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Chesterfield, IL map Population in July 2007: 216. Population change since 2000: -2.7%
 

Males: 102  (45.7%)
Females: 121  (54.3%)

Macoupin County

Median resident age:  36.4 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62630.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,800 (it was $33,125 in 2000)
Chesterfield  $34,800
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $46,400 (it was $43,200 in 2000)
Chesterfield  $46,400
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Chesterfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)

2008 cost of living index in Chesterfield: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (20.6%), German (15.2%), Irish (14.8%), Italian (14.3%), French (9.4%), United States (8.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/02/1882

Elevation: 585 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 405 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Chesterfield

  • High school or higher: 79.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chesterfield village

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 55.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:  1.3%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Chesterfield, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Chesterfield to the number of sex offenders is 219 to 1.

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

Chesterfield:  1.2% ($536)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Florissant, MO (36.3 miles , pop. 50,497).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (45.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (242.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hettick, IL (7.2 miles) , Medora, IL (7.6 miles ), Shipman, IL (9.6 miles ), Rockbridge, IL (9.6 miles) , Fidelity, IL (9.7 miles) , Greenfield, IL (11.7 miles ), Royal Lakes, IL (12.1 miles) , Carlinville, IL (12.8 miles ).

Latitude: 39.25 N, Longitude: 90.06 W


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Population change in the 1990s: -7 (-3.0%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Repair and maintenance (13%)
  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (10%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (18%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (19%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (13%)
  • Religious workers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Postsecondary teachers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)


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Chesterfield-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.3 miles away from the Chesterfield village center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 tornado 31.1 miles away from the village center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Chesterfield:
  • CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CARLINVILLE, IL)
  • JERSEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 20 miles; JERSEYVILLE, IL)
  • ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALTON, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chesterfield:
  • ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 26 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; ID: ALN)
  • LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 41 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; ID: STL)
  • CAPITAL (about 49 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Chesterfield:
  • ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 13 miles; PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
  • LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 29 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; ID: 3LF)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 34 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; ID: SET)

Amtrak station near Chesterfield:
  • 13 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chesterfield:
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 37 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 39 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 41 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
  • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 45 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,939)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 46 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)

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

CHESTERFIELD (Population served: 180, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-19-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-19-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St BCA signed (APR-10-2006)
  • One routine major monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  69.8%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  9.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  12.1%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.6%
Whole state:  5.1%

Chesterfield compared to Illinois state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age 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 Chesterfield (2007 data):
  • Chesterfield State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1898-09-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $14.3 mil, Deposits: $12.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices



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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
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$832



Chesterfield government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $18,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $30,000
    Sewerage: $13,000
    Regular Highways: $11,000
    Financial Administration: $10,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $192,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $190,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
    Interest Earnings: $2,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Financial Administration: $31,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $110,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $28,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
    Highways: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $9,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,192 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:
from Madison County, IL  1.59% ($38,793 average AGI)
from Sangamon County, IL  0.74% ($28,394)
from Montgomery County, IL  0.56% ($22,077)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
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 Madison County, IL  1.54% ($36,507 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL  0.88% ($30,073)
to Montgomery County, IL  0.75% ($26,734)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chesterfield:
  • 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.)
  • KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KFNS (590 AM; 1 kW; WOOD RIVER, IL; Owner: MISSOURI SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
  • KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
  • KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)
  • KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chesterfield:
  • WOLG (95.9 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
  • WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
  • WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTSG (90.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WYMG (100.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Chesterfield:
  • WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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