Augusta, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 607. Population change since 2000: -7.6%

Males: 282	(46.6%)
Females: 325	(53.4%)

Median resident age:	43.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62311.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,581 (it was $29,167 in 2000)

Augusta:	$37,581
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,760

Augusta:	$19,760
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $52,285 (it was $32,000 in 2000)

Augusta:	$52,285
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $65,045; Detached houses: $67,490; Townhouses or other attached units: $19,264; Mobile homes: $27,500

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Races in Augusta:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Augusta: 69.0 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.0%), German (21.2%), English (13.7%), Irish (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%), French (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/28/1879

Elevation: 668 feet

Land area: 0.71 square miles.

Population density: 851 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Augusta

High school or higher: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
Unemployed: 3.0%
Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Augusta village

Never married: 20.3%
Now married: 54.8%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 11.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Augusta, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Augusta to the number of sex offenders is 607 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Augusta:	1.4% ($438)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (75.5 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (117.2 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (203.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Plymouth, IL (2.1 miles ), Bowen, IL (2.4 miles ), La Prairie, IL (2.5 miles) , Golden, IL (3.0 miles ), Camden, IL (3.3 miles) , Bentley, IL (3.4 miles) , West Point, IL (3.5 miles) , Tennessee, IL (3.7 miles) .

Latitude: 40.23 N, Longitude: 90.95 W

Area code: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: -23 (-3.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Truck transportation (14%)
Educational services (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (17%)
Educational services (14%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Social assistance (11%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)

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Crime in Augusta by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	158.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	152.2	312.0	317.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	1	1	0	0	2	3	3	2	1
per 100,000	144.7	152.2	0.0	0.0	312.0	475.4	473.9	320.0	160.5
Thefts	0	1	2	0	6	3	2	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	152.2	304.4	0.0	936.0	475.4	316.0	320.0	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	152.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	152.2	0.0	152.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	10.1	16.7	12.2	42.6	121.7	242.5	45.8	35.2	11.2

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Average climate in Augusta, Illinois

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Augusta-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/30/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Augusta village center .

On 5/13/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 35.6 miles away from the village center injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Augusta:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MACOMB, IL)
SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Augusta, IL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Augusta:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 74 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 79 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 90 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)

Public high school in Augusta:

Southeastern High School (Location: PO BOX 155; Grades: 9 - 12)

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Library in Augusta:

GREATER WEST CENTRAL P.L.D. (Operating income: $145,272; Location: 202 CENTER ST; 44,238 books; 1,503 audio materials; 949 video materials; 71 serial subscriptions)

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Church in Augusta: Faith Lutheran Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Old Augusta Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

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

Average household size:

This village:	2.2 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	60.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	9.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

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 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 (2009 data):

Marine Bank and Trust: State Bank Of Augusta Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1929-02-28. Info updated 2007-01-12: Bank assets: $186.5 mil, Deposits: $157.9 mil, headquarters in Carthage, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Mercantile Bancorp, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Augusta mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Augusta

Adherents

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%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God	United Church of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	5.8%	5.4%	4.1%	3.8%	14.5%
Congregations	4.4%	7.4%	2.9%	2.9%	25.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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
Construction - Water Utilities: $28,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $158,000
Water Utilities: $84,000

Regular Highways: $42,000

Sewerage: $18,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
General Revenue, NEC: $16,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $376,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $86,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $83,000
Highways: $18,000
Tax - Property: $28,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $69,000

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:

from Lee County, IA	0.83% ($26,359 average AGI)
from McDonough County, IL	0.68% ($22,288)
from Adams County, IL	0.59% ($24,822)

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:

to Lee County, IA	1.03% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Adams County, IL	0.89% ($53,000)
to McDonough County, IL	0.59% ($21,848)

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 12:38 AM, Prairee St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Mar 27, 1990 03:30 AM, 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: 2,400
Total average daily truck traffic: 144

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Shelley Doolity, 7 Mi W Of Brooklyn, Type: Tower, Structure height: 115.8 m, Overall height: 121.6 m
DAVID SEYKOTA, 257 N. County Rd 2700, 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

Weinberg King State Park .5 Mi N Rt 101, Call Sign: WNCD441, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies : 159.420 MHz, 151.250 MHz, 151.280 MHz, 151.445 MHz, 159.300 MHz, 159.375 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, 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, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/22/1994, Expiration Date: 03/22/2004, Cancelation Date: 03/23/2006
Registrant: Doris E Kerr, 314 Orchard St, Augusta, IL 62311
Call Sign: KB9CEO, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/14/1989, Expiration Date: 03/14/1999, Cancelation Date: 03/15/2001
Registrant: Alan J Holmes, 708 Washington St, Augusta, IL 62311
Call Sign: KB9CET, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/14/1989, Expiration Date: 03/14/1999, Cancelation Date: 03/15/2001
Registrant: Nancy L Holmes, 708 Washington St, Augusta, IL 62311
Call Sign: KB9RKW, Previous Call Sign: , 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:

Fire: 9
Hazardous Condition: 1

Incident types - Augusta

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Augusta, IL

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