Coalton, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 297. Population change since 2000: -3.3%

Males: 135	(45.6%)
Females: 162	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	39.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62075.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,830 (it was $37,500 in 2000)

Coalton:	$42,830
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,335

Coalton:	$26,335
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,820 (it was $38,800 in 2000)

Coalton:	$63,820
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,511; Detached houses: $67,281; Mobile homes: $11,944

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Races in Coalton:

White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
Two or more races (1.6%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Coalton: 72.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (18.9%), Irish (7.8%), United States (6.8%), English (5.2%), French (4.2%), Dutch (3.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/24/1916

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 0.52 square miles.

Population density: 573 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Coalton

High school or higher: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
Unemployed: 4.7%
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coalton village

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 65.2%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 7.6%

8 residents are foreign born (1.3% Africa, 1.0% Asia, 0.3% Europe).

This village:	2.6%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Coalton:	1.0% ($392)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (39.2 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (68.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (196.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Nokomis, IL (1.2 miles ), Wenonah, IL (1.6 miles) , Witt, IL (1.8 miles ), Ohlman, IL (2.5 miles) , Irving, IL (2.8 miles ), Oconee, IL (3.2 miles ), Fillmore, IL (3.4 miles ), Schram City, IL (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.29 N, Longitude: 89.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: -17 (-5.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (25%)
Truck transportation (20%)
Mining (8%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Health care (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (11%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Carpenters (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Health technologists and technicians (9%)
Cashiers (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (9%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Accountants and auditors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

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Coalton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/3/1950, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.0 miles away from the Coalton village center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/1/1999, a category 3 tornado 15.8 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 4 people.

Coalton-area historical earthquake activity is below Illinois state average. It is 89% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 95.5 miles away from Coalton center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 82.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 96.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 80.7 miles away from Coalton center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 95.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 29.2 miles away from Coalton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Coalton:

HILLSBORO AREA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HILLSBORO, IL)
PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PANA, IL)
ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coalton:

LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 37 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,666)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 52 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 63 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	65.0%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	22.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Coalton, IL

Coalton compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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2004 Presidential Election results in Montgomery County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (12%) Wood (3%)

Religion statistics for Coalton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	24.0%	20.7%	12.9%	9.6%	8.3%
Congregations	21.1%	10.5%	6.6%	11.8%	11.8%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other religions
Adherents	5.0%	4.4%	4.2%	3.3%	7.6%
Congregations	6.6%	9.2%	6.6%	2.6%	13.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$819
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$325
Streets and Highways	0	$0		3	$528
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$362
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$2,034

Coalton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $17,000
Construction - Sewerage: $20,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $45,000
Regular Highways: $29,000

Financial Administration: $20,000

Sewerage: $4,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $21,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $21,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $266,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $41,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $36,000
Highways: $9,000
Tax - Property: $5,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

4.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,369 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.96%
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 Macoupin County, IL	1.25% ($26,734 average AGI)
from Sangamon County, IL	0.56% ($29,175)
from Christian County, IL	0.32% ($27,111)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
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 Macoupin County, IL	0.93% ($22,077 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.74% ($31,855)
to Madison County, IL	0.37% ($32,439)

Strongest AM radio stations in Coalton:

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.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
WSMI (1540 AM; 1 kW; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIHM (1410 AM; 1 kW; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
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.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Coalton:

WXAJ (99.7 FM; HILLSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTIM-FM (97.3 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WTRH (93.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJLY (88.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING)
WMKR (94.3 FM; PANA, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WSMI-FM (106.1 FM; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WRAN (98.3 FM; TOWER HILL, IL; Owner: KASKASKIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDZQ (95.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WQLZ (92.7 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
W242AE (96.3 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
W205BC (88.9 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WSCT (90.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)

TV broadcast stations around Coalton:

WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

Coalton fatal accident list:
Nov 29, 1991 11:20 AM, Young St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 1

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