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Henderson County

Population in July 2008: 214. Population change since 2000: +3.4%
 

Males: 99  (46.4%)
Females: 115  (53.6%)

Median resident age:  41.8 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 61425.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $43,961 (it was $36,167 in 2000)
Gulf Port:  $43,961
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,144
Gulf Port:  $21,144
Illinois:  $27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $47,870 (it was $29,200 in 2000)
Gulf Port:  $47,870
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $59,159; Detached houses: $77,238; Mobile homes: $19,483

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Races in Gulf Port:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)

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

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Ancestries: German (17.4%), English (14.5%), Irish (11.6%), United States (11.1%), Dutch (6.3%), Italian (4.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 01/22/1934

Elevation: 520 feet

Land area: 1.51 square miles.

Population density: 142 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Gulf Port

  • High school or higher: 83.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 4.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gulf Port village

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 62.1%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 2.9%
  • Divorced: 14.4%

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:

Gulf Port:  2.4% ($700)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Davenport, IA (56.9 miles , pop. 98,359).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (157.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (190.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Burlington, IA (1.3 miles ), West Burlington, IA (2.1 miles ), Gladstone, IL (2.8 miles ), Lomax, IL (3.0 miles ), Middletown, IA (3.1 miles ), Stronghurst, IL (3.2 miles ), Oquawka, IL (3.4 miles ), Biggsville, IL (3.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 1 building, cost: $100,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $60,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $32,500
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $38,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $45,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $80,000
  • 2008: 1 building, cost: $80,000

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Latitude: 40.81 N, Longitude: 91.08 W

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Population change in the 1990s: -1 (-0.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Machinery (12%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (8%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Accommodation and food services (21%)
  • Social assistance (15%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (10%)
  • Health care (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (17%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (21%)
  • Child care workers (15%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (12%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)



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Gulf Port-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 125% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the Gulf Port village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/25/1965, a category 3 tornado 12.1 miles away from the village center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.



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Hospitals/medical centers near Gulf Port:
  • GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; WEST BURLINGTON, IA)
  • FORT MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; FORT MADISON, IA)
  • COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 25 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)

Amtrak stations near Gulf Port:
  • 1 miles: BURLINGTON (300 S. MAIN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 2 miles: ALDERSHOT (BURLINGTON, 1199 WATERDOWN RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 19 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 Gulf Port:
  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 57 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 58 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 69 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)

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Lake: Orchard City Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This village:  2.3 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  69.7%
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: 1.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  5.4%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  1.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gulf Port, IL



Gulf Port compared to Illinois state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School


Gulf Port travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Henderson County Illinois:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (74%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%)
  • Electricity (9%)


Religion statistics for Gulf Port

Adherents


NameUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Christian Churches and Churches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA
Adherents32.4%12.6%11.6%10.7%7.9%
Congregations29.4%11.8%17.6%5.9%5.9%
NameChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChurch of the NazareneAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents7.7%6.3%5.7%3.5%1.6%
Congregations5.9%5.9%5.9%5.9%5.9%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


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 2$325
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$179
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$284
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,664$31,9680$0
Streets and Highways 0$0 1$325
Totals for Government 1$2,664$31,96812$1,113



Gulf Port government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $31,000
    Financial Administration: $25,000
    General Public Buildings: $10,000
    Police Protection: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $137,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $26,000
    Highways: $11,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Property: $16,000
    NEC: $15,000
    Public Utilities: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $10,000

5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.40%
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 Des Moines County, IA  1.11% ($26,879 average AGI)
from Warren County, IL  0.88% ($22,962)
from Hancock County, IL  0.54% ($37,688)


6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,725 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.32%
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 Des Moines County, IA  1.57% ($22,234 average AGI)
to Warren County, IL  0.60% ($28,500)
to Hancock County, IL  0.50% ($35,067)


Strongest AM radio stations in Gulf Port:
  • KBUR (1490 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCPS (1150 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: JOHN M. GIANNETTINO)
  • KBKB (1360 AM; 1 kW; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • 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.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
  • WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gulf Port:
  • KKMI (93.5 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KGRS (107.3 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDMG (103.1 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K214BC (90.7 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: OAK STREET BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KRNQ (96.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: DAVID M. LISTER)
  • KOKX-FM (95.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KKNL (97.3 FM; NEW LONDON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
  • KAYP (89.9 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)
  • WKAI-FM (100.1 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K285DJ (104.9 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: POWER DU PREE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K257DR (99.3 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: FREEDOM QUEST PROMOTIONS)

TV broadcast stations around Gulf Port:
  • KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • K38AB (Channel 38; FORT MADISON, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)


National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 84 meters (276ft)
Total average daily traffic: 28,050
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,032

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