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Population in July 2008: 1,027. Population change since 2000: -2.6%

Males: 498	(48.6%)
Females: 529	(51.4%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62910.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $28,171 (it was $24,438 in 2000)

Brookport:	$28,171
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,211

Brookport:	$14,211
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,639 (it was $38,100 in 2000)

Brookport:	$62,639
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,955; Detached houses: $75,000; Mobile homes: $32,162

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Races in Brookport:

White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
Black (7.1%)
Hispanic (1.9%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Brookport: 72.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.4%), United States (13.0%), Irish (11.9%), English (7.5%), French (2.1%), Italian (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/31/1902

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 1288 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Brookport

High school or higher: 67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookport city

Never married: 21.7%
Now married: 51.8%
Separated: 2.4%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 16.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Brookport, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brookport to the number of sex offenders is 93 to 1.

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

Brookport:	1.1% ($434)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Clarksville, TN (80.4 miles , pop. 103,455).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (123.1 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (330.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Paducah, KY (1.9 miles ), Metropolis, IL (2.4 miles ), Hendron, KY (2.5 miles ), Woodlawn-Oakdale, KY (2.5 miles ), Lone Oak, KY (2.6 miles ), Massac, KY (2.7 miles ), Ledbetter, KY (3.0 miles ), Reidland, KY (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 1 building, cost: $25,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 37.13 N, Longitude: 88.63 W

Area code: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+3.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Chemicals (5%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (19%)
Health care (16%)
Educational services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)

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Crime in Brookport by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	177.8	94.9	189.8	284.6	94.8	94.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	94.9	0.0	0.0	94.4	0.0	0.0
Assaults	16	13	17	10	15	20	31	20	24
per 100,000	1422.2	1233.4	1612.9	948.8	1421.8	1886.8	2927.3	1885.0	2307.7
Burglaries	8	5	10	5	3	1	9	9	6
per 100,000	711.1	474.4	948.8	474.4	284.4	94.3	849.9	848.3	576.9
Thefts	17	16	8	6	2	7	13	6	14
per 100,000	1511.1	1518.0	759.0	569.3	189.6	660.4	1227.6	565.5	1346.2
Auto thefts	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	3	1
per 100,000	88.9	94.9	0.0	189.8	189.6	0.0	0.0	282.8	96.2
Arson	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	189.8	94.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	94.4	0.0	96.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	544.0	424.1	571.2	517.1	402.8	485.8	722.4	481.6	563.5

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Average climate in Brookport, Illinois

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Brookport, Illinois average temperatures

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Brookport-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 118% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Brookport city center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 tornado 29.1 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Brookport-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 18% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from Brookport 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 75.6 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 76.7 miles away from the city center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 33.5 miles away from Brookport center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 34.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/6/2003 at 12:29:34, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 26.3 miles away from Brookport center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Brookport:

LOURDES HOSP (about 5 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
WESTERN BAPTIST HOSP (about 5 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; METROPOLIS, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Brookport, IL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookport:

MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 46 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 51 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 59 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 80 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
AUSTIN PEAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 82 miles; CLARKSVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 5,744)

Public elementary/middle schools in Brookport:

Unity Elementary School (Location: 6846 UNITY SCHOOL RD; Grades: K - 8)
Brookport Elementary School (Location: PO BOX 278; Grades: K - 6)
Massac Co Pre-Kndrgrtn/Brookport School (Location: PO BOX 278; Grades: PK - PK)

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Churches in Brookport include: Brookport United Methodist Church (A), Unity Missionary Baptist Church (B), Church of God (C), Church of Christ (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

BROOKPORT (Population served: 1081, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2001)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	62.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	19.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Brookport, IL

Brookport compared to Illinois state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students significantly 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 Brookport (2009 data):

Integra Bank National Association: Third And Ohio Streets Branch at Third And Ohio Streets, branch established on 1903-04-07. Info updated 2007-07-24: Bank assets: $3,348.8 mil, Deposits: $2,346.9 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 79 total offices, Holding Company: Integra Bank Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Brookport mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Massac County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Brookport

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Churches of Christ	United Church of Christ
Adherents	56.9%	8.8%	7.8%	5.4%	3.8%
Congregations	29.3%	12.2%	9.8%	14.6%	4.9%

Name	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Other religions
Adherents	3.4%	2.4%	2.4%	2.2%	6.9%
Congregations	2.4%	2.4%	4.9%	2.4%	17.1%

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		2	$2,214
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$1,337
Police Protection - Officers	4	$8,223	$24,669	3	$2,524
Firefighters	0	$0		12	$356
Streets and Highways	1	$1,798	$21,576	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,444	$29,328	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,317	$25,902	0	$0
Totals for Government	8	$16,782	$25,173	24	$6,431

Brookport government finances in 2002:

Construction - Water Utilities: $102,000
Sewerage: $49,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $298,000
Water Utilities: $221,000

Regular Highways: $50,000

General - Other: $17,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $78,000
Highways: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $50,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $9,000
Sewerage: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $275,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $321,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $171,000
Highways: $30,000
Tax - NEC: $35,000
Property: $29,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $189,000

4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,461 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.78%
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 McCracken County, KY	0.94% ($23,604 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IL	0.35% ($29,100)
from Pope County, IL	0.35% ($35,250)

5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.80%
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 McCracken County, KY	1.62% ($31,441 average AGI)
to Johnson County, IL	0.45% ($30,423)
to Marshall County, KY	0.21% ($24,833)

Strongest AM radio stations in Brookport:

WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WNTX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BROOKPORT, IL; Owner: DANIEL S. STRATEMEYER)
WDXR (1450 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WMOK (920 AM; 1 kW; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookport:

WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WREZ (105.5 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
WGCF (89.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOC, INC.)
WVVR (100.3 FM; HOPKINSVILLE, KY; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF TUCKESSEE, LLC)
W221BB (92.1 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BD OF REGENTS MURRAY STATE UNIV)
WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
WGKY (95.9 FM; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WICKLIFE RENTAL PROPERTIES, INC.)
WKBG (102.1 FM; CLINTON, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)

TV broadcast stations around Brookport:

W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 165 meters (541ft)
Total costs: $21,860,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 479
Total future (year 2018) average daily traffic: 14,625

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Brookport)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

2 Mi E & 2 1/4 Mi N, Call Sign: KNBE207
Assigned Frequencies : 153.020 MHz
Grant Date: 05/23/1996, Expiration Date: 08/04/2001, Cancelation Date: 10/07/2001
Registrant: Henley Farm, Rt 1, Brookport, IL 62910

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Brookport, Near Brookort, Il, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152.1 m, Call Sign: WPXW659, Licensee ID: L00306683
Assigned Frequencies : 951.000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/23/2003, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012, Certifier: Samuel K Stratemeyer
Registrant: Sun Media, Inc., 6120 Waldo Church Rd, Metropolis, IL 62960, Phone: (618) 564-2171

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Brookport)

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 21

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Brookport, IL

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