Drinking water stations with addresses in Bluford and their reported violations in the past:
BLUFORD (Population served: 1587, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-19-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-06-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-19-2006)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-06-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-06-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-19-2006)
- 3 minor monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.8 people | | Illinois: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 78.8% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This village: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This village: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Bluford compared to Illinois state average:
- Median house value 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 significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in 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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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $1,183 |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,290 | $27,480 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,551 | $30,612 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $248 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,941 | $35,292 | 1 | $248 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,782 | $31,128 | 11 | $1,679 |
Bluford government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $102,000
Solid Waste Management: $22,000
- Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $239,000
Water Utilities: $160,000
Regular Highways: $84,000
Sewerage: $65,000
Financial Administration: $28,000
Solid Waste Management: $23,000
General Public Buildings: $12,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $160,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $145,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $3,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $34,000
Sewerage: $12,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $57,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $290,000
Water Utilities: $153,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $79,000
Highways: $22,000
- Tax - Property: $11,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $148,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000
5.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,483 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.61% | | 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:
5.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,438 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.64% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bluford:
- WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
- WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WMCL (1060 AM; 3 kW; MCLEANSBORO, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS 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.)
- WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Bluford:
- WBMV (89.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC)
- WVSI (88.9 FM; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- K201FL (88.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- WJBD-FM (100.1 FM; SALEM, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WRXX (95.3 FM; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WIBV (102.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
- WQRL (106.3 FM; BENTON, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- WISH-FM (98.9 FM; GALATIA, IL; Owner: GALATIA FM JOINT VENTURE)
- WDML (106.9 FM; WOODLAWN, IL; Owner: VOLUNTEER BROADCASTING OF ILLINOIS)
TV broadcast stations around Bluford:
- WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- W29CI (Channel 29; SALEM, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
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