Cornell, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 488. Population change since 2000: -4.5%

Males: 235	(48.3%)
Females: 253	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	38.9 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61319.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $58,384 (it was $45,313 in 2000)

Cornell:	$58,384
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,193

Cornell:	$24,193
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $93,460 (it was $57,200 in 2000)

Cornell:	$93,460
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,678; Detached houses: $94,671; Mobile homes: $23,750

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Races in Cornell:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Cornell: 72.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (41.5%), United States (11.4%), English (10.8%), Irish (10.0%), Norwegian (9.6%), Swedish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/17/1901

Elevation: 638 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 768 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Cornell

High school or higher: 83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cornell village

Never married: 24.5%
Now married: 60.2%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 8.8%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.8%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Cornell, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cornell to the number of sex offenders is 122 to 1.

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

Cornell:	2.1% ($1,183)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bloomington, IL (37.9 miles , pop. 64,808).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (80.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Long Point, IL (2.9 miles ), Pontiac, IL (3.0 miles ), Flanagan, IL (3.2 miles ), Streator, IL (3.3 miles ), Odell, IL (3.3 miles ), Dana, IL (3.4 miles) , Ransom, IL (3.5 miles ), Kangley, IL (3.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $125,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $122,700
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $75,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $112,500
2007: 1 building, cost: $90,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $85,000

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Latitude: 40.99 N, Longitude: 88.73 W

Area code: 815

Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-8.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Printing and related support activities (10%)
Construction (10%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Machinery (9%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Public administration (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Food and beverage stores (16%)
Health care (16%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Construction (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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Cornell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 154% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/13/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 27.2 miles away from the Cornell village center injured 3 people.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 49.1 miles away from the village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Cornell-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 33.6 miles away from Cornell center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 62.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cornell:

SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PONTIAC, IL)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; STREATOR, IL)
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF OTTAWA (about 26 miles; OTTAWA, IL)

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Airports located in Cornell:

Antique Aerodrome Airport (Runways: 1)
Testoni Farms Airport (Runways: 1)

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Amtrak stations near Cornell:

10 miles: PONTIAC (721 W. WASHINGTON ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.
18 miles: DWIGHT (119 W. MAIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cornell:

ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; OGLESBY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 33 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 47 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 6,075)
OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 50 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)

Public elementary/middle school in Cornell:

Cornell Elementary School (Location: 300 N 7TH ST; Grades: K - 8)

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Library in Cornell:

AMITY TWP. P.L. (Operating income: $4,920; Location: 604 E. MAIN ST.; 6,671 books; 12 audio materials; 19 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Cornell include: New Life Christian Church (A), Cornell United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Cornell include: North Park (1), South Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

CORNELL (Address: 602 E MAIN, Population served: 511, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-02-2006), St Public Notif requested (MAY-30-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2006)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-02-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-06-2005), St Public Notif requested (JUN-15-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-15-2005)

Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from APR-05-2005 to MAY-02-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-18-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-18-2005), St Public Notif received (JUN-06-2005)

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	8.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cornell, IL

Cornell compared to Illinois state average:

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

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Cornell mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Livingston County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (93%) Electricity (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Cornell

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America
Adherents	29.0%	20.7%	18.2%	6.5%	5.8%
Congregations	13.3%	14.7%	21.3%	8.0%	2.7%

Name	Lutheran Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	United Church of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	3.9%	2.8%	2.1%	1.6%	9.5%
Congregations	2.7%	2.7%	4.0%	4.0%	26.7%

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.

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	$407
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$558
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$276
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$408
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$1,649

Cornell government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $2,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $91,000
Regular Highways: $23,000

Water Utilities: $17,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $242,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $42,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $55,000
All Other: $25,000

Highways: $15,000
Tax - Property: $27,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $76,000

4.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.66%
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 McLean County, IL	0.69% ($29,922 average AGI)
from Will County, IL	0.50% ($41,568)
from Grundy County, IL	0.48% ($30,380)

6.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,806 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
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 McLean County, IL	1.25% ($35,349 average AGI)
to La Salle County, IL	0.44% ($38,723)
to Will County, IL	0.36% ($31,296)

Strongest AM radio stations in Cornell:

WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSPL (1250 AM; 1 kW; STREATOR, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cornell:

WPJC (88.3 FM; PONTIAC, IL; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
WJEZ (98.9 FM; DWIGHT, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WWGN (88.9 FM; OTTAWA, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
WYST (107.7 FM; FAIRBURY, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WSTQ (97.7 FM; STREATOR, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WYYS (106.1 FM; STREATOR, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WALS (102.1 FM; OGLESBY, IL; Owner: LACO RADIO, INC.)
WTRX-FM (93.7 FM; PONTIAC, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WJDK-FM (95.7 FM; SENECA, IL; Owner: GRUNDY COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC)
WBZG (100.9 FM; PERU, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)
WCFL (104.7 FM; MORRIS, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS DISTRICT COUNCIL OF ASSEMBL)
WKOT (96.5 FM; MARSEILLES, IL; Owner: LASALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
WRXQ (100.7 FM; COAL CITY, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
W208AW (89.5 FM; PONTIAC, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Cornell:

WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WYZZ-TV (Channel 43; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: WYZZ LICENSEE, INC.)
W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: PIPER J4 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 75 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 109N , Serial Number: 4-716, Year manufactured: 1939, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1956
Registrant (Co-Owned): Edward J Biggest, 14121 E 2600 N Rd R1 Box 446a, Cornell, IL 61319, Other Owners: Sandra L Biggest
Aircraft: TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 78 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5609M , Serial Number: 12008, Year manufactured: 1948
Registrant (Co-Owned): Sandra Biggest, R1 Box 446a / 14121 E 2600 North Rd, Cornell, IL 61319, Other Owners: Edward Biggest
Aircraft: VOIGTS RALPH LONG EZ (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 66CM , Serial Number: 953, Year manufactured: 1992, Airworthiness Date: 05/21/1992
Registrant (Partnership): Ralph Voigts, Rr 1, Cornell, IL 61319, Other Owners: Jerome R Madson

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