Bushnell, Illinois

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Population (year 2000): 3,221. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,998 (-6.9% change)

Males: 1,553	(48.2%)
Females: 1,668	(51.8%)

McDonough County

Median resident age:	37.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61422.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,000 (it was $30,482 in 2000)

Bushnell	$32,000
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $45,300 (it was $42,200 in 2000)

Bushnell	$45,300
Illinois:	$183,900

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Races in Bushnell:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (15.8%), German (15.3%), Irish (13.3%), English (10.4%), Dutch (3.6%), French (2.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/22/1878

Elevation: 661 feet

Land area: 2.05 square miles.

Population density: 1479 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bushnell

High school or higher: 82.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
Unemployed: 8.9%
Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bushnell city

Never married: 21.8%
Now married: 58.0%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 10.1%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.2%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Bushnell, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bushnell to the number of sex offenders is 757 to 1.

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

Bushnell:	1.7% ($726)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (62.8 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (134.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (213.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bardolph, IL (5.4 miles ), Prairie City, IL (5.7 miles ), Marietta, IL (8.6 miles) , Avon, IL (9.1 miles ), Good Hope, IL (11.5 miles ), Macomb, IL (13.0 miles ), St. Augustine, IL (13.4 miles) , Table Grove, IL (14.1 miles ).

Latitude: 40.55 N, Longitude: 90.51 W

Area code: 309

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Bushnell, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-1.6%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (26%)
Construction (17%)
Educational services (11%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (15%)
Health care (15%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Social assistance (9%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Public administration (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Carpenters (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (9%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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Average climate in Bushnell, Illinois

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Bushnell, Illinois average precipitation

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Bushnell-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/13/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.0 miles away from the Bushnell city center injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/21/1964, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bushnell:

MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MACOMB, IL)
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 27 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bushnell:

SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 45 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; ID: BRL)
GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 58 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: PIA)
QUAD CITY INTL (about 61 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bushnell:

MACOMB MUNI (about 11 miles; MACOMB, IL; ID: MQB)
MONMOUTH MUNI (about 27 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID: C66)
GALESBURG MUNI (about 27 miles; GALESBURG, IL; ID: GBG)

Amtrak station near Bushnell:

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 Bushnell:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 57 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 68 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 68 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)

Public high school in Bushnell:

BUSHNELL-PRAIRIE CITY HIGH SCH (Students: 212; Location: 845 N WALNUT ST; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bushnell:

BUSHNELL-PRAIRIE CITY ELEM SCH (Students: 387; Location: 345 E HESS ST; Grades: PK - 05)
BUSHNELL-PRAIRIE CITY JR HIGH SCH (Students: 206; Location: 847 N WALNUT ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Bushnell:

BUSHNELL P.L.D. (Operating income: $81,928; Location: 455 N. DEAN STREET; 24,837 books; 265 audio materials; 673 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Bushnell include: First United Presbyterian Church (A), Church of the Nazarene (B), Saint Bernard Catholic Church (C), Bushnell United Methodist Church (D), Bushnell Christian Church (E), Bushnell Assembly of God Church (F), First Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Bushnell City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Bushnell: Veterans Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Bushnell Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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

BUSHNELL (Address: 138 EAST HAIL ST., Population served: 3300, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2004 and MAR-2004, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-27-2004), St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2004), St Public Notif received (JUL-01-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-27-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2003, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2003), St Public Notif requested (JAN-10-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-10-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-27-2004), St Public Notif received (MAR-31-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2003 and SEP-2003, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-10-2003), St Public Notif received (DEC-17-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2003 and JUN-2003, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2003), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2003 and MAR-2003, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (NOV-05-2001), St Public Notif requested (APR-10-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-10-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-19-2003), St BCA signed (FEB-27-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-15-2004)

3 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2004, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2004), St Public Notif requested (NOV-23-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-23-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2005)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	17.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Bushnell compared to Illinois state average:

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Median house value 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 below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bushnell (2007 data):

Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Bushnell: West Main Street Drive-In Facility at West Main Street (500 Block), branch established on 1980-02-19; Farmers And Merchants State Bank Of at 484 East Main Street, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $63.4 mil, Deposits: $56.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Prairieland Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust
First Federal Bank: 190 E Hurst Branch at 190 East Hurst, branch established on 1911-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $340.2 mil, Deposits: $296.9 mil, headquarters in Colchester, IL, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 9 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Bushnell mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McDonough County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Electric Power	4	$7,648	$22,944	0	$0
Water Supply	6	$10,476	$20,952	0	$0
Sewerage	5	$9,790	$23,496	0	$0
Local Libraries	1	$1,418	$17,016	0	$0
Streets and Highways	5	$9,790	$23,496	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		11	$2,038
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$600
Gas Supply	5	$6,250	$15,000	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	5	$10,000	$24,000	3	$900
Totals for Government	31	$55,372	$21,434	15	$3,538

Bushnell government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $232,000
Solid Waste Management: $95,000

Parks & Recreation: $11,000

All Other: $3,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $1,987,000
Electric Utilities: $1,863,000

Water Utilities: $469,000

Regular Highways: $382,000

Police Protection: $236,000

Financial Administration: $119,000

Solid Waste Management: $112,000

Parks & Recreation: $41,000

Sewerage: $25,000

General Public Buildings: $7,000

Housing & Community Development: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $85,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $960,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $960,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $140,000
General Revenue, NEC: $38,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $90,000
Police Protection: $15,000

Central Staff: $11,000

Regular Highways: $6,000

Water Utilities: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,810,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,346,000
Gas Utilities: $2,023,000

Water Utilities: $395,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $474,000
Highways: $90,000
Tax - Property: $259,000
NEC: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $608,000

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 Bushnell:

WLRB (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
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.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bushnell:

WLMD (104.7 FM; BUSHNELL, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJEQ (102.7 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC)
WKAI-FM (100.1 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIUM (91.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WNLF (95.9 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: NANCY L. FOSTER)
WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
WAAG (94.9 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
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)
WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bushnell:

WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)

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