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Capron, IL map Population (year 2000): 961. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,433 (+49.1% change)
Males: 488  (50.8%)
Females: 473  (49.2%)

Boone County

Median resident age:  32.2 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 61012.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,100 (it was $46,786 in 2000)
Capron  $49,100
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $114,700 (it was $106,700 in 2000)
Capron  $114,700
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Capron:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.5%)
  • Hispanic (12.8%)
  • Other race (4.3%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (35.0%), Irish (11.3%), Polish (10.5%), Norwegian (6.2%), English (6.1%), United States (4.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/09/1901

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 0.73 square miles.

Population density: 1818 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Capron

  • High school or higher: 77.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Capron village

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 0.1%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 9.4%

49 residents are foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 1.4% Europe).

This village:  5.1%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Capron, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Capron to the number of sex offenders is 1324 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is smaller than the state average.

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

Capron:  1.9% ($2,033)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rockford, IL (24.3 miles , pop. 150,115).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (64.9 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (82.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Poplar Grove, IL (6.9 miles ), Sharon, WI (7.3 miles ), Harvard, IL (8.5 miles ), Timberlane, IL (9.3 miles ), Sharon, WI (10.6 miles ), Caledonia, IL (10.7 miles) , Clinton, WI (11.9 miles ), Belvidere, IL (12.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 26 buildings, average cost: $71,500
  • 2002: 28 buildings, average cost: $71,500
  • 2003: 32 buildings, average cost: $71,500
  • 2004: 32 buildings, average cost: $71,500
  • 2005: 31 buildings, average cost: $71,500
  • 2006: 24 buildings, average cost: $71,500
  • 2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $71,500

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Latitude: 42.40 N, Longitude: 88.74 W


Area code: 815

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Population change in the 1990s: +223 (+30.2%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Metal and metal products (13%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Computer and electronic products (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Computer and electronic products (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Construction laborers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


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Capron-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.5 miles away from the Capron village center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 27.6 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Capron:
  • NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
  • HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HARVARD, IL)
  • SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; ROCKFORD, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Capron:
  • ROCK CO (about 26 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 28 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: RFD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Capron:
  • DACY (about 9 miles; HARVARD, IL; ID: 0C0)
  • POPLAR GROVE (about 9 miles; POPLAR GROVE, IL; ID: C77)
  • BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 11 miles; WALWORTH, WI; ID: 7V3)

Amtrak station near Capron:
  • 19 miles: ROCKFORD (7559 WALTON ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Capron:
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 29 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MALTA, IL; FT enrollment: 2,289)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; ELGIN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,077)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
  • WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
Public elementary/middle school in Capron:
  • CAPRON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 325; Location: 200 N WOOSTER ST; Grades: KG - 08)

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

CAPRON (Population served: 1001, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • Public Education - Between JAN-2001 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-31-2002)
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 (APR-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-04-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2004)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-04-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-10-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and AUG-04-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-29-2003), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-29-2003), Referred for Higher St Level Review (JAN-28-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-04-2004)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-05-2002), St Compliance achieved (SEP-27-2002)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 55 regular monitoring violations
  • 2 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:
This village:  2.9 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  73.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  8.1%
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 village:  3.1%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  1.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Capron compared to Illinois state average:
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage below 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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Banks with branches in Capron (2007 data):
  • Blackhawk State Bank: Capron Branch Office at 6th And Main Streets, branch established on 1946-09-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $438.9 mil, Deposits: $313.6 mil, headquarters in Beloit, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc.



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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
Other Government Administration 0$0 7$140
Financial Administration 0$0 1$1,620
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$1,458
Sewerage 0$0 1$1,458
Totals for Government 0$0 10$4,676


Capron government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $6,000
    Solid Waste Management: $0
  • Construction - Sewerage: $140,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $130,000
    Water Utilities: $82,000
    Financial Administration: $73,000
    Sewerage: $73,000
    Police Protection: $9,000
    General - Other: $8,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $136,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $121,000
    Other, NEC: $6,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $15,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $35,000
    Interest Earnings: $19,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $35,000
    Central Staff: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $530,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $193,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $117,000
    Highways: $44,000
  • Tax - Property: $39,000
    NEC: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $62,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $8,000

10.64% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,601 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.64%
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 Winnebago County, IL  2.42% ($85,064 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL  1.93% ($45,504)
from Kane County, IL  1.56% ($45,468)


8.67% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,550 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.67%
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 Winnebago County, IL  3.81% ($41,703 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL  0.60% ($37,245)
to McHenry County, IL  0.59% ($38,028)


Strongest AM radio stations in Capron:
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WMCW (1600 AM; 1 kW; HARVARD, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Capron:
  • WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
  • WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
  • WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
  • WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
  • WZOK (97.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WYCH (106.3 FM; GENOA, IL; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
  • WSJY (107.3 FM; FORT ATKINSON, WI; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WYHY (95.3 FM; WINNEBAGO, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)

TV broadcast stations around Capron:
  • WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
  • WCFC-CA (Channel 51; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATIONS OF CHICAGOLAND, INC.)
  • WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQFL-CA (Channel 8; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY VALUES ORGANIZATION, INC.)
  • WQRF-TV (Channel 39; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUORUM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE, LLC)

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