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Mason County

Population in July 2007: 355. Population change since 2000: -4.3%
 

Males: 172  (48.5%)
Females: 183  (51.5%)
Median resident age:  40.6 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62633.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,289 (it was $32,045 in 2000)
Easton:  $41,289
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $78,101 (it was $47,800 in 2000)
Easton:  $78,101
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $79,793; Detached houses: $82,032; Mobile homes: $19,167

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Races in Easton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Easton: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.3%), English (21.2%), Irish (13.9%), French (3.2%), Italian (2.9%), Scottish (2.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/16/1896

Elevation: 510 feet

Land area: 0.23 square miles.

Population density: 1522 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Easton

  • High school or higher: 87.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Easton village

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 68.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 3.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Easton, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Easton to the number of sex offenders is 118 to 1.

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

Easton:  1.3% ($630)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (33.8 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (114.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (185.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Topeka, IL (9.0 miles) , Forest City, IL (9.6 miles ), Mason City, IL (10.3 miles ), Oakford, IL (12.3 miles ), Greenview, IL (12.5 miles ), Kilbourne, IL (12.7 miles ), Manito, IL (13.9 miles ), Petersburg, IL (15.3 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 1 building, cost: $110,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $105,000
  • 2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 40.23 N, Longitude: 89.84 W

Area code: 309

Easton household income distribution Easton home values distribution


Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+6.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (24%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (9%)
  • Mining (8%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Gasoline stations (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (11%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)


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Crime in Easton by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Robberies 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
Burglaries 07102
    per 100,000 0.01902.2272.50.0540.5
Thefts 05223
    per 100,000 0.01358.7545.0537.6810.8
Auto thefts 00020
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0537.60.0
Arson 00000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 0.0187.540.964.570.3

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Easton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 107% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/13/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the Easton village center injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/15/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.9 miles away from the village center injured 25 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Easton:
  • MASON DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; HAVANA, IL)
  • GRAHAM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 26 miles; CANTON, IL)
  • PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; PEKIN, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Easton:
  • CAPITAL (about 31 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 31 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: PIA)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 68 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Easton:
  • HAVANA REGIONAL (about 13 miles; HAVANA, IL; ID: 9I0)
  • MANITO MITCHELL (about 19 miles; MANITO, IL; ID: C45)
  • PEKIN MUNI (about 22 miles; PEKIN, IL; ID: C15)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Easton:
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 37 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 38 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; MACOMB, IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
Public elementary/middle school in Easton:

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Easton that have no violations reported:
  • EASTON (Address: PO BOX 27, Population served: 350, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  73.5%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.0%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.7% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.0%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  0.0%
Whole state:  5.1%


Easton compared to Illinois state average:
  • Median house value 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.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Easton (2007 data):
  • Community Bank of Easton: Community Bank Of Easton at Second And Main Streets, branch established on 1962-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20.7 mil, Deposits: $17.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Easton Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Mason County Illinois:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (85%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
  • Electricity (5%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

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$250
Health 0$0 1$70
Police Protection - Officers 1$5,436$65,2320$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 2$125
Water Supply 0$0 1$696
Sewerage 0$0 1$715
Totals for Government 1$5,436$65,2326$1,856



Easton government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $18,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $26,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
    Financial Administration: $22,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    General - Other: $11,000
    General Public Buildings: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $10,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $63,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $283,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $24,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $34,000
    Highways: $10,000
  • Tax - Property: $25,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $49,000

5.47% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,467 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.47%
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 Tazewell County, IL  1.53% ($34,033 average AGI)
from Fulton County, IL  0.43% ($32,880)
from Peoria County, IL  0.34% ($37,600)


7.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,507 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.16%
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 Tazewell County, IL  2.13% ($30,260 average AGI)
to Logan County, IL  0.67% ($22,025)
to Fulton County, IL  0.64% ($23,500)


Strongest AM radio stations in Easton:
  • WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
  • 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.)
  • WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WMBD (1470 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Easton:
  • WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WLWJ (88.1 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCBU (89.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: BRADLEY UNIVERSITY)
  • WGLO (95.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WCIC (91.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WPPY (101.1 FM; GLASFORD, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WYVR (97.7 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
  • WBYS-FM (107.9 FM; CANTON, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Easton:
  • WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WHOI (Channel 19; PEORIA, IL; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF PEORIA, LLC)
  • WTVP (Channel 47; PEORIA, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS VALLEY PUB TELECOMM CORP)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Easton, IL)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: N9JPD, Licensee ID: L00233673
    Grant Date: 04/28/2000, Expiration Date: 07/24/2010
    Registrant: Alan C Wichner, Easton, IL 62633
  • Call Sign: KB9WTU, Licensee ID: L00273380
    Grant Date: 08/01/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Certifier: William R Collander
    Registrant: William R Collander, Easton, IL 62633
  • Call Sign: KC9OFS, Licensee ID: L01427395
    Grant Date: 08/28/2008, Expiration Date: 08/28/2018, Cancelation Date: 09/20/2008, Certifier: Walter Shawgo Jr
    Registrant: Walter Shawgo Jr, 20503 E Kreiling Rd, Easton, IL 62633
  • Call Sign: K9LOE, Previous Call Sign: KC9OFS, Licensee ID: L01427395
    Grant Date: 09/20/2008, Expiration Date: 09/20/2018, Certifier: Walter Shawgo Jr
    Registrant: Walter Shawgo Jr, 20503 E Kreiling Rd, Easton, IL 62633


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 170B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 2864C , Serial Number: 26407, Year manufactured: 1954, Airworthiness Date: 08/03/1956
    Registrant (Individual): Robert Detrick, Po Box 116, Easton, IL 62633
  • Aircraft: SELLERS MARK R TWINSTAR MARK III (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX SEE BOMBADIER (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 496BM , Serial Number: 1003, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 02/07/2006
    Registrant (Individual): Robert Detrick, Po Box 116, Easton, IL 62633

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