Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $191 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $178 (0.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (60.4 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (238.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Junction City-area historical tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 165% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 12/18/1957, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 33.2 miles away from the Junction City village center killed one personand injured 6 peopleand causedbetween $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 12/18/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.9 miles away from the village center killed one personand injured 45 peopleand causedbetween $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Junction City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 61% 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 67.8 miles away from the city 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 69.1 miles away from Junction 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 83.9 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 69.7 miles away from the city center On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Junction 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 83.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Marion County (5) is smaller than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 4 Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Tornadoes: 3, Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snowstorm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Junction City:
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 4 miles away; CENTRALIA, IL)
SALEM TOWNSHIP HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; SALEM, IL)
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 23 miles away; BREESE, IL)
Religion statistics for Junction City (based on Marion County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 62.54%
Here
62.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Southern Baptist Convention
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Catholic Church
United Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
Adherents
27.5%
17.5%
13.6%
10.4%
8.4%
Congregations
20.2%
17.2%
4.0%
17.2%
3.0%
Name
Non-Charismatic Churches Independent
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Church of the Nazarene
United Church of Christ
Other
Adherents
3.6%
2.7%
2.3%
1.9%
12.1%
Congregations
1.0%
3.0%
1.0%
2.0%
31.3%
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.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
Marion County:
1.26 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 16
Marion County:
4.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 27
Here:
6.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.7%
Illinois:
8.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Marion County:
27.8%
Illinois:
25.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
13.0%
State:
14.5%
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
$2,194
Other Government Administration
0
$0
6
$1,052
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
1
$400
Police Protection - Officers
0
$0
1
$2,040
Streets and Highways
0
$0
2
$1,740
Health
0
$0
1
$400
Sewerage
0
$0
1
$860
Other and Unallocable
0
$0
1
$144
Totals for Government
0
$0
15
$8,830
Junction City government finances in 2002:
Charges - Sewerage: $67,000 ($139.00)
Solid Waste Management: $16,000 ($33.20)
Current Operations - Sewerage: $48,000 ($99.59)
Water Utilities: $41,000 ($85.06)
Regular Highways: $38,000 ($78.84)
Financial Administration: $19,000 ($39.42)
Solid Waste Management: $17,000 ($35.27)
Police Protection: $13,000 ($26.97)
General - Other: $4,000 ($8.30)
General Public Buildings: $4,000 ($8.30)
General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($18.67)
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $39,000 ($80.91)
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $176,000 ($365.15)
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $167,000 ($346.47)
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000 ($18.67)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $10,000 ($20.75)
Interest Earnings: $5,000 ($10.37)
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $2,000 ($4.15)
Sewerage: $1,000 ($2.07)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $192,000 ($398.34)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $51,000 ($105.81)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $51,000 ($105.81)
Highways: $16,000 ($33.20)
Tax - Property: $8,000 ($16.60)
NEC: $3,000 ($6.22)
Total Salaries & Wages: $41,000 ($85.06)
4.73% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,316 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
4.73%
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:
Number of bridges: 1 Total length: 7 meters (23ft) Total average daily traffic: 5,500 Total average daily truck traffic: 550 Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 7,500
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1
Call Sign: N9RUG Grant Date: 01/05/1993, Expiration Date: 01/05/2003, Cancellation Date: 01/06/2005 Registrant: Connie S De Boer, 1300 Jefferson, Junction City, IL 62882
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
