McDonough County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Colchester and their reported violations in the past:
COLCHESTER (Population served: 1750, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-07-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-17-2004), St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-2004), St BCA signed (JAN-13-2005), St Public Notif received (MAY-24-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUL-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Combined Radium (-226 & -228). Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JAN-16-2004), St BCA signed (FEB-17-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-16-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon & U. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-2004), St BCA signed (JAN-13-2005), St Public Notif received (FEB-16-2005), St Public Notif requested (APR-08-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Gross Alpha Particle Activity. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-14-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-14-2004), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-28-2004), St Public Notif received (JAN-10-2005), St BCA signed (JAN-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2005)
- 11 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-07-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-07-2005), St Public Notif received (SEP-28-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-01-2006)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.3%
(14.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 18.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.3 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 63.7% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This city: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colchester, IL
24 people in nursing homes
Colchester 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.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Colchester (2011 data):
- Heartland Bank and Trust Company: 109 East Depot Street Colchester Bra at 109 East Depot Street, branch established on 1917/01/01. Info updated 2011/08/08: Bank assets: $1,943.8 mil, Deposits: $1,632.9 mil, headquarters in Bloomington, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 49 total offices, Holding Company: Heartland Bancorp, Inc.
- Colchester State Bank: at 113 Depot Street, branch established on 1963/08/19. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $56.5 mil, Deposits: $49.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McDonough County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Colchester (based on McDonough County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 35.35%
| Here | | 35.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God |
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| Adherents | 22.0% | 19.2% | 10.8% | 10.3% | 8.0% |
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| Congregations | 26.8% | 5.4% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 5.4% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Lutheran Church | LDS (Mormon) Church | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.1% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 15.0% |
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| Congregations | 5.4% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 30.4% |
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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: 6 | McDonough County: | 1.82 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 0.08 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17 | McDonough County: | 5.15 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 35 | This county: | 10.60 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | McDonough County: | 7.8% | | Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | McDonough County: | 27.4% | | State: | 25.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| 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 | | 5 | $4,262 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $2,750 | $33,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $5,192 | $31,152 | 1 | $235 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $106 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $7,942 | $31,768 | 7 | $4,603 |
Colchester government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $133,000 ($95.00)
Solid Waste Management: $51,000 ($36.43)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $148,000 ($105.71)
Financial Administration: $141,000 ($100.71)
Sewerage: $137,000 ($97.86)
Police Protection: $90,000 ($64.29)
Regular Highways: $73,000 ($52.14)
Solid Waste Management: $50,000 ($35.71)
Parks & Recreation: $17,000 ($12.14)
Fire Protection: $1,000 ($0.71)
- General - Interest on Debt: $6,000 ($4.29)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000 ($12.86)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $630,000 ($450.00)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $100,000 ($71.43)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $52,000 ($37.14)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $630,000 ($450.00)
Other, NEC: $22,000 ($15.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $26,000 ($18.57)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000 ($33.57)
Interest Earnings: $13,000 ($9.29)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $262,000 ($187.14)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $242,000 ($172.86)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $180,000 ($128.57)
Highways: $43,000 ($30.71)
- Tax - Property: $76,000 ($54.29)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $226,000 ($161.43)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000 ($27.14)
8.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,078 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.11% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
0.81% of residents moved from foreign countries ($348 average AGI)| McDonough County: | 0.81% | | Illinois average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,305 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.52% | | 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 Colchester:
- WLRB (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- 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.)
- WCAZ (990 AM; 1 kW; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: RALLA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WGEM (1440 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Colchester:
- WIUM (91.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WKAI-FM (100.1 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJEQ (102.7 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC)
- WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)
- W209AL (89.7 FM; MACOMB, ETC., IL; Owner: H.O.P.E. BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W213AH (90.5 FM; MACOMB, ETC., IL; Owner: H.O.P.E. BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNLF (95.9 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: NANCY L. FOSTER)
- WLMD (104.7 FM; BUSHNELL, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRNQ (96.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: DAVID M. LISTER)
- KOKX-FM (95.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKXQ (92.5 FM; RUSHVILLE, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WQKQ (92.1 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
- WCEZ (93.9 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
- WIUS (88.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WTND-LP (106.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: T AND D COMMUNICATIONS)
TV broadcast stations around Colchester:
- WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Colchester fatal accident list:
Sep 17, 1985 10:30 AM, 136, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Colchester)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 4 - Argyle Lake State Pk 2 Mi N (Lat: 40.454472 Lon: -90.804306), Call Sign: KNHM657, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 151.250 MHz, 159.300 MHz, 31.8600 MHz, 151.280 MHz, 159.375 MHz, 151.445 MHz, 159.420 MHz
Grant Date: 11/09/2004, Expiration Date: 01/30/2015
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 801 S. 7th St. - Ste. 103-S, Springfield, IL 62794-9461, Phone: (217) 782-7347, Fax: (217) 524-4396, Email:
- Colchester Sub Sta 96 1mi Ne Of (Lat: 40.432528 Lon: -90.773194), Call Sign: WGZ872, Licensee ID: L00026067
Assigned Frequencies: 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 10/18/2001, Expiration Date: 10/18/2011
Registrant: Prairie Power Inc., 2103 South Main, Jacksonville, IL 62650, Phone: (217) 245-6161, Fax: (217) 245-1705, Email:
- MP209.2 WIU, Bnsf Mp 209.20 Wiu (Lat: 40.424444 Lon: -90.794444), Type: Pole, Structure height: 9.1 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WPVU577
Assigned Frequencies: 160.965 MHz
Grant Date: 08/22/2002, Expiration Date: 08/22/2012, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- Fandon, Cnr Cr500n & Cr700e - 5.2mi S Of (Lat: 40.362000 Lon: -90.773194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 79.2 m, Overall height: 86 m, Call Sign: WQFK460
Assigned Frequencies: 44.5800 MHz
Grant Date: 08/04/2006, Expiration Date: 08/04/2016, Certifier: Robert Leedham
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 8 ( 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: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Colchester)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 3 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 32833 , Serial Number: 5641, Year manufactured: 1940, Airworthiness Date: 07/16/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): Byron G Jr Winters, 1005 N Coal Rd, Colchester, IL 62326, Other Owners: Kent Mcclure - Aircraft: FOSTER THOMAS M STRIPLIN SKY RANGER (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4925W , Serial Number: 830004SC, Year manufactured: 1984, Airworthiness Date: 06/11/1985
Registrant (Individual): Thomas M Foster, Rr 2, Colchester, IL 62326 - Aircraft: BEECH C90 (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 9, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 201 mph), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-60A (1050 HP) (Turbo-prop)
N-Number: 7931D , Serial Number: LJ-1049, Year manufactured: 1982, Airworthiness Date: 11/16/1982
Registrant (Corporation): Ymc Aviation LLC, 109 S Mcdonough St, Colchester, IL 62326
| Most common first names in Colchester, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 26 | 81.8 years |
| William | 24 | 80.1 years |
| John | 23 | 76.1 years |
| Charles | 22 | 72.2 years |
| Helen | 16 | 78.3 years |
| Frank | 14 | 79.0 years |
| Ruth | 14 | 81.4 years |
| Robert | 13 | 70.8 years |
| Mildred | 11 | 77.6 years |
| Thomas | 11 | 76.5 years |
| Most common last names in Colchester, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Carson | 16 | 81.8 years |
| Martin | 14 | 75.2 years |
| Nelson | 12 | 73.8 years |
| Smith | 12 | 70.8 years |
| Moon | 11 | 80.2 years |
| Hocker | 11 | 80.2 years |
| Clark | 10 | 80.6 years |
| Hodges | 10 | 82.7 years |
| Miller | 10 | 76.9 years |
| Fentem | 10 | 84.5 years |
Colchester on our top lists:
- #36 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Secondary school teachers"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #93 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Nonmetallic mineral products"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
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