Basco, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 98. Population change since 2000: -8.4%

Males: 47	(48.6%)
Females: 51	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	37.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip code: 62313

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,760 (it was $29,306 in 2000)

Basco:	$37,760
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,717

Basco:	$21,717
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,298 (it was $41,800 in 2000)

Basco:	$68,298
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,252; Detached houses: $63,999; Mobile homes: $12,500

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Races in Basco:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Basco: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (46.7%), United States (20.6%), Irish (15.0%), English (12.1%), French (5.6%), Scotch-Irish (4.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 04/02/1886

Elevation: 640 feet

Land area: 0.23 square miles.

Population density: 432 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Basco

High school or higher: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Basco village

Never married: 27.8%
Now married: 47.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 13.4%
Divorced: 11.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in May 2009.

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

Basco:	0.9% ($375)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (87.8 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (128.2 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (211.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bentley, IL (2.2 miles) , West Point, IL (2.3 miles) , Elvaston, IL (2.3 miles) , Carthage, IL (2.6 miles ), Hamilton, IL (3.0 miles ), Bowen, IL (3.1 miles ), Ferris, IL (3.1 miles) , Keokuk, IA (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 40.33 N, Longitude: 91.20 W

Area code: 217

Population change in the 1990s: +3 (+2.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (14%)
Public administration (14%)
Construction (12%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Repair and maintenance (12%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Educational services (9%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (21%)
Accommodation and food services (21%)
Food and beverage stores (17%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (17%)
Educational services (10%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (16%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
Other transportation workers (7%)
Top executives (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (14%)
Assemblers and fabricators (14%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
Cashiers (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (7%)

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Basco-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.8 miles away from the Basco village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1999, a category 3 tornado 9.4 miles away from the village center caused $15 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Basco:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; KEOKUK, IA)
FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FORT MADISON, IA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Basco:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 30 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 83 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 87 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 90 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.2 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	56.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	8.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	9.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Basco, IL

Basco compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below 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 significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (94%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Religion statistics for Basco

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.76%

Here		57.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

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%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God	United Church of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, colloquially 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%

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.

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	$300
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$200
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$500

Basco government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - General Public Buildings: $6,000
Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $129,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $10,000
Highways: $3,000
Tax - Property: $1,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000

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 Basco:

WCAZ (990 AM; 1 kW; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: RALLA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KOKX (1310 AM; 1 kW; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
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)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Basco:

WQKQ (92.1 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
WCEZ (93.9 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
KRNQ (96.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: DAVID M. LISTER)
WIUW (89.5 FM; WARSAW, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KOKX-FM (95.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
KRRY (100.9 FM; CANTON, MO; Owner: BICK BROADCASTING CO.)
KMDY (90.9 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KGRC (92.9 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WCOY (99.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY NEWSPAPERS, INC.)
KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WQUB (90.3 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY UNIVERSITY CORPORATION)
KRXL (94.5 FM; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KIRX, INC.)
WGCA-FM (88.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: GREAT COMMISSION BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQCY (103.9 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WIUM (91.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KDMG (103.1 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WKAI-FM (100.1 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJEQ (102.7 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC)
WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Basco:

W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTVO (Channel 3; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
K60CL (Channel 60; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: CHRIST VISION, INC.)
KHQA-TV (Channel 7; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF QUINCY, LLC)
KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WTJR (Channel 16; QUINCY, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
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.)
K40GO (Channel 40; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WQEC (Channel 27; QUINCY, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
K38AB (Channel 38; FORT MADISON, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
K44AB (Channel 44; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
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)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KA9PUZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00266320
Grant Date: 07/14/2000, Expiration Date: 10/02/2010
Registrant: Stanley L Davidson, Basco, IL 62313
Call Sign: KB9PLP, Previous Call Sign: KA9AUN
Grant Date: 01/31/1997, Expiration Date: 01/31/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/03/2009
Registrant: Leonard C Chase, 1430 E County Rd 600 N, Basco, IL 62313-2140
Call Sign: KB9UFI, Previous Call Sign: KE4DNP, Licensee ID: L00136320
Grant Date: 07/22/2003, Expiration Date: 07/06/2013
Registrant: Larry J Dittmer, 845 N Cr 1100, Basco, IL 62313-2113
Call Sign: N9YUU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00941887
Grant Date: 11/17/2004, Expiration Date: 11/17/2014, Certifier: James D Damron
Registrant: James D Damron, Basco, IL 62313

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34 (Glider, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 58 mph), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (None)
N-Number: 134TM , Serial Number: 80, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 07/23/1973
Registrant (Co-Owned): Larry J Dittmer, 845 Ncr 1100, Basco, IL 62313, Other Owners: Linda S Dittmer
Aircraft: CESSNA 182B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 119 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2536G , Serial Number: 51836, Year manufactured: 1959, Airworthiness Date: 02/07/1959
Registrant (Co-Owned): Larry J Dittmer, 845 N City Rd 1100, Basco, IL 62313, Other Owners: Linda S Dittmer
Aircraft: ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 415-G (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 94415 , Serial Number: 5050, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 04/14/1956
Registrant (Partnership): Richard F Law, Rr 1 Po Box G, Basco, IL 62313, Other Owners: Timothy J Etter

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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