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Population in July 2007: 1,877. Population change since 2000: -3.3%
 

Males: 881  (46.9%)
Females: 996  (53.1%)
Median resident age:  39.0 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 61529.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,900 (it was $44,500 in 2000)
Elmwood  $51,900
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $104,400 (it was $76,700 in 2000)
Elmwood  $104,400
Illinois:  $208,800

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Races in Elmwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Elmwood: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (32.3%), English (21.1%), Irish (11.1%), United States (8.4%), Swedish (4.1%), French (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/14/1892

Elevation: 643 feet

Land area: 1.23 square miles.

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

  • High school or higher: 87.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elmwood city

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 66.5%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

20 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Elmwood, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Elmwood to the number of sex offenders is 313 to 1.

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

Elmwood:  1.9% ($1,432)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
Elmwood satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (25.0 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (149.9 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (173.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Yates City, IL (3.2 miles ), Farmington, IL (6.0 miles ), Brimfield, IL (7.1 miles ), Williamsfield, IL (10.6 miles ), Norris, IL (11.4 miles) , Hanna City, IL (13.3 miles ), Maquon, IL (13.4 miles ), Canton, IL (15.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.78 N, Longitude: 89.97 W


12 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Area code: 309

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Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+5.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Machinery (18%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (22%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Machinery (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


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Crime in Elmwood by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00000130
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.053.5157.80.0
Robberies 00001010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.053.00.052.60.0
Assaults 341143615
    per 100,000 159.4205.751.451.4211.9160.6315.6792.4
Burglaries 784131534712
    per 100,000 371.9411.3205.7668.4794.5160.62472.4633.9
Thefts 1611162317211621
    per 100,000 850.2565.6822.61182.5900.41124.2841.71109.4
Auto thefts 22001011
    per 100,000 106.3102.80.00.053.00.052.652.8
Arson 10051000
    per 100,000 53.10.00.0257.153.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 100.4100.857.6104.4154.1131.2416.1251.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.07
US city average:  3.00

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Elmwood-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 102% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/29/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the Elmwood city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/13/1995, a category 4 tornado 26.9 miles away from the city center injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Elmwood:
  • GRAHAM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 17 miles; CANTON, IL)
  • GEORGE A ZELLER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 26 miles; PEORIA, IL)
  • PROCTOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; PEORIA, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Elmwood, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elmwood:
  • GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 22 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: PIA)
  • QUAD CITY INTL (about 59 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
  • CAPITAL (about 69 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elmwood:
  • TRI-COUNTY (about 7 miles; YATES CITY, IL; ID: 2C6)
  • INGERSOLL (about 17 miles; CANTON, IL; ID: CTK)
  • RAINBOW (about 21 miles; PEORIA, IL; ID: 7B1)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elmwood:
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 18 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MACOMB, IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 65 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 67 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 67 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
Public high school in Elmwood:
Public elementary/middle schools in Elmwood:
Library in Elmwood:
  • MORRISON AND MARY WILEY LIB. (Operating income: $75,320; Location: 206 W. MAIN STREET; 20,227 books; 518 audio materials; 618 video materials; 37 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Elmwood is the birthplace of the famous sculpter Lorado Taft. Beautiful sculpture titled "To the Pioneers" in central park.

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Notable locations in Elmwood: Elmwood City Hall (A), Wiley Library (B), Elmwood Fire Station (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Elmwood include: Saint Patricks Catholic Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), Crossroads Assembly of God Church (C), Elmwood Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Elmwood City Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Elmwood: Sweetwater Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Elmwood Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

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

ELMWOOD (Population served: 1800, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-15-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-15-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation

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

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.2%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.7%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  1.0%
Whole state:  5.1%

Elmwood compared to Illinois state average:

Elmwood, Illinois environmental map by EPA

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage 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.


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Banks with branches in Elmwood (2007 data):
  • Associated Bank, National Association: Elmwood Branch at 101 East Evergreen, branch established on 1880-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20,532.5 mil, Deposits: $14,332.3 mil, headquarters in Green Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 329 total offices, Holding Company: Associated Banc-Corp
  • Farmers State Bank: at 104 East Main Street, branch established on 1864-12-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $38.6 mil, Deposits: $33.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Elmwood Bancshares, Inc.



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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$500
Other Government Administration 1$5,110$61,3208$1,086
Police - Other 0$0 1$375
Police Protection - Officers 0$0 6$3,782
Streets and Highways 1$3,710$44,5200$0
Water Supply 1$2,516$30,1920$0
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$1,465
Totals for Government 3$11,336$45,34417$7,208



Elmwood government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $233,000
    Regular Highways: $180,000
    Central Staff Services: $163,000
    Sewerage: $98,000
    Police Protection: $70,000
    Fire Protection: $39,000
    General - Other: $30,000
    Parks & Recreation: $26,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $42,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $850,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $285,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $252,000
    Highways: $54,000
  • Tax - Property: $189,000
    NEC: $30,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $188,000

6.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,496 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.41%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($409 average AGI)
Peoria County:  0.19%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Tazewell County, IL  1.55% ($33,412 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL  0.25% ($43,530)
from Fulton County, IL  0.21% ($33,345)


6.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($49,689 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.65%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.12% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,516 average AGI)
Peoria County:  0.12%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Tazewell County, IL  1.81% ($39,334 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL  0.36% ($40,317)
to Woodford County, IL  0.29% ($61,474)


Strongest AM radio stations in Elmwood:
  • WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
  • WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elmwood:
  • WWCT (96.5 FM; FARMINGTON, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WZPW (92.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: B&G BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WPPY (101.1 FM; GLASFORD, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WIXO (99.9 FM; BARTONVILLE, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WFYR (97.3 FM; ELMWOOD, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WBYS-FM (107.9 FM; CANTON, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCBU (89.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: BRADLEY UNIVERSITY)
  • WKAY (105.3 FM; KNOXVILLE, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WGLO (95.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
  • WXMP (105.7 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
  • WBNH (88.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WAAG (94.9 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WPBG (93.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WLSR (92.7 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WCIC (91.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WJRE (102.5 FM; GALVA, IL; Owner: VIRDEN BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Elmwood:
  • KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
  • WHOI (Channel 19; PEORIA, IL; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF PEORIA, LLC)
  • WTVP (Channel 47; PEORIA, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS VALLEY PUB TELECOMM CORP)
  • WEEK-TV (Channel 25; PEORIA, IL; Owner: WEEK-TV LICENSE, INC.)




Elmwood fatal accident list for 2001:
Jun 19, 2001 06:33 AM, Main St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1


Elmwood fatal accident list for 1990:
Jul 25, 1990 07:00 AM, Ash St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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