Drinking water stations with addresses in Athens and their reported violations in the past:
ATHENS (Population served: 4350, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-09-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-01-2006)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 6.9% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Athens, IL
Athens compared to Illinois state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
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Banks with branches in Athens (2009 data):
- Athens State Bank: at 200 North West Street, branch established on 1910-05-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $81.9 mil, Deposits: $69.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Athens Bancorp, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Menard County Illinois:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religon statistics for Athens
| Name | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Southern Baptist Convention | Presbyterian Church (USA) | United Methodist Church |
| Adherents | 20.0% | 18.7% | 14.7% | 10.9% | 10.8% |
| Congregations | 6.9% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 10.3% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Other religions |
| Adherents | 9.1% | 6.5% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 3.9% |
| Congregations | 6.9% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 20.7% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $3,735 | $22,410 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $1,750 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $8,976 | $35,904 | 3 | $1,265 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,896 | $34,752 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $4,262 | $51,144 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,214 | $26,568 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $7,432 | $44,592 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
10 | $29,515 | $35,418 | 12 | $3,015 |
Athens government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $197,000
All Other: $12,000
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $596,000
Regular Highways: $159,000
Sewerage: $152,000
Police Protection: $136,000
Financial Administration: $117,000
Libraries: $31,000
General - Other: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $242,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $48,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $615,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $795,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $725,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $615,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $70,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $57,000
Interest Earnings: $27,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $23,000
Libraries: $9,000
Sewerage: $3,000
Central Staff: $2,000
Police Protection: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,009,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $552,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $201,000
All Other: $116,000
Highways: $47,000
- Tax - Property: $90,000
Public Utilities: $16,000
NEC: $12,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $343,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $37,000
7.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,528 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.09% | | 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:
7.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,647 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.46% | | 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 Athens:
- WMAY (970 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
- WFMB (1450 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
- WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WMBD (1470 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Athens:
- WLWJ (88.1 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- WYVR (97.7 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
- WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
- WFMB-FM (104.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLUJ (89.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
- WNNS (98.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
- WUIS (91.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF IL AT SPRINGFIELD)
- WYMG (100.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
- WMHX (93.9 FM; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
- WQLZ (92.7 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
- WQNA (88.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPITAL AREA CAREER CENTER)
- WQQL (101.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
- WSCT (90.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
TV broadcast stations around Athens:
- WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- W08DP (Channel 8; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC'L TELECOMM. CORPORATION)
- W33AY (Channel 33; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- WCFN (Channel 49; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
- WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- W28BE (Channel 28; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: THE MARIAN CENTER)
- WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
- WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 1,700
Total future (year 2021) average daily traffic: 2,080
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- Everett Moss Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106 m, Overall height: 107 m
Registrant: Van Zandt, Richard L Dba , 906 Gabbert Rd, Springfield, IL 62707, Phone: (217) 487-7711 - RICHARD VAN ZANDT, 3 Miles South Of Athens, Illinois, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 106.7 m
Registrant: 906 Gabbert Road, Springfield, IL 62707, Phone: (217) 487-7711, Email:
- Thomas Kushak, 50m North Of Irwin Bridge Rd., 425m East Of Intersection With Cantrall Creek Rd., Type: Tower, Structure height: 98.1 m, Overall height: 99.1 m
Registrant: Midwest Tower Leasing, Inc., 1455 Budd Boulevard, Kankakee, IL 60901, Phone: (815) 937-1722, Email:
- DAVID SEYKOTA, 301 W. Athens Blacktop Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m
Registrant: Holland And Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Int Of Sr 29 And Sr 124, Type: Pole, Structure height: 11 m, Overall height: 14 m, Call Sign: WPQZ702
Assigned Frequencies : 1.61000 MHz Grant Date: 12/15/2005, Expiration Date: 12/19/2015, Certifier: Barb Kyes
Registrant: Menard County Tourism Council, Rr 4 Box 70, Petersburg, IL 62675, Phone: (217) 632-4002, Fax: (217) 632-4010
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- Athens Main Office, Main Office, Harris Road, Type: Building, Structure height: 12.2 m, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WQAV579
Assigned Frequencies : 952.168 MHz, 928.168 MHz Grant Date: 08/16/2004, Expiration Date: 08/16/2014, Certifier: Debbie Richardson
Registrant: Automation Engineering Ltd., 2711a Curtiss St., Downers Grove, IL 60515, Phone: (630) 969-9972, Fax: (630) 969-0735, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Athens)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 6- Aircraft: RANDLE DONALD G RANDLE GYROPLANE (Rotorcraft, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 115DR , Serial Number: DGR-2
Registrant (Individual): Donald G Randle, Rr 1 Box 205, Athens, IL 62613 - Aircraft: PIPER PA-32-300 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 126 mph), Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1355T , Serial Number: 32-7240115, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 07/07/1972
Registrant (Individual): Jeffrey A Parsons, 23200 Clemens Rd, Athens, IL 62613 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5059A , Serial Number: 28059, Year manufactured: 1955, Airworthiness Date: 11/25/1955
Registrant (Co-Owned): Charles E Cox, 801 N Allen Dr, Athens, IL 62613, Other Owners: Rose A Cox - Aircraft: CAMERON BALLOONS US O-84 (Balloon, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 74016 , Serial Number: 5112, Airworthiness Date: 03/20/1985
Registrant (Individual): Rodger Lee Watts, 3 Brierwood, Athens, IL 62613 - Aircraft: LINDSTRAND BALLOONS 77A (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: None
N-Number: 744LB , Serial Number: 5012, Year manufactured: 1997, Airworthiness Date: 05/01/1997
Registrant (Individual): Rodger Lee Watts, 24293 Brierwood Ave, Athens, IL 62613 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 92227 , Serial Number: 16672, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 06/18/1966
Registrant (Individual): Morris E Wilcoxon, Rr 2 Box 445, Athens, IL 62613
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 13
- Hazardous Condition: 2
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Athens, IL
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