Herscher, Illinois

Back to Herscher, IL housing info, Kankakee County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. Herscher IL Area Homes for Sale - Accurate and Complete - Roost.com 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 Herscher, IL Kankakee County Population in July 2008: 1,615. Population change since 2000: +6.0%   Males: 804   (49.8%) Females: 811   (50.2%) Median resident age:   33.4 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 60941. Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,926 (it was $48,250 in 2000) Herscher:   $53,926 Illinois:   $54,124 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,507 Herscher:   $21,507 Illinois:   $27,965 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,589 (it was $108,300 in 2000) Herscher:   $157,589 Illinois:   $208,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $170,653; Detached houses: $173,561; Townhouses or other attached units: $110,900; Mobile homes: $75,000 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 60941 Herscher, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Herscher: White Non-Hispanic (97.8%) American Indian (0.9%) Two or more races (0.9%) Hispanic (0.5%) 2008 cost of living index in Herscher: 97.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Herscher, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Herscher is mentioned 28 times on our forum: Is Kankakee really that bad????  (101 replies) Why arent more people looking at Momence,Bradley,Manteno,Grant Park  (12 replies) Relocating to Bradley, Il - Where to live?  (4 replies) Where is a nice place to raise a family IL?  (43 replies) Need info on Kankakee  (12 replies) some positives about Kankakee area?  (5 replies) Latest news from Herscher, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (36.0%), Irish (17.9%), English (13.3%), French (10.8%), United States (9.3%), Dutch (5.0%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 05/12/1893 Elevation: 660 feet Land area: 1.72 square miles. Population density: 936 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 41.05 N, Longitude: 88.10 W

Area code: 815

This village's Wikipedia profile

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.86
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Herscher, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Herscher-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 152% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Herscher village center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 32.5 miles away from the village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Herscher-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% 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 50.5 miles away from Herscher 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 83.5 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 87.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Micah Kirstein - College basketball player (Illinois State Redbirds).

Political contributions by individuals in Herscher, IL

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Churches in Herscher include: Saint Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church (A), Herscher United Methodist Church (B), Trinity Lutheran Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.9 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	80.7%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.8%
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: 0.2% of all households

This village:	7.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Herscher, IL

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5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,800 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($147 average AGI)

Kankakee County:	0.05%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Cook County, IL	1.63% ($44,847 average AGI)
from Will County, IL	1.04% ($46,962)
from Iroquois County, IL	0.48% ($36,599)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,102 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($77 average AGI)

Kankakee County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	0.83% ($36,245 average AGI)
to Will County, IL	0.58% ($42,716)
to Iroquois County, IL	0.44% ($32,034)

• THOMAS HARWOOD, 7.2 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 72.5 m, Overall height: 78 m
• Ruth Billebault, Hwy 115 E, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 114 m, , Licensee ID: L00037767
  Registrant: Comcast Of Illinois/Texas, Inc. D/B/A Comcast Cable Of Illinois/Texas,, 1500 Market Street - 35th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102, Phone: (215) 665-1700
• Edward G Roach, W3000s Road (Il10452-A), Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.3 m, Overall height: 90.8 m
  Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• Robert J Knievel, .75 S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137 m, Overall height: 140 m
  Registrant: Kinder Morgan, Inc., 370 Van Gordon St., Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Email:

• .75 S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137 m, Overall height: 140 m, Call Sign: KSC806
  Assigned Frequencies : 33.3000 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/23/2004, Expiration Date: 07/17/2014, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
  Registrant: Knight Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Fax: (303) 763-2920, Email:
• 1 Mi E, Call Sign: KNAL355, Licensee ID: L00347555
  Assigned Frequencies : 152.990 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/24/2001, Expiration Date: 04/03/2011
  Registrant: Dale Boness, 10500 W 5000 S Rd, Herscher, IL 60941, Phone: (815) 426-2501

• .75 Mi S, Overall height: 140.2 m, Call Sign: WPJC774
  Assigned Frequencies : 952.631 MHz, 928.631 MHz
  Grant Date: 12/14/2000, Expiration Date: 01/09/2011, Certifier: Christopher Kinney
  Registrant: Knight Inc, 370 Van Gordon St, Lakewood, CO 80228, Phone: (303) 763-2922, Fax: (303) 763-2920, Email:
• 201 HERSCHER IL, 0.75 Mi S, Overall height: 139.9 m, Call Sign: WPOU524
  5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/07/1999, Expiration Date: 07/07/2009, Certifier: Mary Mcdermott
  Registrant: Pathnet, Inc., 1661 Gateway Blvd., Richardson, TX 75080, Phone: (972) 690-9933, Fax: (972) 231-0728, Email:
• HERSCHER 201, .75 S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 137 m, Overall height: 140 m, Call Sign: WPVZ492, Licensee ID: L00896575
  Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/19/2002, Expiration Date: 09/19/2012, Certifier: Kenneth D Anderson
  Registrant: Great Western Communications, LLC
• HERSCHER, 5300 W And 11100s, Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.3 m, Call Sign: WPXT916, Licensee ID: L00896575
  Assigned Frequencies : 6404.79 MHz, 6286.19 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6404.79 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6286.19 MHz
  Grant Date: 06/10/2003, Expiration Date: 06/10/2013, Certifier: Robert A Esty
  Registrant: International Communications Group, Inc. D/B/A Corban Networks
• STATION, 0.75 Mi S Of, Overall height: 137.2 m, Call Sign: KSC25
  Assigned Frequencies : 6625.00 MHz, 6685.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/29/1996, Expiration Date: 10/29/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/05/1999
  Registrant: Phone: (708) 691-3854
• HERSCHER, 5300 W And 11100s, Type: Tower, Structure height: 89.3 m, Call Sign: WLB367, Licensee ID: L00209325
  Assigned Frequencies : 6226.90 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6404.80 MHz, 6226.90 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6404.80 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancelation Date: 10/18/2002, Certifier: Henry A Thomas
  Registrant: Corban Communications, Inc.

• Call Sign: K9EMX, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 11/28/1995, Expiration Date: 11/28/2005, Cancelation Date: 11/29/2007
  Registrant: Gordon J Feige, 231 S Main, Herscher, IL 60941

• Aircraft: BEECH 35-B33 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 138 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 8583M , Serial Number: CD-652, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 07/17/1963
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Leo V Ganci, 3306 So 7000 West Road, Herscher, IL 60941, Other Owners: Marlene A Ganci

• Fire: 4