Hancock County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM10
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 13.8. This is significantly better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.40. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Augusta and their reported violations in the past:
AUGUSTA (Population served: 657, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
- WQP Entry Point Non-Compliance - Between OCT-2000 and DEC-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2001)
- WQP Entry Point Non-Compliance - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2001)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-1999 and DEC-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-1999 and JUN-1999, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-1998 and DEC-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2000)
- One regular monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.6%
(25.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: | 2.2 people | | Illinois: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 62.3% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Augusta, IL
Augusta compared to Illinois state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below 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 Augusta (2011 data):
- Marine Bank and Trust: Marine Bank & Trust Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1929/02/28. Info updated 2007/01/12: Bank assets: $235.4 mil, Deposits: $189.3 mil, headquarters in Carthage, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Bancorp, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (74%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Augusta (based on Hancock County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.76%
| Here |  | 57.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 22.4% | 17.2% | 11.0% | 9.9% | 5.9% |
| Congregations | 7.4% | 22.1% | 11.8% | 5.9% | 10.3% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God | United Church of Christ | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
| Adherents | 5.8% | 5.4% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 14.5% |
| Congregations | 4.4% | 7.4% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 25.0% |
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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: 6 | Hancock County: | 3.18 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.53 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15 | Hancock County: | 7.96 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 10 | This county: | 5.31 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Hancock County: | 9.3% | | Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Hancock County: | 26.2% | | 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 |
1 | $1,975 | $23,700 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,975 | $23,700 | 8 | $255 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $2,352 | $28,224 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,818 | $22,908 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $10,120 | $24,288 | 8 | $255 |
Augusta government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $19,000 ($32.31)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($47.62)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $158,000 ($268.71)
Water Utilities: $84,000 ($142.86)
Regular Highways: $42,000 ($71.43)
Sewerage: $18,000 ($30.61)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,000 ($1.70)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000 ($13.61)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,000 ($23.81)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000 ($23.81)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000 ($27.21)
General Revenue, NEC: $16,000 ($27.21)
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $25,000 ($42.52)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $376,000 ($639.46)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $86,000 ($146.26)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $83,000 ($141.16)
Highways: $18,000 ($30.61)
- Tax - Property: $28,000 ($47.62)
NEC: $2,000 ($3.40)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $69,000 ($117.35)
5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,620 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.34% | | 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:
6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,870 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.54% | | 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 Augusta:
- WGEM (1440 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- WCAZ (990 AM; 1 kW; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: RALLA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Augusta:
- WQKQ (92.1 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
- WAHI-FM (98.5 FM; AUGUSTA, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KRNQ (96.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: DAVID M. LISTER)
- KGRC (92.9 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WIUM (91.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WJEQ (102.7 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC)
- KOKX-FM (95.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKXQ (92.5 FM; RUSHVILLE, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY NEWSPAPERS, INC.)
- WKAI-FM (100.1 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCOY (99.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WQUB (90.3 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY UNIVERSITY CORPORATION)
- KRRY (100.9 FM; CANTON, MO; Owner: BICK BROADCASTING CO.)
- WIUW (89.5 FM; WARSAW, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WPWQ (106.7 FM; MOUNT STERLING, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCEZ (93.9 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
- WQCY (103.9 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WGCA-FM (88.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: GREAT COMMISSION BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)
- WNLF (95.9 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: NANCY L. FOSTER)
TV broadcast stations around Augusta:
- W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KHQA-TV (Channel 7; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF QUINCY, LLC)
- KTVO (Channel 3; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
- WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WTJR (Channel 16; QUINCY, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- W36BS (Channel 36; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W61CO (Channel 61; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CJ (Channel 18; QUINCY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W69DF (Channel 69; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WGEM-TV (Channel 10; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING CO.)
- WQEC (Channel 27; QUINCY, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K40GO (Channel 40; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W65CZ (Channel 65; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W67DR (Channel 67; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W45BM (Channel 45; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- K60CL (Channel 60; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: CHRIST VISION, INC.)
Augusta fatal accident list:
Dec 16, 1994 09:38 PM, Prairee St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 27, 1990 09:30 PM, North St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,200
Total average daily truck traffic: 176
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 - Stormy M Seibt, 7 Mi W Of Brooklyn (Lat: 40.225833 Lon: -90.899444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.6 m, Licensee ID: L00523211
Registrant: Mts Inc., 265 Stebbings Ct. Suite 1, Bradley, IL 60915, Phone: (815) 932-8800 - Shelley Doolity, 7 Mi W Of Brooklyn (Lat: 40.225833 Lon: -90.899444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.6 m, Licensee ID: L00523211
Registrant: Mts Inc., 265 Stebbings Ct. Suite 1, Bradley, IL 60915, Phone: (815) 932-8800 - DAVID SEYKOTA, 257 N. County Rd 2700 (Lat: 40.231139 Lon: -90.988000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m, Licensee ID: L00127162
Registrant: United States Cellular Corporation, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr Ave #700, Chicago, IL 60631, Phone: (773) 399-7950, Email:
- DAVID SEYKOTA, 257 N. County Rd 2700 (Lat: 40.231139 Lon: -90.988000), 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:
- 7 Mi W Of Brooklyn (Lat: 40.225833 Lon: -90.899444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.6 m
Registrant: Atc Tower Corporation, Webster, TX 77598, Phone: (713) 486-7431
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Weinberg King State Park .5 Mi N Rt 101 (Lat: 41.221972 Lon: -90.772639), Call Sign: WNCD441, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 151.250 MHz, 151.280 MHz, 151.445 MHz, 159.300 MHz, 159.375 MHz, 159.420 MHz Grant Date: 02/05/2005, Expiration Date: 05/04/2015
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 801 S. 7th St. - Ste. 103-S, Springfield, IL 62794-9461, Phone: (217) 782-7347, Fax: (217) 524-4396, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - AUGUSTA, 257 N. County Rd 2700 (Lat: 40.231139 Lon: -90.988000), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m, Call Sign: WQJK854
Assigned Frequencies: 10637.5 MHz Grant Date: 10/16/2008, Expiration Date: 10/16/2018, Certifier: John E Rooney
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite #100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KA9AJH
Grant Date: 03/22/1994, Expiration Date: 03/22/2004, Cancellation Date: 03/23/2006
Registrant: Doris E Kerr, 314 Orchard St, Augusta, IL 62311 - Call Sign: KB9CEO
Grant Date: 03/14/1989, Expiration Date: 03/14/1999, Cancellation Date: 03/15/2001
Registrant: Alan J Holmes, 708 Washington St, Augusta, IL 62311 - Call Sign: KB9CET
Grant Date: 03/14/1989, Expiration Date: 03/14/1999, Cancellation Date: 03/15/2001
Registrant: Nancy L Holmes, 708 Washington St, Augusta, IL 62311 - Call Sign: KB9RKW, Licensee ID: L01471675
Grant Date: 03/05/2009, Expiration Date: 03/05/2019
Registrant: Mark E Thompson, 711 Prarie St, Augusta, IL 62311
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Augusta, IL
| Most common first names in Augusta, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 17 | 78.7 years |
| William | 15 | 82.4 years |
| Charles | 11 | 82.2 years |
| James | 10 | 74.3 years |
| Earl | 8 | 78.1 years |
| George | 8 | 84.1 years |
| Dorothy | 8 | 74.5 years |
| Robert | 8 | 76.1 years |
| Ethel | 7 | 84.0 years |
| Mildred | 6 | 82.1 years |
| Most common last names in Augusta, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Moore | 7 | 88.1 years |
| Melvin | 6 | 77.2 years |
| Hamilton | 6 | 76.4 years |
| Waner | 6 | 82.1 years |
| Weinberg | 5 | 84.0 years |
| Peterson | 5 | 81.8 years |
| Phillips | 5 | 82.4 years |
| Farwell | 5 | 81.6 years |
| Holmes | 5 | 74.6 years |
| Hiland | 5 | 68.2 years |
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Truck transportation"
- #99 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2000-2002 average to 2006"
- #100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Transportation equipment"
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