Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,833 (2.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $2,100 (2.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (45.2 miles , pop. 112,936).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (84.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Cedar Point-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 150% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/6/1951, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the Cedar Point village center killed one personand injured one personand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 4/20/2004, a category F3 tornado 7.2 miles away from the village center killed 8 peopleand injured 12 peopleand caused $8 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Cedar Point-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 18.0 miles away from the city center On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 35.4 miles away from Cedar Point center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in La Salle County (15) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10 Emergencies Declared: 5
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 8, Floods: 6, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Joe Rutgens - Football player.
Hospitals/medical centers near Cedar Point:
ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 5 miles away; PERU, IL)
OTTAWA REGIONAL HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 16 miles away; OTTAWA, IL)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 18 miles away; STREATOR, IL)
Religion statistics for Cedar Point (based on La Salle County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.49%
Here
62.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Church of the Nazarene
Adherents
64.2%
9.8%
8.0%
2.3%
2.1%
Congregations
22.1%
18.4%
8.1%
4.4%
5.1%
Name
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
United Church of Christ
Lutheran Church
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations
Other
Adherents
2.0%
1.9%
1.9%
1.3%
6.6%
Congregations
2.9%
4.4%
2.9%
2.9%
28.7%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 25
Here:
2.23 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
La Salle County:
0.36 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 61
This county:
5.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 116
La Salle County:
10.35 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
La Salle County:
8.9%
State:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Here:
27.1%
State:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.3%
Illinois:
14.5%
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
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
2
$600
Police - Other
0
$0
1
$200
Streets and Highways
0
$0
2
$800
Solid Waste Management
0
$0
1
$500
Parks and Recreation
0
$0
1
$400
Water Supply
0
$0
3
$1,848
Totals for Government
0
$0
10
$4,348
Cedar Point government finances in 2002:
Charges - All Other: $20,000 ($72.20)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($39.71)
Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($32.49)
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $24,000 ($86.64)
Financial Administration: $22,000 ($79.42)
General Public Buildings: $19,000 ($68.59)
General - Other: $15,000 ($54.15)
Regular Highways: $13,000 ($46.93)
Sewerage: $11,000 ($39.71)
Solid Waste Management: $9,000 ($32.49)
Police Protection: $3,000 ($10.83)
Central Staff Services: $2,000 ($7.22)
General - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($18.05)
Interest Earnings: $3,000 ($10.83)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $150,000 ($541.52)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $41,000 ($148.01)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $24,000 ($86.64)
Highways: $7,000 ($25.27)
Tax - Property: $16,000 ($57.76)
NEC: $1,000 ($3.61)
Total Salaries & Wages: $27,000 ($97.47)
5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,454 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.25%
Illinois average:
5.66%
0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($128 average AGI)
La Salle County:
0.02%
Illinois average:
0.19%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
W51AF (Channel 51; LASALLE, ETC., IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN COMM. OF CHICAGOLAND, INC.)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3 Total length: 4 meters (13ft) Total average daily traffic: 2,825 Total average daily truck traffic: 437 Total future (year 2024) average daily traffic: 2,844
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Fire: 2
Hazardous Condition: 1
Most common first names in Cedar Point, IL among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
6
79.2 years
Margaret
5
77.4 years
Edward
4
75.7 years
Joe
4
82.5 years
Mary
4
86.0 years
Donald
3
60.3 years
Louis
3
70.7 years
Walter
3
78.3 years
Elizabeth
2
82.0 years
Dorothy
2
84.5 years
Most common last names in Cedar Point, IL among deceased individuals
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