Kane, Illinois

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Population in July 2007: 432. Population change since 2000: -4.4%

Males: 211	(49.0%)
Females: 221	(51.0%)

Median resident age:	33.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62054.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,238 (it was $28,125 in 2000)

Kane:	$36,238
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $61,925 (it was $37,900 in 2000)

Kane:	$61,925
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $67,586; Detached houses: $72,930; In 2-unit structures: $92,295; Mobile homes: $26,154

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Races in Kane:

White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
American Indian (1.3%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Kane: 71.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.4%), United States (12.2%), English (5.7%), Irish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/24/1883

Elevation: 561 feet

Land area: 0.54 square miles.

Population density: 798 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Kane

High school or higher: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 6.8%
Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kane village

Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 58.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.5%
Divorced: 14.5%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.7%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Kane, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kane to the number of sex offenders is 216 to 1.

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

Kane:	1.0% ($364)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Florissant, MO (27.2 miles , pop. 50,497).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (39.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (231.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jerseyville, IL (2.2 miles ), Carrollton, IL (2.8 miles ), Fieldon, IL (3.1 miles ), Rockbridge, IL (3.1 miles) , Otterville, IL (3.2 miles) , Fidelity, IL (3.2 miles) , Medora, IL (3.4 miles ), Eldred, IL (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 39.19 N, Longitude: 90.35 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 618

Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (22%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (19%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Educational services (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Other direct selling establishments (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Carpenters (14%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Cashiers (9%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)

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Average climate in Kane, Illinois

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Kane-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/24/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.5 miles away from the Kane village center killed 3 people and injured 216 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/1/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the village center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Kane:

JERSEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 7 miles; JERSEYVILLE, IL)
THOMAS H BOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CARROLLTON, IL)
CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHWEST (about 27 miles; FLORISSANT, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Kane, IL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kane:

LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 31 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 34 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,939)
MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 37 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 2,094)

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Church in Kane: Kane Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	74.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.2%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	11.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kane, IL

Kane compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age above 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Wood (2%)

Religon statistics for Kane

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church
Adherents	32.6%	27.6%	21.5%	9.4%	2.7%
Congregations	31.0%	23.8%	7.1%	14.3%	2.4%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God	Presbyterian Church (USA)	General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	Other religions
Adherents	2.1%	1.6%	1.3%	0.8%	0.3%
Congregations	2.4%	4.8%	4.8%	2.4%	7.1%

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$61
Totals for Government	0	$0		8	$61

Kane government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Water Utilities: $80,000
Financial Administration: $41,000

Regular Highways: $22,000

General - Other: $7,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $26,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $18,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $8,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $57,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $119,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $58,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $42,000
Highways: $12,000
Tax - Property: $11,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $39,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $2,000

4.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,504 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.59%
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 Jersey County, IL	0.93% ($27,898 average AGI)
from Morgan County, IL	0.85% ($24,133)
from Madison County, IL	0.36% ($32,053)

5.79% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,230 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.79%
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 Morgan County, IL	0.99% ($26,075 average AGI)
to Jersey County, IL	0.94% ($24,780)
to Madison County, IL	0.60% ($40,875)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kane:

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.)
WJBM (1480 AM; 1 kW; JERSEYVILLE, IL)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
KIRL (1460 AM; 5 kW; ST. CHARLES, MO; Owner: BRONCO BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KFNS (590 AM; 1 kW; WOOD RIVER, IL; Owner: MISSOURI SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
KSIV (1320 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WBGZ (1570 AM; 1 kW; ALTON, IL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kane:

KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
W202AV (88.3 FM; WHITE HALL, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WTPC (105.3 FM; ELSAH, IL; Owner: PRINCIPIA COLLEGE COMMUNICATIONS INC)
WRLJ (88.3 FM; WHITE HALL, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Kane:

WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

.5 Blk S Post Office E Side Main St, Call Sign: KQQ551, Licensee ID: L00012355
Assigned Frequencies : 151.775 MHz
Grant Date: 08/17/1999, Expiration Date: 10/11/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/11/2002
Registrant: Illinois Valley Supply Co, Carrollton, IL 62016

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KA9TPA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00969649
Grant Date: 01/25/2005, Expiration Date: 02/24/2015, Certifier: Francis A Grafford Sr
Registrant: Francis A Grafford Sr, 102 Broadway, Kane, IL 62054
Call Sign: WA9JAJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00173313
Grant Date: 11/19/1999, Expiration Date: 02/13/2010
Registrant: Donald E Thomasson, Kane, IL 62054

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 13

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Kane, IL

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