Grand Tower, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 579. Population change since 2000: -7.2%

Males: 282	(48.7%)
Females: 297	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	39.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62942.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,963 (it was $27,135 in 2000)

Grand Tower:	$34,963
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $18,837

Grand Tower:	$18,837
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $53,102 (it was $32,500 in 2000)

Grand Tower:	$53,102
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $57,229; Detached houses: $59,046; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $61,401; Mobile homes: $25,234

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Races in Grand Tower:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (0.8%)
Other race (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Grand Tower: 69.6 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (16.2%), United States (15.5%), English (11.2%), German (7.5%), French (6.3%), Italian (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/28/1872

Elevation: 361 feet

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 460 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Grand Tower

High school or higher: 70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 3.9%
Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grand Tower city

Never married: 17.2%
Now married: 63.4%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.1%
Divorced: 11.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Grand Tower:	1.3% ($422)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (79.8 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (306.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Altenburg, MO (2.1 miles ), Gorham, IL (2.4 miles ), Frohna, MO (2.5 miles) , Alto Pass, IL (3.3 miles ), Old Appleton, MO (3.4 miles) , Pocahontas, MO (3.4 miles) , Murphysboro, IL (3.6 miles ), Makanda, IL (3.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

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Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 37.63 N, Longitude: 89.50 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 573

Grand Tower household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -135 (-17.8%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (9%)
Utilities (9%)
Water transportation (7%)
Chemicals (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Health care (6%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (25%)
Health care (23%)
Chemicals (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
Rail and water transportation workers (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Assemblers and fabricators (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Crime in Grand Tower by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	137.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	275.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	8	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	1103.4	0.0	641.0	320.5	326.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	160.3	801.3	480.8	163.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Thefts	16	7	14	3	5	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	2206.9	1121.8	2243.6	480.8	815.7	0.0	167.5	0.0	0.0
Auto thefts	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	137.9	0.0	160.3	0.0	163.1	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)	816.6	56.1	286.9	117.0	122.3	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0

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Average climate in Grand Tower, Illinois

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Grand Tower, Illinois average temperatures

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Grand Tower-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 151% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Grand Tower city center killed 11 people and injured 200 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 33.9 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Grand Tower-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 29% 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 32.3 miles away from Grand Tower center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.2 miles away from the city 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 55.2 miles away from Grand Tower 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 25.3 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 60.1 miles away from Grand Tower 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 Grand Tower:

ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; MURPHYSBORO, IL)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CARBONDALE, IL)
CHOATE MENTAL HEALTH & DEVELOPMENT CTR (about 20 miles; ANNA, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Grand Tower, IL

Heliports located in Grand Tower:

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Amtrak station near Grand Tower:

17 miles: CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Tower:

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 18 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 32 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 73 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 80 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)

Public elementary/middle school in Grand Tower:

Shawnee Elementary - North School (Location: 504 2ND ST; Grades: K - 5)

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Library in Grand Tower:

GRAND TOWER P.L. (Operating income: $5,212; Location: 516 FRONT ST.; 3,304 books; 178 audio materials; 972 video materials)

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Notable location: Grand Tower Campground and Picnic Area (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Walker Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.6%
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: 1.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	20.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This city:	4.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Grand Tower, IL

Grand Tower compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
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.
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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Banks with branches in Grand Tower (2009 data):

First Southern Bank: Grand Tower Branch at 628 Front Street, branch established on 2006-11-30. Info updated 2006-12-15: Bank assets: $199.3 mil, Deposits: $183.0 mil, headquarters in Carbondale, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancshares, Inc

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Grand Tower mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Grand Tower

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Lutheran Church
Adherents	27.1%	11.6%	9.7%	9.5%	9.1%
Congregations	19.3%	4.5%	12.5%	10.2%	5.7%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Muslim Estimate	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	5.4%	5.2%	4.4%	2.3%	15.8%
Congregations	5.7%	5.7%	2.3%	4.5%	29.5%

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	$1,840
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$2,496
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		2	$2,960
Water Supply	2	$8,480	$50,880	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$2,412
Totals for Government	2	$8,480	$50,880	13	$9,708

Grand Tower government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $37,000
Sewerage: $32,000
Construction - Sewerage: $48,000
Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $153,000
Police Protection: $85,000

Water Utilities: $59,000

Central Staff Services: $49,000

Solid Waste Management: $40,000

Regular Highways: $35,000

Sewerage: $34,000
General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $63,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $53,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $64,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $341,000
Revenue - Gas Utilities: $137,000
Water Utilities: $53,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $64,000
Highways: $18,000

Public Welfare: $4,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $20,000
Property: $12,000

NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $133,000

10.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.95%
Illinois average:	5.66%

1.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Jackson County: 1.05%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Williamson County, IL	1.23% ($25,626 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.79% ($16,550)
from Perry County, IL	0.38% ($23,611)

11.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.75%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Jackson County: 0.11%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Williamson County, IL	1.46% ($30,691 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.99% ($16,594)
to Perry County, IL	0.43% ($23,821)

Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Tower:

WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WCIL (1020 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WDIA (1070 AM; 50 kW; MEMPHIS, TN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSGM (980 AM; 1 kW; CHESTER, IL; Owner: DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Tower:

WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
WTAO-FM (105.1 FM; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WUEZ (95.1 FM; CARTERVILLE, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
KBDZ (93.1 FM; PERRYVILLE, MO; Owner: D/B/A DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KGKS (93.9 FM; SCOTT CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
WSIU (91.9 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KREZ (104.7 FM; CHAFFEE, MO; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: ZIMMER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WAWJ (90.1 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)

TV broadcast stations around Grand Tower:

KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
K47FB (Channel 47; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
K69HT (Channel 69; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W10AH (Channel 10; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
WTCT (Channel 27; MARION, IL; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)

Grand Tower fatal accident list:
Jun 11, 1983 06:00 AM, 3, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4

Dennis L Wright, 210 Market St, Type: Tower, Structure height: 19 m, Overall height: 26 m, , Licensee ID: L00172756
Registrant: Grand Tower, Village Of, 210 Market St, Grand Tower, IL 62942, Phone: (618) 565-2400
2 Mi N, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m, , Licensee ID: L00008384
Registrant: Central Illinois Public Service Co, 607 E Adams, Springfield, IL 62739, Phone: (217) 525-5581, Email:
Monica N Johnson, 154 Hwy 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 58.8 m, Overall height: 60 m, , Licensee ID: L00304109
Registrant: The Roberts Tower Co, 1408 N Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63113, Phone: (314) 367-4600
Monica N Johnson, 154 Hwy 3, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.7 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, , Licensee ID: L00427202
Registrant: The Roberts Tower Co, 1408 N. Kingshighway, St. Louis, MO 63113, Phone: (314) 367-4600

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

GRAND TOWER, 2 Mi N Of, Overall height: 76.2 m, Call Sign: KSE56, Licensee ID: L00838286
Assigned Frequencies : 6605.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/18/2002, Expiration Date: 07/30/2012, Certifier: Gerald Bednar
Registrant: Ameren Services Company

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: INFINITY INFINITY 2001 (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582DCDI (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 4488G , Serial Number: IPPI-A029, Year manufactured: 2001, Airworthiness Date: 05/05/2008
Registrant (Individual): Gary F Hileman, 1103 Power Plant Rd, Grand Tower, IL 62942

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