Calhoun, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 211. Population change since 2000: -5.0%

Males: 99	(47.3%)
Females: 112	(52.7%)

Median resident age:	33.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62419.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,254 (it was $25,809 in 2000)

Calhoun:	$33,254
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $19,037

Calhoun:	$19,037
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,311 (it was $36,300 in 2000)

Calhoun:	$59,311
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,483; Detached houses: $76,741; Mobile homes: $31,500

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Races in Calhoun:

White Non-Hispanic (94.1%)
Chinese (2.3%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Other Asian (1.4%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Calhoun: 70.9 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.8%), English (21.2%), Irish (9.0%), United States (7.2%), Dutch (3.6%), Swiss (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/20/1912

Elevation: 540 feet

Land area: 1.05 square miles.

Population density: 201 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Calhoun

High school or higher: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 16.3%
Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Calhoun village

Never married: 21.2%
Now married: 49.7%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 18.0%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Calhoun, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Calhoun to the number of sex offenders is 211 to 1.

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

Calhoun:	1.0% ($363)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (53.6 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (118.9 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (221.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Parkersburg, IL (2.0 miles ), Olney, IL (2.4 miles ), Claremont, IL (2.5 miles ), West Salem, IL (3.0 miles ), Noble, IL (3.2 miles ), Sumner, IL (3.3 miles ), Mount Erie, IL (3.7 miles) , Bone Gap, IL (3.8 miles ).

Latitude: 38.65 N, Longitude: 88.04 W

Area code: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: -10 (-4.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Transportation equipment (25%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Mining (5%)
Construction (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (16%)
Accommodation and food services (16%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (12%)
Health care (9%)
Construction (7%)
Machinery (7%)
Social assistance (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (19%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Waiters and waitresses (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Other protective service workers including supervisors (7%)
Personal appearance workers (7%)

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Average climate in Calhoun, Illinois

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Calhoun-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 106% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Calhoun village center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/7/1989, a category 4 tornado 18.4 miles away from the village center injured 55 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Calhoun-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 27% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 16.1 miles away from Calhoun center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 14.6 miles away from the city 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 48.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 16.0 miles away from Calhoun center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 4.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 15.0 miles away from Calhoun center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Calhoun:

RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; OLNEY, IL)
WABASH GENERAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 19 miles; MOUNT CARMEL, IL)
LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Calhoun:

VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 53 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 55 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,666)
TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; FT enrollment: 2,986)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 63 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)

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

CALHOUN (Population served: 232, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-07-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)

60 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	75.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	27.2%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	12.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Calhoun, IL

Calhoun compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Calhoun

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	United Methodist Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	23.1%	21.1%	15.8%	7.3%	6.1%
Congregations	4.4%	20.0%	22.2%	6.7%	2.2%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Churches of Christ	Non-Charismatic Churches Independent	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	4.2%	3.2%	3.1%	2.8%	13.5%
Congregations	2.2%	11.1%	2.2%	4.4%	24.4%

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	$118
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$235
Totals for Government	0	$0		3	$353

Calhoun government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $28,000
Water Utilities: $10,000

Regular Highways: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

General - Other: $4,000

Financial Administration: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $8,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $4,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $15,000
Regular Highways: $3,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $230,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $17,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
Highways: $6,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $31,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
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 Clay County, IL	0.49% ($26,100 average AGI)
from Jasper County, IL	0.42% ($24,192)
from Lawrence County, IL	0.41% ($28,480)

6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
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 Clay County, IL	0.48% ($29,233 average AGI)
to Edwards County, IL	0.26% ($16,375)
to Lawrence County, IL	0.26% ($29,938)

Strongest AM radio stations in Calhoun:

WVLN (740 AM; 0 kW; OLNEY, IL; Owner: V.L.N. 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.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
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.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
WVHI (1330 AM; 5 kW; EVANSVILLE, IN)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Calhoun:

WSEI (92.9 FM; OLNEY, IL; Owner: V.L.N. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPTH (88.1 FM; OLNEY, IL; Owner: OLNEY VOICE OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, INC.)
WUSI (90.3 FM; OLNEY, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF S. ILL. UNIVER.)
WBJW (91.7 FM; ALBION, IL; Owner: MUSIC MINISTRIES INC)
WYNG (94.9 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVJC (89.1 FM; MOUNT CARMEL, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS EASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
WAKO-FM (103.1 FM; LAWRENCEVILLE, IL; Owner: LAWRENCEVILLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WTYE (101.7 FM; ROBINSON, IL; Owner: ANN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVUB (91.1 FM; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: VINCENNES UNIVERSITY)
WFIW-FM (104.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, IL; Owner: WAYNE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WOKZ (105.9 FM; FAIRFIELD, IL; Owner: WAYNE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WNOI (103.9 FM; FLORA, IL; Owner: H & R COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Calhoun:

WUSI-TV (Channel 16; OLNEY, IL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WNOI-LP (Channel 24; FLORA, IL; Owner: H & R COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WVUT (Channel 22; VINCENNES, IN; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE VINCENNES UNIV.)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB9QVD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01275444
Grant Date: 04/25/2007, Expiration Date: 06/06/2017, Certifier: Mary L Clodfelter
Registrant: Mary L Clodfelter, 1860 N Meridian, Calhoun, IL 62419
Call Sign: N9QZA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00253861
Grant Date: 05/29/2003, Expiration Date: 08/17/2013
Registrant: Jackson M Clodfelter, 1860 N Meridan Rd, Calhoun, IL 62419
Call Sign: N9TZU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00909585
Grant Date: 08/24/2004, Expiration Date: 06/08/2013, Certifier: Wallace E Croslow
Registrant: Wallace E Croslow, 107 S Jasper St, Calhoun, IL 62419

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1
Hazardous Condition: 2

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