East Gillespie, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 238. Population change since 2000: +1.7%

Males: 124	(52.1%)
Females: 114	(47.9%)

Median resident age:	40.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62033.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,432 (it was $35,000 in 2000)

East Gillespie:	$40,432
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,978

East Gillespie:	$24,978
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $79,070 (it was $48,100 in 2000)

East Gillespie:	$79,070
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $97,859; Detached houses: $98,922; Townhouses or other attached units: $133,782; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in East Gillespie:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)

2008 cost of living index in East Gillespie: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (30.3%), Italian (13.2%), English (8.1%), Irish (7.3%), Polish (6.4%), Dutch (5.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/21/1938

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 0.32 square miles.

Population density: 749 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in East Gillespie

High school or higher: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 2.0%
Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in East Gillespie village

Never married: 29.8%
Now married: 55.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.9%
Divorced: 6.8%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.9%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in East Gillespie, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in East Gillespie to the number of sex offenders is 119 to 1.

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

East Gillespie:	0.8% ($397)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Florissant, MO (36.1 miles , pop. 50,497).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (42.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (218.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Gillespie, IL (0.9 miles ), Eagarville, IL (1.6 miles) , Mount Clare, IL (1.6 miles ), Benld, IL (1.8 miles ), Sawyerville, IL (2.0 miles ), Wilsonville, IL (2.3 miles ), Dorchester, IL (2.3 miles) , White City, IL (2.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 1 building, cost: $198,000
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $115,000
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $85,000
2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $95,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.14 N, Longitude: 89.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

East Gillespie household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +41 (+21.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (31%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Construction (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Educational services (11%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Social assistance (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (22%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (14%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (8%)
Child care workers (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)

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East Gillespie-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 144% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.1 miles away from the East Gillespie village center injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 tornado 27.4 miles away from the village center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

East Gillespie-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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 37.0 miles away from East Gillespie center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 72.5 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 42.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 78.2 miles away from East Gillespie center
On 4/6/1994 at 17:38:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/29/2003 at 09:02:08, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from East Gillespie center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near East Gillespie:

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; STAUNTON, IL)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL)
CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; CARLINVILLE, IL)

Amtrak station near East Gillespie:

11 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 East Gillespie:

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 29 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 38 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 40 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 42 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 43 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,939)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	72.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	5.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	4.8%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in East Gillespie, IL

East Gillespie compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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 significantly below 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

East Gillespie mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Macoupin County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for East Gillespie

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	28.1%	18.2%	12.5%	12.1%	4.9%
Congregations	13.9%	18.5%	5.6%	16.7%	2.8%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	4.2%	3.9%	3.9%	3.4%	8.8%
Congregations	7.4%	3.7%	5.6%	2.8%	23.1%

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	$135
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$550
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$483
Totals for Government	0	$0		10	$1,168

East Gillespie government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $25,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $20,000
Regular Highways: $14,000

Sewerage: $6,000

General - Other: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $178,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $176,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $21,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $414,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $19,000
Highways: $6,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $3,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $7,000

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 East Gillespie:

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)
WSMI (1540 AM; 1 kW; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WCBW (880 AM; 2 kW; HIGHLAND, IL; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in East Gillespie:

WAOX (105.3 FM; STAUNTON, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSMI-FM (106.1 FM; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WOLG (95.9 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
WXAJ (99.7 FM; HILLSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WTSG (90.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around East Gillespie:

WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	3	$68,237	3	$74,983	1	$19,790	1	$53,110
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$27,660	1	$67,990	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$46,190	3	$96,023	1	$23,450	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$101,950	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9569.00

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$73,400	1	$60,570
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9569.00

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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