975. Info updated 05/11/2010: Bank assets: $7.7 mil, Deposits: $6.8 mil, headquarters in Iroquois, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: S & H Holdings, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (84%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Iroquois County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Ashkum:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.75%
| Here | | 56.8% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 22.8% | 20.1% | 17.2% | 12.3% | 8.8% |
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| Congregations | 12.9% | 14.3% | 22.9% | 7.1% | 11.4% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.9% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 9.1% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 5.7% | 17.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Iroquois County: | 2.98 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2 | Iroquois County: | 0.66 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 12 | Here: | 3.97 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 25 | Here: | 8.27 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Iroquois County: | 9.1% | | State: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Iroquois County: | 27.3% | | State: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $594 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $2,930 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $3,181 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 17 | $899 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $2,522 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $540 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $5,385 | $64,620 | 0 | $0 |
| Gas Supply |
1 | $4,719 | $56,628 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $747 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $10,104 | $60,624 | 28 | $11,413 |
Ashkum government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $86,000 ($126.47)
Financial Administration: $75,000 ($110.29)
Water Utilities: $61,000 ($89.71)
Police Protection: $18,000 ($26.47)
- General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $60,000 ($88.24)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $50,000 ($73.53)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000 ($14.71)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000 ($35.29)
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($13.24)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $655,000 ($963.24)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $82,000 ($120.59)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $124,000 ($182.35)
Highways: $20,000 ($29.41)
- Tax - Property: $46,000 ($67.65)
NEC: $6,000 ($8.82)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $72,000 ($105.88)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000 ($5.88)
5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,523 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.25% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,188 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.98% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Ashkum:
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WGFA (1360 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WATSEKA, IL; Owner: IROQUOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
Strongest FM radio stations in Ashkum:
- WGFA-FM (94.1 FM; WATSEKA, IL; Owner: IROQUOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVLI (95.1 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WONU (89.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY)
- WKIF (92.7 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
- WJEZ (98.9 FM; DWIGHT, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WKCC (91.1 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WYST (107.7 FM; FAIRBURY, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
- WAWF (88.3 FM; KANKAKEE, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WRZA (99.9 FM; PARK FOREST, IL; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WIVR (101.7 FM; KENTLAND, IN; Owner: MILNER BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Ashkum:
- W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Ashkum)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 35 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Rr 2 Box 206 (Lat: 40.883917 Lon: -87.970028), Structure height: 12 m, Call Sign: KZY879
Assigned Frequencies: 47.0200 MHz, 47.1000 MHz, 47.1400 MHz, 47.3800 MHz
Grant Date: 10/09/1998, Expiration Date: 10/07/2003, Cancellation Date: 12/07/2003
Registrant: State Of Illinois, Department Of Transportation, 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Room 009, Springfield, IL 62764, Phone: (217) 782-7234, Fax: (217) 782-1927, Email:
- Jct Of Us Rt 45 And Il Rt 116 (Lat: 40.884472 Lon: -87.952250), Structure height: 49 m, Call Sign: KLM608, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 39.4600 MHz, 45.0600 MHz, 42.4400 MHz, 42.5000 MHz, 42.5600 MHz, 154.680 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 155.370 MHz, 155.460 MHz, 155.475 MHz
Grant Date: 08/04/2001, Expiration Date: 09/19/2011
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 801 S. 7th St. - Ste. 103-S, Springfield, IL 62794-9461, Phone: (217) 782-7347, Fax: (217) 524-4396, Email:
- 1.73 Miles South Of Junction At State Road 52 & 1400e (Lat: 40.861556 Lon: -87.865694), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18 m, Overall height: 19.8 m, Call Sign: WPYS778
Assigned Frequencies: 451.087 MHz
Grant Date: 10/16/2003, Expiration Date: 10/16/2013, Certifier: Dale R Peverly
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4130, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- ASHKUM HQ, Se Cnr Of Jct Us Rt 45 And Il Rt 116 (Lat: 40.884139 Lon: -87.951917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.6 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: WQAC633
Assigned Frequencies: 39.4600 MHz, 45.0600 MHz, 154.680 MHz, 42.4400 MHz, 154.905 MHz, 42.5000 MHz, 155.370 MHz, 42.5600 MHz, 155.460 MHz, 155.475 MHz
Grant Date: 05/05/2004, Expiration Date: 05/05/2014, Certifier: Lambert P Fleck Iii
Registrant: Illinois State Police, 531 Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL 62702, Phone: (217) 782-7347, Fax: (217) 524-4396, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - STATION, 104 N Michigan (Lat: 40.880028 Lon: -87.961972), Overall height: 13.7 m, Call Sign: WNTM465
Assigned Frequencies: 954.850 MHz
Grant Date: 12/18/1996, Expiration Date: 02/19/2002, Cancellation Date: 05/28/1998
Registrant: Phone: (217) 465-5233 - CLIFTON, Rt 116 1.8 Mi W Of I57 (Lat: 40.881972 Lon: -88.004472), Overall height: 88.4 m, Call Sign: WMT376
Assigned Frequencies: 2128.00 MHz
Grant Date: 07/25/2000, Expiration Date: 07/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 08/02/2006, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
- ASHKUM ISP, Se Cnr Of Jct Of Us Rt 45 And Il Rt 116 (Lat: 40.884139 Lon: -87.951917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 48.8 m, Overall height: 56.4 m, Call Sign: WQDM866
Assigned Frequencies: 10568.1 MHz
Grant Date: 10/04/2005, Expiration Date: 10/04/2015, Certifier: David R Despain
Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Blvd, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5671, Fax: (703) 726-5594, Email:
- ASHKUM DOT, Sw Cor Jct I57 & Il Rt 116 (Lat: 40.883361 Lon: -87.970583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 128 m, Call Sign: WQDM868
Assigned Frequencies: 10633.1 MHz
Grant Date: 10/04/2005, Expiration Date: 10/04/2015, Certifier: David R Despain
Registrant: Comsearch, 19700 Janelia Farm Blvd, Ashburn, VA 20147, Phone: (703) 726-5671, Fax: (703) 726-5594, Email:
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Ashkum, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| John | 22 | 77.6 years |
| William | 13 | 79.8 years |
| Mary | 9 | 83.6 years |
| Fred | 8 | 79.5 years |
| Henry | 8 | 84.0 years |
| Elmer | 7 | 80.0 years |
| George | 6 | 79.0 years |
| Donald | 6 | 72.2 years |
| Charles | 6 | 77.7 years |
| Arthur | 5 | 83.6 years |
| Most common last names in Ashkum, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Johnson | 9 | 75.8 years |
| Petersen | 8 | 82.0 years |
| Peters | 8 | 76.2 years |
| Meents | 8 | 79.9 years |
| Anderson | 7 | 83.2 years |
| Gray | 6 | 80.5 years |
| Patnaude | 6 | 83.4 years |
| Brinkman | 6 | 78.7 years |
| Meier | 6 | 71.5 years |
| Lemenager | 6 | 77.3 years |
Businesses in Ashkum, IL
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers"
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