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Notable locations in Charleston: Roberts G Buzzard Building (A), Booth House (B), Charles H Coleman Hall (C), Charles P Lantz Health Physical Education and Recreation Building (D), Charleston Public Library (E), Lawson Hall (F), Brainard House (G), McKinney Hall (H), Lumpkin Hall (I), Andrews Hall (J), Mary J Booth Library (K), Lincoln-Stevenson-Douglas Halls (L), Pemberton Hall (M), Quincy V Doudna Fine Arts Center (N), Buzzard House (O), Weller Hall (P), Burl Ives Art Studio Hall (Q), Walter Klehm Hall (R), Francis G Blair Hall (S), Thut Greenhouse (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Charleston include: First Church of Christ Scientist (A), First Church of God (B), First Methodist Church (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), First United Brethren Church (E), Pilgrim Holiness Christian Church (F), Central Christian Church (G), Saint Charles Borromeo Church (H), Otterbein United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Chambers Cemetery (1), Old Charleston Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Lake Charleston (A), Glenwood Lake (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Whetstone Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Charleston: O'Brien Field (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Charleston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Coles County Historical Society (Museums; 895 7th Street) (1), Dudley House (Museums; 895 7th Street) (2), Charleston Tourism Office (520 Jackson Avenue) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotels: Days Inn (810 West Lincoln Avenue) (1), Best Western Worthington Inn (920 West Lincoln Avenue) (2), Days Inn of Charleston (810 West Lincoln Avenue) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Court: Robers Moblile Home Court (9768 North County Road 1820E) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Charleston and their reported violations in the past:
CHARLESTON (Population served: 15500, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-15-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-15-1999)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JUL-05-1997), St Public Notif requested (JUL-09-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-09-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1996. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-05-1996), St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JUL-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-16-1999)
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (Population served: 4900, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-06-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-26-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-06-2005)
EMBARRAS AREA WATER DISTRICT (Population served: 975, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-08-2005), St BCA signed (SEP-22-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-15-2006)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Charleston that have no violations reported:
- SUPER CLEAN CAR WASH-VENDING (Address: Po Box 1064, Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- MORE PURE H2O VENDING UNIT 2 (Address: Po Box 1064, Population served: 75, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- WAL-MART WATER VENDING UNIT (Address: Po Box 1064, Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- HYDROSPRAY CAR WASH-VENDING (Address: Po Box 1064, Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- HYDRO-SPRAY III CAR WASH (Address: Po Box 1064, Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- MORE PURE H20 VENDING UNIT 3 (Address: Po Box 1064, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  30.1% | | Whole state: |  10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 17.1% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Charleston, IL
People in group quarters in Charleston
- 3474 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 182 people in nursing homes
- 123 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 82 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 62 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 33 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 13 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Charleston compared to Illinois state average:
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.
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Banks with branches in Charleston (2009 data):
- FIRST MID-ILLINOIS BANK & TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION: Lincoln Branch, Eiu Branch, Charleston Facility. Info updated 2006-10-25: Bank assets: $1,042.7 mil, Deposits: $809.9 mil, headquarters in Mattoon, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc.
- Prairie State Bank and Trust: 18th Street Branch at 1820 18th Street, branch established on 1999-11-08; Charleston Branch at 621 West Lincoln Street, branch established on 1973-07-19. Info updated 2008-01-08: Bank assets: $421.3 mil, Deposits: $370.6 mil, headquarters in Mount Zion, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: American Central Bancorporation, Inc.
- First Neighbor Bank, National Association: Charleston Branch at 1415 Eighteenth Street, branch established on 1997-11-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $226.0 mil, Deposits: $188.2 mil, headquarters in Toledo, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Neighborhood Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- First Financial Bank, National Association: Charleston Branch at 820 West Lincoln, branch established on 1892-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,224.6 mil, Deposits: $1,531.1 mil, headquarters in Terre Haute, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 50 total offices, Holding Company: First Financial Corporation
- The Citizens National Bank of Paris: Charleston Branch at 1810 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1997-08-15. Info updated 2008-01-29: Bank assets: $245.4 mil, Deposits: $195.1 mil, headquarters in Paris, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Of Paris, Inc.
- Bank of America, National Association: Lincoln Branch at 605 Lincoln Street, branch established on 1978-08-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Charleston, Illinois
- Days Inn, 810 W Lincoln, Charleston, IL 61920, Phone: (217) 345-7689, Fax: (217) 345-7697
- Best Western Worthington Inn, 920 W Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920, Phone: (217) 348-8161, Fax: (217) 348-8165
- Varsity Inn, 415 W Lincoln Ave, Charleston, IL 61920, Phone: (217) 348-8882, Fax: (217) 348-8813
All 3 fire-safe hotels and motels in Charleston, Illinois
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Coles County Illinois:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (57%)
- Electricity (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religion statistics for Charleston
| Name | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 16.2% | 15.2% | 12.8% | 9.9% | 9.7% |
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| Congregations | 2.9% | 8.6% | 12.9% | 4.3% | 8.6% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Presbyterian Church (USA) | General Conference Churches of God | Separate Baptists in Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 8.3% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 16.2% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 8.6% | 40.0% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
9 | $30,549 | $40,732 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
16 | $41,247 | $30,935 | 4 | $195 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $4,592 | $55,104 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
33 | $143,184 | $52,067 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
2 | $6,919 | $41,514 | 6 | $3,089 |
| Firefighters |
31 | $155,009 | $60,003 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $49,977 | $46,133 | 2 | $381 |
| Sewerage |
16 | $64,160 | $48,120 | 2 | $2,057 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $16,043 | $27,502 | 19 | $12,088 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $28,193 | $48,331 | 3 | $1,007 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $9,923 | $39,692 | 17 | $13,271 |
| Other and Unallocable |
2 | $7,962 | $47,772 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
140 | $557,758 | $47,808 | 53 | $32,088 |
Charleston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,843,000
All Other: $1,416,000
Parks & Recreation: $34,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $869,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $2,429,000
General - Other: $2,358,000
Fire Protection: $2,198,000
Police Protection: $2,090,000
Water Utilities: $1,295,000
Central Staff Services: $1,277,000
Sewerage: $1,189,000
Libraries: $869,000
General Public Buildings: $812,000
Parks & Recreation: $443,000
Housing & Community Development: $387,000
Financial Administration: $182,000
Health Services - Other: $17,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $15,461,000
Total Other Securities: $2,711,000
Benefit Payments: $902,000
Interest Revenue: $538,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $509,000
From Local Government: $453,000
Local Employee Contribution: $249,000
Withdrawals: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $112,000
All Other: $35,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $8,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $222,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $700,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $700,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $732,000
Interest Earnings: $309,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $1,123,000
Libraries: $482,000
Water Utilities: $162,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,135,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,873,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,663,000
Highways: $585,000
All Other: $153,000
Housing & Community Development: $18,000
- Tax - Property: $2,681,000
Public Utilities: $789,000
NEC: $548,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $6,108,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $42,000
7.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,115 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.40% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($206 average AGI)| Coles County: | 0.28% | | Illinois average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.60% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,892 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.60% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Charleston:
- WEIC (1270 AM; 1 kW; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: COM-STAT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WLBH (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- 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.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Charleston:
- WEIU (88.9 FM; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- W213AW (90.5 FM; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WXET (107.9 FM; ARCOLA, IL; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTING, INC)
- WMCI (101.3 FM; NEOGA, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
- WLBH-FM (96.9 FM; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWGO (92.1 FM; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: WHQQ, INC)
- WCBH (104.3 FM; CASEY, IL; Owner: TWO PETAZ, INC.)
- WHQQ (98.9 FM; NEOGA, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
- W201AD (88.1 FM; MATTOON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WMMC (105.9 FM; MARSHALL, IL; Owner: JDL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLKL (89.9 FM; MATTOON, IL; Owner: COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT #517)
- WACF (98.5 FM; PARIS, IL; Owner: P.R.S. BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZNX (106.7 FM; SULLIVAN, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Charleston:
- WEIU-TV (Channel 51; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
- WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
- WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
- WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
- W52BR (Channel 52; CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Charleston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 18
Total length: 57 meters (187ft)
Total costs: $319,000
Total average daily traffic: 76,875
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,610
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 3
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 1
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 0
- 1960-1969: 4
- 1970-1979: 3
- 1980-1989: 2
- 1990-1999: 2
- 2000-2009: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Charleston, IL
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Charleston)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 23 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Charleston, IL)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 43 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Charleston)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Charleston)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 28 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 119
- Hazardous Condition: 42
- Service Call: 8
- Good Intent Call: 3
Incident types - Charleston
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Charleston, IL
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