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Population in July 2008: 642. Population change since 2000: -3.0%

Males: 310	(48.3%)
Females: 332	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62907.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,890 (it was $24,750 in 2000)

Ava:	$31,890
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,170

Ava:	$21,170
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,788 (it was $42,100 in 2000)

Ava:	$68,788
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $88,423; Detached houses: $92,111; Townhouses or other attached units: $7,706; Mobile homes: $41,250

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Races in Ava:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Ava: 71.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.2%), Irish (17.7%), English (11.0%), United States (8.8%), French (5.0%), Dutch (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/10/1894

Elevation: 605 feet

Land area: 1.06 square miles.

Population density: 603 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Ava

High school or higher: 70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ava city

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 55.7%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 15.3%
Divorced: 7.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ava, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Ava to the number of sex offenders is 642 to 1.

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

Ava:	1.1% ($454)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (65.2 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (289.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Campbell Hill, IL (2.0 miles ), Willisville, IL (2.9 miles ), Vergennes, IL (2.9 miles ), Cutler, IL (3.3 miles ), Percy, IL (3.3 miles ), Rockwood, IL (3.4 miles) , Gorham, IL (3.5 miles ), Steeleville, IL (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 37.89 N, Longitude: 89.50 W

Area code: 618

Population change in the 1990s: -13 (-1.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Food (12%)
Public administration (11%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)
Rail transportation (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (15%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Construction laborers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8%)
Religious workers (5%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

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Ava-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 18.8 miles away from the Ava city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the city center killed 11 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Ava-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.8 miles away from Ava center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.4 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Ava center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 90.4 miles away from Ava center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ava:

ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MURPHYSBORO, IL)
PINCKNEYVILLE COMMUNITY DIST HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL)
MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; DU QUOIN, IL)

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Amtrak stations near Ava:

17 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
20 miles: CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ava:

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 21 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 51 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 64 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 64 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 65 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)

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Park in Ava: Bower Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Shawnee Country Store (Tours & Charters; 133 Foss Rd).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Ava and their reported violations in the past:

AVA (Population served: 892, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2004 and OCT-18-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-18-2004)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	68.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.4%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This city:	7.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ava, IL

Ava compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Ava (2009 data):

The First National Bank of Ava: The First National Bank Of Ava at Main Street, branch established on 1917-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51.3 mil, Deposits: $44.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Headquarters Holding Company

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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (22%) Wood (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Ava

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church
Adherents	27.1%	11.6%	9.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Congregations	19.3%	4.5%	12.5%	10.2%	5.7%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Muslim Estimate	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	5.4%	5.2%	4.4%	2.3%	15.8%
Congregations	5.7%	5.7%	2.3%	4.5%	29.5%

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	0	$0		1	$805
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$937
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,154	$25,848	0	$0
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$30
Streets and Highways	1	$1,626	$19,512	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$590
Water Supply	1	$1,264	$15,168	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$2,128	$12,768	0	$0
Totals for Government	5	$7,172	$17,213	10	$2,362

Ava government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $219,000
Water Utilities: $175,000

Regular Highways: $20,000

Parks & Recreation: $15,000

Fire Protection: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $88,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $9,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $14,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $14,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
Interest Earnings: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $279,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $155,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $88,000
Highways: $19,000

All Other: $15,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $34,000
Property: $32,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $107,000

10.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.95%
Illinois average:	5.66%

1.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Jackson County: 1.05%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Williamson County, IL	1.23% ($25,626 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.79% ($16,550)
from Perry County, IL	0.38% ($23,611)

11.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.75%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Jackson County: 0.11%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Williamson County, IL	1.46% ($30,691 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.99% ($16,594)
to Perry County, IL	0.43% ($23,821)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ava:

WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
WCIL (1020 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
WHCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; SPARTA, IL; Owner: HIRSCH COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING CO.)
KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ava:

WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WTAO-FM (105.1 FM; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WUEZ (95.1 FM; CARTERVILLE, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
WDQN-FM (95.9 FM; DUQUOIN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KBDZ (93.1 FM; PERRYVILLE, MO; Owner: D/B/A DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAWJ (90.1 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
WSIU (91.9 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Ava:

KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
W10AH (Channel 10; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

9077 Ava Rd 4.34 Km Sse, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.1 m, Overall height: 91.1 m
Registrant: Lawder, Harold L, 9077 Ava Rd, Ava, IL 62907, Phone: (618) 426-3308
Jerri L Janjua, 2 Mi Se Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
James E McDonald, (Ava Tower); 91 Loy School Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
Robert J Knievel, 6 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 77 m
Registrant: Kinder Morgan, Inc., 370 Van Gordon St., Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

6 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 77 m, Call Sign: WPKQ826
Assigned Frequencies : 33.3000 MHz
Grant Date: 04/26/2002, Expiration Date: 06/10/2012, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
Registrant: Knight Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Fax: (303) 763-2920, Email:
2 Mi Ne, Call Sign: KNDB749
Assigned Frequencies : 151.520 MHz
Grant Date: 06/11/1997, Expiration Date: 08/13/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/23/2002
Registrant: Garver, Glen:garver, Gale Dba Sunny Brook Farms, 855 Sunny Brook Rd, Ava, IL 62907, Phone: (618) 426-3258

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3

309A AVA IL, 6 Mi Sw, Overall height: 77.1 m, Call Sign: WPOU530
Assigned Frequencies : 6197.24 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6197.24 MHz
Grant Date: 07/07/1999, Expiration Date: 07/07/2009, Certifier: Mary Mcdermott
Registrant: Pathnet, Inc., 1661 Gateway Blvd., Richardson, TX 75080, Phone: (972) 690-9933, Fax: (972) 231-0728, Email:
AVA, 6 Mi Sw, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 77 m, Call Sign: WPVV919, Licensee ID: L00896575
Assigned Frequencies : 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6345.49 MHz
Grant Date: 09/17/2002, Expiration Date: 09/17/2012, Certifier: Kenneth D Anderson
Registrant: Great Western Communications, LLC
STATION, 6 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 77.1 m, Call Sign: KSC56
Assigned Frequencies : 6685.00 MHz, 6625.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/18/1997, Expiration Date: 02/28/2002, Cancelation Date: 08/05/1999
Registrant: Phone: (630) 691-3854

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Ava)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: SANDEL FIREFLY (Balloon, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 939 , Serial Number: 101, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 07/02/1976
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, Rr 2, Ava, IL 62907

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 6

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