Elvaston, Illinois

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Population in July 2007: 142. Population change since 2000: -5.9%

Males: 69	(48.7%)
Females: 73	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip code: 62334

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,828 (it was $34,792 in 2000)

Elvaston:	$44,828
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,579 (it was $38,300 in 2000)

Elvaston:	$62,579
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $77,956; Detached houses: $76,170; Mobile homes: $50,000

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Races in Elvaston:

White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)
Black (0.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Elvaston: 70.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (31.6%), Irish (14.5%), Dutch (8.6%), French (7.2%), English (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/14/1869

Elevation: 660 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 178 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Elvaston

High school or higher: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 2.1%
Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Elvaston village

Never married: 7.1%
Now married: 63.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 12.7%
Divorced: 16.7%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
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:

Elvaston:	1.3% ($490)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (89.1 miles , pop. 62,220).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (140.6 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (264.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Basco, IL (5.9 miles) , Hamilton, IL (6.7 miles ), Ferris, IL (7.4 miles) , Carthage, IL (8.1 miles ), Keokuk, IA (9.9 miles ), Bentley, IL (10.2 miles) , West Point, IL (10.8 miles) , Warsaw, IL (12.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.40 N, Longitude: 91.25 W

Area code: 217

Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-23.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
Construction (15%)
Transportation equipment (10%)
Truck transportation (10%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (10%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Educational services (6%)

Most common industries for females:

Transportation equipment (25%)
Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (11%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (17%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Assemblers and fabricators (27%)
Cashiers (9%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Personal appearance workers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)

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Average climate in Elvaston, Illinois

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Elvaston, Illinois average precipitation

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Elvaston-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.6 miles away from the Elvaston village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1999, a category 3 tornado 5.7 miles away from the village center caused $15 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Elvaston:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; KEOKUK, IA)
FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; FORT MADISON, IA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elvaston:

SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 28 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; ID: BRL)
QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 33 miles; QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
QUAD CITY INTL (about 89 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Elvaston:

CARTHAGE (about 7 miles; CARTHAGE, IL; ID: I48)
KEOKUK MUNI (about 13 miles; KEOKUK, IA; ID: EOK)
FORT MADISON MUNI (about 18 miles; FORT MADISON, IA; ID: FSW)

Amtrak station near Elvaston:

17 miles: FORT MADISON (1601 20TH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elvaston:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 88 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 91 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 93 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)

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

ELVASTON (Population served: 152, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-03-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-05-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-29-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-29-2005), St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2006)

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	67.2%
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: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	12.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elvaston, IL

Elvaston compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value significantly 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.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Elvaston mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$23
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$250
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$25
Totals for Government	0	$0		10	$298

Elvaston government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Water Utilities: $14,000
Central Staff Services: $7,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

General - Other: $3,000

Regular Highways: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $156,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $154,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $6,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $237,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $26,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
Highways: $5,000
Tax - Property: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $9,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,620 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
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 Lee County, IA	0.83% ($26,359 average AGI)
from McDonough County, IL	0.68% ($22,288)
from Adams County, IL	0.59% ($24,822)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
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 Lee County, IA	1.03% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Adams County, IL	0.89% ($53,000)
to McDonough County, IL	0.59% ($21,848)

Strongest AM radio stations in Elvaston:

WCAZ (990 AM; 1 kW; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: RALLA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KOKX (1310 AM; 1 kW; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WGEM (1440 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KBKB (1360 AM; 1 kW; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Elvaston:

WCEZ (93.9 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
KRNQ (96.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: DAVID M. LISTER)
WQKQ (92.1 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
WIUW (89.5 FM; WARSAW, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KOKX-FM (95.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
KMDY (90.9 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRRY (100.9 FM; CANTON, MO; Owner: BICK BROADCASTING CO.)
KGRC (92.9 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
KDMG (103.1 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WCOY (99.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY NEWSPAPERS, INC.)
WQUB (90.3 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY UNIVERSITY CORPORATION)
WGCA-FM (88.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: GREAT COMMISSION BROADCASTING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Elvaston:

K60CL (Channel 60; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: CHRIST VISION, INC.)
KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTVO (Channel 3; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
KHQA-TV (Channel 7; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF QUINCY, LLC)
WTJR (Channel 16; QUINCY, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K38AB (Channel 38; FORT MADISON, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
W36BS (Channel 36; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W61CO (Channel 61; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K44AB (Channel 44; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
W18CJ (Channel 18; QUINCY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W69DF (Channel 69; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WGEM-TV (Channel 10; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING CO.)
K40GO (Channel 40; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WQEC (Channel 27; QUINCY, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

Elvaston fatal accident list:
Oct 1, 2000 10:10 AM, Us-136, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Dana R Withers, 0.23 Km South Southwest Of The Intrsction Of N Cty Road 1300 And E Cty Road 1500, Type: Tower, Structure height: 99.6 m, Overall height: 100.6 m
Registrant: Gardner, Carton & Douglas, 1301 K Street, N.W., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20005, Phone: (202) 408-7122, Email:
3.9 Km N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 90.2 m, Overall height: 91.1 m
Registrant: Withers, Dana R, Benton, IL 62812, Phone: (618) 435-8100

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

1 Mi W & 1 3/4 Mi N, Structure height: 24 m, Call Sign: WPCR228, Licensee ID: L00088715
Assigned Frequencies : 464.675 MHz
Grant Date: 07/24/2003, Expiration Date: 07/19/2013
Registrant: Buckert Farms, Rr 1, Hamilton, IL 62341, Phone: (217) 845-4341
1/2 Mi Se On Rd 1405e, Structure height: 27 m, Call Sign: WPBZ693
Assigned Frequencies : 451.950 MHz
Grant Date: 02/06/1998, Expiration Date: 04/07/2003, Cancelation Date: 07/13/2003
Registrant: Jerry T Grauf, Elvaston, IL 62334, Phone: (217) 845-3371

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Corner Of Laurel & Hampshire, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WPOQ618
Assigned Frequencies : 954.100 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/1998, Expiration Date: 01/31/2008, Cancelation Date: 04/05/2008
Registrant: Phone: (716) 242-8444

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: AERONCA 7AC (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 4210E , Serial Number: 7AC-7148, Year manufactured: 1947
Registrant (Partnership): Gary Ptnr Markley, Po Box 27, Elvaston, IL 62334

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