Forest City, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 267. Population change since 2000: -7.0%

Males: 142	(53.3%)
Females: 125	(46.7%)

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61532.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,707 (it was $36,250 in 2000)

Forest City:	$46,707
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $17,968

Forest City:	$17,968
Illinois:	$27,965

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

Forest City:	$62,579
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,856; Detached houses: $71,992; Mobile homes: $37,206

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Races in Forest City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
American Indian (1.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Forest City: 73.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (20.9%), German (18.1%), Irish (11.5%), Scottish (5.6%), English (4.2%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/07/1897

Elevation: 496 feet

Land area: 0.52 square miles.

Population density: 510 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Forest City

High school or higher: 72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
Unemployed: 11.9%
Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Forest City village

Never married: 17.3%
Now married: 65.5%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 2.4%
Divorced: 13.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Forest City, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Forest City to the number of sex offenders is 89 to 1.

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

Forest City:	1.8% ($694)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (26.9 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (122.5 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (151.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Manito, IL (2.1 miles ), Topeka, IL (2.5 miles) , Liverpool, IL (3.0 miles) , Easton, IL (3.1 miles ), Green Valley, IL (3.2 miles ), Banner, IL (3.3 miles) , South Pekin, IL (3.6 miles ), San Jose, IL (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 40.37 N, Longitude: 89.83 W

Area code: 309

Forest City household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -35 (-10.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Machinery (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Chemicals (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
Construction (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Department and other general merchandise stores (34%)
Finance and insurance (17%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Food (7%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Health care (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (17%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (10%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)

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Crime in Forest City by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	348.4	0.0	701.8	352.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	1	2	3	3	5	0	3	2
per 100,000	295.9	348.4	696.9	1045.3	1052.6	1760.6	0.0	1071.4	727.3
Burglaries	3	5	0	5	2	0	2	3	0
per 100,000	887.6	1742.2	0.0	1742.2	701.8	0.0	704.2	1071.4	0.0
Thefts	8	5	1	5	4	3	3	4	1
per 100,000	2366.9	1742.2	348.4	1742.2	1403.5	1056.3	1056.3	1428.6	363.6
Auto thefts	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	348.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	216.0	289.2	432.1	400.7	877.2	676.1	91.5	346.4	160.0

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Average climate in Forest City, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Forest City, Illinois average temperatures

Forest City, Illinois average precipitation

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Forest City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 159% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/13/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.7 miles away from the Forest City village center injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/29/1976, a category 4 tornado 30.0 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Forest City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 89.7 miles away from Forest City center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Forest City topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Forest City:

MASON DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HAVANA, IL)
GRAHAM HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (about 17 miles; CANTON, IL)
PEKIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PEKIN, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Forest City, IL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Forest City:

BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 27 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 45 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; MACOMB, IL; FT enrollment: 11,096)
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	80.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.9%
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: 1.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	8.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	5.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Forest City, IL

Forest City compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
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

Forest City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Mason County Illinois:

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

Religion statistics for Forest City

Adherents

Name	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	25.5%	16.8%	12.2%	8.7%	7.6%
Congregations	19.4%	16.7%	8.3%	5.6%	5.6%

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	7.4%	5.0%	4.3%	3.2%	9.5%
Congregations	11.1%	5.6%	2.8%	2.8%	22.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$57
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$519
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		4	$974
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$471
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$771
Totals for Government	0	$0		17	$2,792

Forest City government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $21,000
Water Utilities: $13,000

Regular Highways: $11,000

General - Other: $11,000

Police Protection: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $174,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $172,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $3,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $4,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $157,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $40,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $31,000
Highways: $8,000
Tax - Property: $18,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $21,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

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 Forest City:

WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WMBD (1470 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WOAM (1350 AM; 1 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: KELLY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Forest City:

WCBU (89.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: BRADLEY UNIVERSITY)
WCIC (91.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
WGLO (95.5 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
WPPY (101.1 FM; GLASFORD, 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.)
WBYS-FM (107.9 FM; CANTON, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPBG (93.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WIXO (99.9 FM; BARTONVILLE, IL; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, INC.)
WWCT (96.5 FM; FARMINGTON, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WSWT (106.9 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
WZPW (92.3 FM; PEORIA, IL; Owner: B&G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXCL (104.9 FM; PEKIN, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Forest City:

WHOI (Channel 19; PEORIA, IL; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF PEORIA, LLC)
WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
WTVP (Channel 47; PEORIA, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS VALLEY PUB TELECOMM CORP)
WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WEEK-TV (Channel 25; PEORIA, IL; Owner: WEEK-TV LICENSE, INC.)
WYZZ-TV (Channel 43; BLOOMINGTON, IL; Owner: WYZZ LICENSEE, INC.)
WMBD-TV (Channel 31; PEORIA, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF PEORIA, L.L.C.)
W41BO (Channel 41; PEORIA, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WAOE (Channel 59; PEORIA, IL; Owner: FOUR SEASONS PEORIA, LLC)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KA9BDP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00732980
Grant Date: 03/20/1998, Expiration Date: 03/20/2008, Cancelation Date: 10/21/2003, Certifier: Richard J Fuller
Registrant: Richard J Fuller, 500 S Broadway, Forest City, IL 61532
Call Sign: KB9MJE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01086300
Grant Date: 11/21/2005, Expiration Date: 01/12/2016, Certifier: Lisa D Dosier
Registrant: Lisa D Dosier, 30547 Ecr 1900 N, Forest City, IL 61532
Call Sign: N9OSR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00329484
Grant Date: 01/07/2002, Expiration Date: 03/31/2012, Certifier: David J Dosier
Registrant: David J Dosier, 30547 Ecr 1900 N, Forest City, IL 61532
Call Sign: N9VIL, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/19/1993, Expiration Date: 10/19/2003, Cancelation Date: 10/20/2005
Registrant: Kevin A Robb, Rr 3 Box 4, Forest City, IL 61532
Call Sign: N9RJF, Previous Call Sign: KA9BDP, Licensee ID: L00732980
Grant Date: 10/21/2003, Expiration Date: 10/21/2013, Certifier: Richard J Fuller
Registrant: Richard J Fuller, 500 S Broadway, Forest City, IL 61532

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7
Hazardous Condition: 2
Service Call: 1
Good Intent Call: 2

Incident types - Forest City

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