Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $754 (1.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $368 (1.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (38.4 miles , pop. 111,454).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (108.3 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (171.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Bath-area historical tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 161% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/13/1995, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the Bath village center injured 45 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 1/24/1967, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.6 miles away from the village center killed one personand injured 3 peopleand causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Bath-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Mason County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12 Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 11, Tornadoes: 4, Snow: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Mark Clark (baseball) - Baseball player.
Hospitals/medical centers near Bath:
MASON DISTRICT HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 14 miles away; HAVANA, IL)
SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; RUSHVILLE, IL)
GRAHAM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 26 miles away; CANTON, IL)
Religion statistics for Bath (based on Mason County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.38%
Here
54.4%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Lutheran Church
United Methodist Church
Catholic Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents
25.5%
16.8%
12.2%
8.7%
7.6%
Congregations
19.4%
16.7%
8.3%
5.6%
5.6%
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists
Other
Adherents
7.4%
5.0%
4.3%
3.2%
9.5%
Congregations
11.1%
5.6%
2.8%
2.8%
22.2%
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: 5
This county:
3.31 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 9
This county:
5.96 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 11
Mason County:
7.28 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:
9.2%
Illinois:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
27.6%
Illinois:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Mason County:
12.0%
State:
14.5%
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
$66
Other Government Administration
0
$0
9
$565
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
1
$1,240
Totals for Government
0
$0
11
$1,871
Bath government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $43,000 ($129.52)
All Other: $3,000 ($9.04)
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $30,000 ($90.36)
Central Staff Services: $24,000 ($72.29)
Sewerage: $21,000 ($63.25)
Police Protection: $12,000 ($36.14)
Parks & Recreation: $9,000 ($27.11)
Welfare - Other: $5,000 ($15.06)
General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $21,000 ($63.25)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($9.04)
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $23,000 ($69.28)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $118,000 ($355.42)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $28,000 ($84.34)
Highways: $9,000 ($27.11)
Tax - Property: $5,000 ($15.06)
NEC: $1,000 ($3.01)
Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000 ($57.23)
5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,467 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.47%
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:
WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2
Call Sign: KB9QNJ, Licensee ID: L00245080 Grant Date: 03/31/1998, Expiration Date: 05/21/2007, Cancellation Date: 05/22/2009 Registrant: George A Richardson, Bath, IL 62617
Call Sign: KB9QNK, Licensee ID: L00245082 Grant Date: 02/28/2007, Expiration Date: 05/21/2017, Certifier: Vera B Richardson Registrant: Vera B Richardson, Bath, IL 62617
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
#8 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Music stores"
#15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the greatest earthquake activity"
#19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Lawyers"
#42 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Cashiers"
#64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers"
#72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Other direct selling establishments"
