Bureau County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 35.5. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.9. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.5 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Cherry and their reported violations in the past:
CHERRY (Population served: 550, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-15-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-15-2000), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-2001)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (NOV-07-1997), St Public Notif requested (NOV-15-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-15-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between NOV-04-2005 and DEC-28-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-28-2005)
- Other Non-NPDWR Potential Health Risks - Between NOV-04-2005 and DEC-28-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-28-2005)
- Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-18-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-18-2005)
- One minor monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 3.6%
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.4 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 71.6% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This village: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Cherry compared to Illinois state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Cherry (2011 data):
- State Bank of Cherry: State Bank Of Cherry at 110 South Main Street, branch established on 1906/05/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $86.6 mil, Deposits: $75.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Cherry Bancorporation, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (94%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Bureau County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Cherry (based on Bureau County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.57%
| Here | | 53.6% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Church of Christ | American Baptist Churches in the USA |
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| Adherents | 39.1% | 16.0% | 15.7% | 5.5% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 21.4% | 18.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 7.1% |
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| Name | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | The Evangelical Covenant Church | Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of the USA | General Conference Churches of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.5% | 9.2% |
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| Congregations | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 27.1% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 4 | Here: | 1.15 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Bureau County: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | This county: | 4.87 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 36 | Bureau County: | 10.31 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Bureau County: | 9.1% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.7% | | 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 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $400 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $820 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,200 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,000 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $600 |
| Local Libraries |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $400 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 16 | $4,420 |
Cherry government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($27.03)
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $69,000 ($143.45)
Water Utilities: $28,000 ($58.21)
Parks & Recreation: $19,000 ($39.50)
Central Staff Services: $17,000 ($35.34)
Police Protection: $14,000 ($29.11)
Solid Waste Management: $13,000 ($27.03)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($24.95)
General - Other: $12,000 ($24.95)
Sewerage: $6,000 ($12.47)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000 ($20.79)
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000 ($10.40)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $274,000 ($569.65)
Central Staff: $23,000 ($47.82)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $229,000 ($476.09)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000 ($58.21)
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $269,000 ($559.25)
General Support: $63,000 ($130.98)
All Other: $15,000 ($31.19)
Highways: $14,000 ($29.11)
- Tax - Property: $23,000 ($47.82)
Public Utilities: $21,000 ($43.66)
NEC: $2,000 ($4.16)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $28,000 ($58.21)
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,800 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.63% | | 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:
6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.02% | | 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 Cherry:
- 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.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WLPO (1220 AM; 1 kW; LASALLE, IL; Owner: LASALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZOE (1490 AM; 1 kW; PRINCETON, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC.)
- WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
- WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Cherry:
- WAJK (99.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: LA SALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WNIW (91.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WBZG (100.9 FM; PERU, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)
- WGLC-FM (100.1 FM; MENDOTA, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIVQ (103.3 FM; SPRING VALLEY, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)
- WMKB (102.9 FM; EARLVILLE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF EARLVILLE, L.L.C.)
- WWGN (88.9 FM; OTTAWA, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WALS (102.1 FM; OGLESBY, IL; Owner: LACO RADIO, INC.)
- WZOE-FM (98.1 FM; PRINCETON, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC.)
- WSOG (88.1 FM; SPRING VALLEY, IL; Owner: SPIRIT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, INC.)
- WKOT (96.5 FM; MARSEILLES, IL; Owner: LASALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WSTQ (97.7 FM; STREATOR, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRVY-FM (100.5 FM; HENRY, IL; Owner: WZOE, INC)
- WRKX (95.3 FM; OTTAWA, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Cherry:
- WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,650
Total average daily truck traffic: 50
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 1,475
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1 - 3.1 Mi Sw (Lat: 41.413056 Lon: -89.276111), Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Overall height: 152 m
Registrant: Lasalle County Broadcasting Inc Dba , La Salle, IL 61301, Phone: (815) 223-3100
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 3.1 Mi S (Lat: 41.413083 Lon: -89.276194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Call Sign: WPJS551
Assigned Frequencies: 157.740 MHz
Grant Date: 10/04/1996, Expiration Date: 10/04/2006, Cancellation Date: 11/25/2006, Certifier: Eugene H Kreeft
Registrant: Preferred Networks Inc, 5801 Goshen Springs Rd Ste D, Norcross, GA 30071, Fax: (770) 734-0936
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 5.1 Km Sw Of Cherry Twp (Lat: 41.413083 Lon: -89.276194), Structure height: 152 m, Call Sign: KPK348, Licensee ID: L00008410
Assigned Frequencies: 455.020 MHz
Grant Date: 09/28/1989, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012
Registrant: La Salle County Broadcasting Corp., 1 Broadcast Lane, Ogiesby, IL 61348
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3 - STATION, 110 S Main St (Lat: 41.426694 Lon: -89.212306), Structure height: 7.6 m, Overall height: 15.8 m, Call Sign: WNTQ815
Assigned Frequencies: 959.450 MHz
Grant Date: 11/26/1997, Expiration Date: 01/26/2008, Cancellation Date: 03/29/2008
Registrant: Phone: (502) 442-7361 - Ladd, Lat: 41.413056 Lon: -89.276111, Type: Tower, Structure height: 152 m, Call Sign: WQKD386
Assigned Frequencies: 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 04/07/2009, Expiration Date: 04/07/2019, Certifier: Erich G Kaiser
Registrant: Broadband Heaven Inc., 250 Parkway Dr Suite 168, Lincolnshire, IL 60069, Phone: (847) 215-9004, Fax: (847) 215-9109, Email:
- CHERRY, Lat: 41.449583 Lon: -89.207500, Call Sign: WQKX281
Assigned Frequencies: 956.343 MHz
Grant Date: 10/14/2009, Expiration Date: 10/14/2019, Certifier: Martha E Dankenbring
Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: DAEDALUS-AEROSTAT AX4 (Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 1094 , Serial Number: 1, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 04/24/1974
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 306 N Steele St, Cherry, IL 61316 - Aircraft: RAVEN S-50A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 60 mph), Engine: None
N-Number: 1962R , Serial Number: S50A-175, Year manufactured: 1972, Airworthiness Date: 05/26/1972
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 306 N Steele St, Cherry, IL 61317 - Aircraft: NOSTALGAIR N-3 PUP (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (4 Cycle)
N-Number: 304D , Serial Number: 0018 LAS, Year manufactured: 1991, Airworthiness Date: 01/12/2010
Registrant (Individual): John A Donna, Po Box 344, Cherry, IL 61317
| Most common first names in Cherry, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 12 | 79.6 years |
| John | 6 | 73.5 years |
| Edward | 5 | 76.8 years |
| George | 5 | 73.8 years |
| Joseph | 4 | 72.5 years |
| Charles | 4 | 78.5 years |
| Rose | 4 | 82.0 years |
| Ruth | 4 | 85.0 years |
| Anton | 3 | 85.4 years |
| James | 3 | 69.4 years |
| Most common last names in Cherry, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Flaherty | 6 | 86.5 years |
| Hahn | 5 | 77.2 years |
| Nickel | 5 | 77.8 years |
| Macocco | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Donna | 4 | 75.5 years |
| Templeton | 4 | 79.0 years |
| Connolly | 3 | 71.4 years |
| Julian | 3 | 82.0 years |
| Hewitt | 3 | 84.6 years |
| Maioli | 3 | 82.0 years |
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