Latham, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 343. Population change since 2000: -7.5%

Males: 172	(50.4%)
Females: 171	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	35.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62543.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $56,370 (it was $43,750 in 2000)

Latham:	$56,370
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,939

Latham:	$21,939
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,852 (it was $60,500 in 2000)

Latham:	$98,852
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $119,543; Detached houses: $97,041; Townhouses or other attached units: $693,508; Mobile homes: $27,500

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Races in Latham:

White Non-Hispanic (99.7%)

2008 cost of living index in Latham: 71.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.4%), United States (21.0%), Irish (17.0%), English (13.2%), Welsh (2.7%), Dutch (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/19/1894

Elevation: 615 feet

Land area: 0.28 square miles.

Population density: 1233 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Latham

High school or higher: 93.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Latham village

Never married: 17.7%
Now married: 61.5%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 14.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.1%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Latham, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Latham to the number of sex offenders is 343 to 1.

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

Latham:	1.4% ($859)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (14.0 miles , pop. 81,860).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (109.2 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (151.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Warrensburg, IL (2.4 miles ), Mount Pulaski, IL (2.7 miles ), Niantic, IL (2.8 miles ), Illiopolis, IL (3.0 miles ), Harristown, IL (3.1 miles ), Kenney, IL (3.2 miles ), Forsyth, IL (3.3 miles ), Maroa, IL (3.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $82,600
1997: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $96,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $300,000
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.97 N, Longitude: 89.16 W

Area code: 217

Population change in the 1990s: -115 (-23.7%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (12%)
Machinery (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (9%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Food (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Construction (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (26%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

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Average climate in Latham, Illinois

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Latham-area historical tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Latham village center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 tornado 22.4 miles away from the village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Latham-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from Latham center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 57.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.1 miles away from Latham center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Latham:

ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DECATUR, IL)
DECATUR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DECATUR, IL)
DR JOHN WARNER HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; CLINTON, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Latham, IL

Amtrak station near Latham:

17 miles: LINCOLN (BROADWAY AT CHICAGO ST.). Services: free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Operable nuclear power plant near Latham:

17 miles: Clinton in Clinton, IL.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Latham:

MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 28 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)

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

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	68.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	12.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	1.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Latham, IL

Latham compared to Illinois 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.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Latham (2009 data):

Middletown State Bank: Latham Branch at Second And Macon Streets, branch established on 2002-01-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $23.3 mil, Deposits: $19.9 mil, headquarters in Middletown, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Barker Brothers, Inc.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Logan County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Religion statistics for Latham

Adherents

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents	26.9%	21.6%	13.3%	12.5%	10.7%
Congregations	21.2%	9.6%	25.0%	9.6%	7.7%

Name	United Church of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Presbyterian Church (USA)	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Other religions
Adherents	3.3%	2.5%	2.0%	1.5%	5.7%
Congregations	1.9%	1.9%	3.8%	1.9%	17.3%

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.

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	$350
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$780
Water Supply	0	$0		2	$750
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$60
Totals for Government	0	$0		13	$1,940

Latham government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Water Utilities: $57,000
Central Staff Services: $22,000

Financial Administration: $18,000

General - Other: $5,000

Regular Highways: $5,000

General Public Buildings: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $170,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $160,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $19,000
Interest Earnings: $10,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $15,000
Water Utilities: $10,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $266,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $56,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $38,000
Highways: $11,000
Tax - Property: $20,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $31,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $10,000

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,833 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
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 Sangamon County, IL	0.85% ($25,913 average AGI)
from McLean County, IL	0.55% ($36,881)
from Mason County, IL	0.37% ($22,025)

6.48% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,587 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.48%
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 McLean County, IL	0.96% ($27,952 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.93% ($29,020)
to Macon County, IL	0.49% ($34,296)

Strongest AM radio stations in Latham:

KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WDZ (1050 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSOY (1340 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLLM (1370 AM; 1 kW; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WMAY (970 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Latham:

WDKR (107.3 FM; MAROA, IL; Owner: WDKR, INC.)
WMHX (93.9 FM; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WXFM-FM (99.3 FM; MOUNT ZION, IL; Owner: TECHNICOM, INC.)
WSOY-FM (102.9 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WILL-FM (90.9 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WYDS (93.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WEJT, INC.)
WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WUIS (91.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF IL AT SPRINGFIELD)
WNLD (88.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
WDZQ (95.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WZUS (100.9 FM; MACON, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
WQLZ (92.7 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Latham:

WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
W29BG (Channel 29; DECATUR, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)
WCFN (Channel 49; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
W52BR (Channel 52; CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
W08DP (Channel 8; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC'L TELECOMM. CORPORATION)
W33AY (Channel 33; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
W28BE (Channel 28; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: THE MARIAN CENTER)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

James O Bortscheller, Approx 1.5 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106.7 m, Overall height: 109.7 m
Registrant: Special System Services, 1 Wayne Circle, Lower Gwynedd, PA 19002, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Email:
Lisa M Minney, State Route 121, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 97.8 m
Registrant: Crown Castle Usa Inc., 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Phone: (724) 416-2516, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 39.970111 Lon: -89.160944, Call Sign: WPTY737
Assigned Frequencies : 451.050 MHz
Grant Date: 01/14/2002, Expiration Date: 01/14/2012, Certifier: James W Altig
Registrant: National License Corp, 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Latham, 2147 E 350 North Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 108 m, Overall height: 109.7 m, Call Sign: WSX43
Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz, 6615.00 MHz, 6665.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/18/2009, Expiration Date: 03/24/2019
Registrant: Special System Services, 100 Mahogany Way, Upper Gwynedd, PA 19446-6084, Phone: (215) 699-4427, Fax: (215) 699-4427, Email:
STATION, Ipc Substation 3 Mi W Of, Overall height: 51.8 m, Call Sign: WGR42
Assigned Frequencies : 6665.00 MHz
Grant Date: 11/07/1995, Expiration Date: 11/07/2000, Cancelation Date: 07/08/1999
Registrant: Phone: (217) 424-6730

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KA9MYB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00420134
Grant Date: 11/14/2001, Expiration Date: 02/11/2012
Registrant: Sandra J Elsasser, Latham, IL 62543
Call Sign: WD9HEZ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00420135
Grant Date: 11/14/2001, Expiration Date: 02/11/2012, Cancelation Date: 05/28/2002
Registrant: Charles E Elsasser, Latham, IL 62543
Call Sign: N9FG, Previous Call Sign: WD9HEZ, Licensee ID: L00420135
Grant Date: 05/28/2002, Expiration Date: 05/28/2012, Certifier: Charles E Elsasser
Registrant: Charles E Elsasser, Latham, IL 62543

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 19
Hazardous Condition: 9

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