Dowell, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 422. Population change since 2000: -4.3%

Males: 192	(45.6%)
Females: 230	(54.4%)

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62927.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,890 (it was $24,750 in 2000)

Dowell:	$31,890
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,164

Dowell:	$16,164
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,795 (it was $31,700 in 2000)

Dowell:	$51,795
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $76,915; Detached houses: $82,091; Townhouses or other attached units: $7,706; Mobile homes: $37,917

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Races in Dowell:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
American Indian (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Dowell: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (13.4%), English (9.1%), United States (8.4%), Irish (8.2%), Italian (3.4%), Scottish (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/07/1920

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 0.37 square miles.

Population density: 1137 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Dowell

High school or higher: 65.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Dowell village

Never married: 24.9%
Now married: 50.1%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 13.1%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.5%
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:

Dowell:	0.8% ($266)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (72.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (282.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Elkville, IL (1.4 miles ), Du Quoin, IL (2.2 miles ), Vergennes, IL (2.5 miles ), St. Johns, IL (2.5 miles ), Royalton, IL (2.8 miles ), De Soto, IL (2.9 miles ), Bush, IL (3.0 miles ), Hurst, IL (3.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $33,300
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 37.94 N, Longitude: 89.24 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-5.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (16%)
Construction (10%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (9%)
Utilities (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Social assistance (8%)
Educational services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Gasoline stations (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

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Average climate in Dowell, Illinois

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Dowell-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 153% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Dowell village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the village center killed 10 people and injured 181 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Dowell-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 43% 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 81.7 miles away from Dowell center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 55.8 miles away from the city 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 95.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.7 miles away from Dowell 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 84.3 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 76.9 miles away from Dowell 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 Dowell:

MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; DU QUOIN, IL)
PINCKNEYVILLE COMMUNITY DIST HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL)
ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; MURPHYSBORO, IL)

Amtrak stations near Dowell:

5 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
15 miles: CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dowell:

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 17 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 67 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 72 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 74 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)

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

DOWELL (Population served: 1240, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and DEC-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1994)

One minor monitoring violation

Average household size:

This village:	2.2 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	63.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	9.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	13.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Dowell, IL

Dowell compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic 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 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

Dowell mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (70%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Coal or coke (1%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Dowell

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church
Adherents	27.1%	11.6%	9.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Congregations	19.3%	4.5%	12.5%	10.2%	5.7%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Muslim Estimate	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	5.4%	5.2%	4.4%	2.3%	15.8%
Congregations	5.7%	5.7%	2.3%	4.5%	29.5%

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	$678
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$1,644
Streets and Highways	2	$3,376	$20,256	0	$0
Sewerage	0	$0		2	$172
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$133
Totals for Government	2	$3,376	$20,256	12	$2,627

Dowell government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $62,000
All Other: $25,000
Construction - Police Protection: $6,000
Regular Highways: $6,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $198,000
Regular Highways: $101,000

Central Staff Services: $46,000

Police Protection: $43,000

Solid Waste Management: $40,000

Parks & Recreation: $23,000

Fire Protection: $22,000

General - Other: $12,000
General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $165,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $150,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $15,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $46,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $17,000
Fire Protection: $11,000

Police Protection: $10,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $883,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $214,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $70,000
General Support: $39,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $23,000
Property: $15,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $78,000

10.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.95%
Illinois average:	5.66%

1.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Jackson County: 1.05%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Williamson County, IL	1.23% ($25,626 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.79% ($16,550)
from Perry County, IL	0.38% ($23,611)

11.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.75%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Jackson County: 0.11%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Williamson County, IL	1.46% ($30,691 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.99% ($16,594)
to Perry County, IL	0.43% ($23,821)

Strongest AM radio stations in Dowell:

WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
WCIL (1020 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WJPF (1340 AM; 1 kW; HERRIN, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WDQN (1580 AM; 0 kW; DUQUOIN, IL; Owner: DUQUOIN BROADCASTING COMPANY, A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
WFRX (1300 AM; 1 kW; WEST FRANKFORT, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
WINI (1420 AM; 1 kW; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: RADIO STATION WINI)

Strongest FM radio stations in Dowell:

WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDQN-FM (95.9 FM; DUQUOIN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WAWJ (90.1 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
WUEZ (95.1 FM; CARTERVILLE, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WTAO-FM (105.1 FM; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WXLT (103.5 FM; CHRISTOPHER, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WDDD-FM (107.3 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVZA (92.7 FM; HERRIN, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQUL (97.7 FM; WEST FRANKFORT, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSIU (91.9 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: ZIMMER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
WNSV (104.7 FM; NASHVILLE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
WDBX (91.1 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: HETERODYNE BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Dowell:

WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
W15BU (Channel 17; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
W10AH (Channel 10; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
WTCT (Channel 27; MARION, IL; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 8,425
Total average daily truck traffic: 505
Total future (year 2021) average daily traffic: 10,690

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

W Side Of Illinois St Between Lincoln And Union St, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPBC407, Licensee ID: L00013390
Assigned Frequencies : 161.190 MHz, 160.920 MHz
Grant Date: 12/13/2002, Expiration Date: 11/20/2012
Registrant: Illinois Central Railroad Co, 455 City Front Plz Dr, Chicago, IL 60611, Phone: (708) 206-3500

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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