Blandinsville, Illinois

Back to Blandinsville, IL housing info, McDonough County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Population in July 2008: 694. Population change since 2000: -10.7%

Males: 349	(50.3%)
Females: 345	(49.7%)

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61420.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,004 (it was $30,272 in 2000)

Blandinsville:	$39,004
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,716

Blandinsville:	$19,716
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,977 (it was $46,500 in 2000)

Blandinsville:	$75,977
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $79,250; Detached houses: $83,321; Mobile homes: $15,800

Blandinsville, IL residents, houses, and apartments details

Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition

Races in Blandinsville:

White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Blandinsville: 72.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Discuss Blandinsville, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users

Latest news from Blandinsville, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (21.6%), English (14.2%), United States (13.0%), Irish (6.0%), Swedish (3.5%), Scottish (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/27/1872

Elevation: 729 feet

Land area: 0.88 square miles.

Population density: 784 people per square mile

(low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Blandinsville

High school or higher: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blandinsville village

Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 12.3%
Divorced: 8.4%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.3%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Blandinsville, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blandinsville to the number of sex offenders is 139 to 1.

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

Blandinsville:	1.2% ($542)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (66.9 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (137.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (188.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: La Harpe, IL (2.4 miles ), Sciota, IL (2.5 miles) , Colchester, IL (3.1 miles ), Tennessee, IL (3.2 miles) , Raritan, IL (3.2 miles) , Good Hope, IL (3.2 miles ), Macomb, IL (3.5 miles ), Stronghurst, IL (3.7 miles ).

Latitude: 40.55 N, Longitude: 90.87 W

Area code: 309

Blandinsville household income distribution

This village's Wikipedia profile

Population change in the 1990s: +83 (+12.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Construction (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
Educational services (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (18%)
Health care (15%)
Food and beverage stores (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (12%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)

Blandinsville races chart

Crime in Blandinsville by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	280.5
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	2	1	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	265.3	135.9	278.2	0.0
Burglaries	2	3	1	2	9	9
per 100,000	257.4	394.7	132.6	271.7	1251.7	1262.3
Thefts	0	3	1	2	2	3
per 100,000	0.0	394.7	132.6	271.7	278.2	420.8
Auto thefts	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	135.9	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	18.0	43.4	67.6	67.9	154.4	329.6

(click on a table row to update graph)

Average climate in Blandinsville, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Blandinsville, Illinois average temperatures

Blandinsville, Illinois average precipitation

Back to the top

Blandinsville-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/21/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the Blandinsville village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.4 miles away from the village center injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Magnitude types:

Blandinsville topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Blandinsville:

MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MACOMB, IL)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; WEST BURLINGTON, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Blandinsville, IL

Amtrak station near Blandinsville:

13 miles: MACOMB (120 E. CALHOUN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blandinsville:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 62 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 69 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 70 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)

Library in Blandinsville:

BLANDINSVILLE-HIRE P.L.D. (Operating income: $70,701; Location: 130 S. MAIN ST.; 25,065 books; 97 audio materials; 774 video materials; 103 serial subscriptions)

Click to draw/clear village borders

Notable locations in Blandinsville: Twin Oaks Country Club (A), Blandinsville-Hire Community Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Blandinsville include: Blandinsville United Methodist Church (A), First Baptist Church of Blandinsville (B), First Christian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: South Cemetery (1), Glade City Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Blandin House Museum (215 South Chestnut Street).

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

BLANDINSVILLE (Population served: 775, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chloramine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-16-2005)

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	66.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	8.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blandinsville, IL

Blandinsville 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.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Back to the top

Banks with branches in Blandinsville (2009 data):

First State Bank of Illinois: Blandinsville Branch at 135 South Main Street, branch established on 2004-05-06. Info updated 2009-01-06: Bank assets: $234.8 mil, Deposits: $184.2 mil, headquarters in La Harpe, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First State Bancorporation, Inc.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Blandinsville mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McDonough County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Electricity (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Blandinsville

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	22.0%	19.2%	10.8%	10.3%	8.0%
Congregations	26.8%	5.4%	8.9%	10.7%	5.4%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	5.1%	4.7%	2.5%	2.5%	15.0%
Congregations	5.4%	3.6%	1.8%	1.8%	30.4%

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	$320
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$296
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		4	$1,420
Streets and Highways	1	$2,060	$24,720	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$2,526	$30,312	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$4,586	$27,516	13	$2,036

Blandinsville government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $139,000
Solid Waste Management: $29,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $79,000
Central Staff Services: $68,000

Regular Highways: $31,000

Solid Waste Management: $25,000

Sewerage: $20,000

Police Protection: $11,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $215,000
General - Interest on Debt: $71,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $80,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,500,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,480,000
Water Utilities: $74,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $20,000
Water Utilities: $6,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000
General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $321,000
Central Staff: $24,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $779,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $102,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $114,000
Water Utilities: $30,000

Highways: $22,000
Tax - Property: $27,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $71,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $5,000

8.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.11%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.81% of residents moved from foreign countries ($348 average AGI)
McDonough County: 0.81%
Illinois average: 0.19%

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

from Fulton County, IL	0.63% ($20,167 average AGI)
from Hancock County, IL	0.44% ($21,848)
from Cook County, IL	0.34% ($15,222)

8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,305 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
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 Cook County, IL	0.64% ($23,544 average AGI)
to Fulton County, IL	0.56% ($37,492)
to Hancock County, IL	0.49% ($22,288)

Strongest AM radio stations in Blandinsville:

WLRB (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
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.)
WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blandinsville:

WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)
WKAI-FM (100.1 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIUM (91.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WJEQ (102.7 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC)
KRNQ (96.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: DAVID M. LISTER)
WNLF (95.9 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: NANCY L. FOSTER)
W209AL (89.7 FM; MACOMB, ETC., IL; Owner: H.O.P.E. BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W213AH (90.5 FM; MACOMB, ETC., IL; Owner: H.O.P.E. BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOKX-FM (95.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WLMD (104.7 FM; BUSHNELL, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
KDMG (103.1 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KGRS (107.3 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
WCEZ (93.9 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
KKMI (93.5 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WQKQ (92.1 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)

TV broadcast stations around Blandinsville:

KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K38AB (Channel 38; FORT MADISON, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

Blandinsville fatal accident list:
Jan 29, 1990 01:28 AM, Jefferson, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,175
Total average daily truck traffic: 231
Total future (year 2020) average daily traffic: 2,488

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Nancy Foster, On Cr 1700n 1.6 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 96.9 m, Overall height: 97.8 m
Registrant: Colchester Radio, Inc., 31 East Side Square, Macomb, IL 61455, Phone: (309) 833-2121

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 40.510000 Lon: -90.841111, Call Sign: WQBA935
Assigned Frequencies : 451.825 MHz, 456.825 MHz
Grant Date: 09/10/2004, Expiration Date: 09/10/2014, Certifier: Mike Decounter
Registrant: Supreme Radio Communications Inc, 1200b West Jackson, Macomb, IL 61455, Phone: (309) 833-2964, Fax: (309) 836-3714

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: K9HLT, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 08/13/1997, Expiration Date: 11/28/2005, Cancelation Date: 11/29/2007
Registrant: John E Morrison, 715 W Adams St, Blandinsville, IL 61420
Call Sign: K9IEA, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/11/1997, Expiration Date: 02/11/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/12/2009
Registrant: Everett E Luster, Rr 2, Blandinsville, IL 61420
Call Sign: KT9Z, Previous Call Sign: WD9IXR
Grant Date: 04/26/1988, Expiration Date: 04/26/1998, Cancelation Date: 04/27/2000
Registrant: Sanderson I Keithley, Box 164 Chestnut St, Blandinsville, IL 61420

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 1

Back to Blandinsville, IL housing info, McDonough County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.