Germantown, Illinois

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Back to Germantown, IL housing info, Clinton County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.   We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Germantown, IL Clinton County Population in July 2007: 1,145. Males: 567   (49.6%) Females: 578   (50.4%) Median resident age:   38.4 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 62245. Estimated median household income in 2008: $56,495 (it was $47,614 in 2000) Germantown:   $56,495 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $27,194 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $135,908 (it was $80,300 in 2000) Germantown:   $135,908 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $147,699; Detached houses: $153,046; In 2-unit structures: $288,249; Mobile homes: $23,000 Germantown, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Germantown: White Non-Hispanic (98.8%) Hispanic (0.5%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Germantown: 77.2 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Germantown, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Germantown is mentioned 78 times on our forum: Chicago  (348 replies) Peoria vs. Rock Island?????  (38 replies) Is the North Shore still regarded prestigious?  (131 replies) Looking to move to Havana IL  (41 replies) Should I relocate to Nashville, TN from Schaumburg??  (54 replies) Job in Morton-where to live?  (12 replies) Latest news from Germantown, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (68.8%), United States (7.0%), Irish (5.1%), French (1.9%), English (1.8%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 06/27/1879 Elevation: 432 feet Land area: 0.79 square miles. Population density: 1443 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Germantown, Illinois

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

On 2/24/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.7 miles away from the Germantown village center killed 6 people and injured 36 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 36.4 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Germantown-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 73% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 89.8 miles away from Germantown center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 91.2 miles away from the city center
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) earthquake occurred 95.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 91.7 miles away from Germantown center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 78.2 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 84.2 miles away from Germantown center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Notable location: Germantown Public Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Germantown: Saint Boniface Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Saint Boniface Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Germantown Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	72.7%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This village:	6.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	2.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Germantown, IL

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Here		75.3%
USA		50.2%

5.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,638 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.46%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($535 average AGI)

Clinton County:	0.09%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from St. Clair County, IL	1.55% ($43,073 average AGI)
from Madison County, IL	0.80% ($35,814)
from Marion County, IL	0.36% ($24,098)

5.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,439 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.00%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

to St. Clair County, IL	0.88% ($32,041 average AGI)
to Madison County, IL	0.70% ($34,102)
to Marion County, IL	0.43% ($31,850)

• Marcus D Lamb, 4.4 Km East Of Germantown, Il, Type: Tower, Structure height: 228.9 m, Overall height: 229.9 m
  Registrant: Koerner & Olender, P.C., 11913 Grey Hollow Court, North Bethesda, MD 20852, Phone: (301) 468-3336, Email:

• 300 Prairie St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: KSE495
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.190 MHz, 159.262 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/03/2002, Expiration Date: 12/28/2012
  Registrant: Lao # 20330106, 102 E Middle St, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:
• Lat: 38.561111 Lon: -89.551111, Call Sign: WPYG430
  Assigned Frequencies : 452.250 MHz, 457.250 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/06/2003, Expiration Date: 08/06/2013, Certifier: Sharon Dierkes
  Registrant: Ie Communications, Inc., Trenton, IL 62293, Phone: (618) 224-7138, Fax: (618) 224-9006

• Call Sign: KB9SCO, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 02/20/1998, Expiration Date: 02/20/2008
  Registrant: Peggy R Iler, 3432 Highline Rd, Germantown, IL 63245
• Call Sign: N9WDR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00766800
  Grant Date: 11/12/2003, Expiration Date: 02/08/2014
  Registrant: Richard P Frerker, 404 Elm, Germantown, IL 62245
• Call Sign: WB0JRK, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00940820
  Grant Date: 11/17/2004, Expiration Date: 01/20/2015
  Registrant: Patrick A Wilson, 1207 Hermeling Lane, Germantown, IL 62245

• Fire: 13
• Hazardous Condition: 5

• #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes for the mentally retarded"

• #76 (62245) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of German first ancestries"

• #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"