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Randolph County

Population in July 2008: 360. Population change since 2000: -5.5%
 

Males: 175  (48.8%)
Females: 185  (51.2%)

Median resident age:  36.1 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62241.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,842 (it was $33,250 in 2000)
Ellis Grove:  $42,842
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,840
Ellis Grove:  $18,840
Illinois:  $27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,068 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
Ellis Grove:  $88,068
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $93,705; Detached houses: $98,260; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $187,615; Mobile homes: $30,921
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Races in Ellis Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Ellis Grove: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (39.4%), Irish (16.8%), United States (14.2%), French (13.1%), English (9.4%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/23/1894

Elevation: 555 feet

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 774 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Ellis Grove

  • High school or higher: 63.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ellis Grove village

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 12.1%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Illinois:  12.3%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Ellis Grove, Illinois in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Ellis Grove to the number of sex offenders is 360 to 1.

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

Ellis Grove:  1.6% ($879)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (46.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (290.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Evansville, IL (2.4 miles ), Kaskaskia, IL (2.5 miles) , Ste. Genevieve, MO (2.8 miles ), Chester, IL (2.9 miles ), St. Mary, MO (3.1 miles ), Ruma, IL (3.1 miles ), Prairie du Rocher, IL (3.4 miles ), Lithium, MO (3.5 miles) .

Latitude: 38.01 N, Longitude: 89.91 W

Area code: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: -57 (-13.0%).


Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (31%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Public administration (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Florists (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Rail and water transportation workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Cashiers (18%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (15%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)



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Ellis Grove-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 156% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.2 miles away from the Ellis Grove village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.2 miles away from the village center killed 4 people and injured 14 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Ellis Grove-area historical earthquake activity is above Illinois state average. It is 61% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 61.8 miles away from Ellis Grove center
On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the city center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 59.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/6/2003 at 12:29:34, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 93.9 miles away from Ellis Grove center
On 6/15/2004 at 08:34:21, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.4 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.1 miles away from Ellis Grove center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Ellis Grove:
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; CHESTER, IL)
  • SPARTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 12 miles; SPARTA, IL)
  • RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RED BUD, IL)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ellis Grove:
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 37 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
  • JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 40 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 45 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 47 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
  • WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 8,252)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 47 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 49 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
Library in Ellis Grove:
  • CENTRAL P.L.D. (Operating income: $12,753; Location: 6102 WALSH RD; 7,918 books; 72 audio materials; 46 video materials; 4 serial subscriptions)

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

ELLIS GROVE (Population served: 720, Purch_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations

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

Percentage of family households:
This village:  71.0%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  2.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  8.3%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  4.1%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Ellis Grove, IL



Ellis Grove 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.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (73%)
  • Electricity (14%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)


Religion statistics for Ellis Grove

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.33%
Here63.3%
USA50.2%

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
NameCatholic ChurchLutheran ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaUnited Methodist Church
Adherents29.7%29.2%12.5%8.6%6.5%
Congregations14.9%13.4%13.4%7.5%13.4%
NamePresbyterian Church (USA)United Church of ChristAssemblies of GodPresbyterian Church in AmericaOther
Adherents5.2%3.1%1.4%1.2%2.5%
Congregations9.0%3.0%4.5%3.0%17.9%
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
Other Government Administration 0$0 9$895
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 3$1,016
Streets and Highways 0$0 2$365
Water Supply 0$0 1$600
Other and Unallocable 0$0 3$260
Totals for Government 0$0 18$3,136



Ellis Grove government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $64,000
    Fire Protection: $46,000
    Central Staff Services: $40,000
    Regular Highways: $16,000
    Police Protection: $12,000
    General - Other: $6,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $30,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $30,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $41,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $18,000
    Central Staff: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $369,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $95,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $38,000
    Highways: $11,000
    All Other: $5,000
  • Tax - Public Utilities: $12,000
    Property: $11,000
    NEC: $1,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $35,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

4.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,629 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.44%
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 St. Clair County, IL  0.92% ($31,609 average AGI)
from Monroe County, IL  0.57% ($30,971)
from Perry County, IL  0.31% ($27,351)


5.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,192 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.21%
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 St. Clair County, IL  0.84% ($27,891 average AGI)
to Monroe County, IL  0.54% ($34,185)
to Jackson County, IL  0.47% ($25,053)


Strongest AM radio stations in Ellis Grove:
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • WHCO (1230 AM; 1 kW; SPARTA, IL; Owner: HIRSCH COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING CO.)
  • KSGM (980 AM; 1 kW; CHESTER, IL; Owner: DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
  • KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
  • KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
  • WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ellis Grove:
  • KPNT (105.7 FM; ST. GENEVIEVE, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KBDZ (93.1 FM; PERRYVILLE, MO; Owner: D/B/A DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KTJJ (98.5 FM; FARMINGTON, MO; Owner: KREI, INC.)
  • WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
  • KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
  • WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)

TV broadcast stations around Ellis Grove:
  • KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
  • KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
  • KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
  • KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
  • KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
  • KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
  • WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
  • KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KNLC (Channel 24; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
  • WPXS (Channel 13; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1


Ellis Grove on our top lists:
  • #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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