Loda, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 404. Population change since 2000: -3.6%

Males: 196	(48.7%)
Females: 208	(51.3%)

Median resident age:	40.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60948.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,190 (it was $36,625 in 2000)

Loda:	$47,190
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,481

Loda:	$24,481
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,748 (it was $58,600 in 2000)

Loda:	$95,748
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $113,058; Detached houses: $120,910; In 2-unit structures: $170,916; Mobile homes: $22,833

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Races in Loda:

White Non-Hispanic (91.4%)
Hispanic (5.5%)
Black (2.6%)
Other race (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Loda: 74.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (26.7%), United States (14.6%), Irish (11.5%), English (9.1%), Italian (5.7%), Norwegian (5.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 11/14/1905

Elevation: 781 feet

Land area: 1.45 square miles.

Population density: 279 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Loda

High school or higher: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.1%
Unemployed: 11.3%
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Loda village

Never married: 19.8%
Now married: 57.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 11.0%

10 residents are foreign born (1.4% Latin America, 0.7% North America).

This village:	2.4%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Loda, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Loda to the number of sex offenders is 67 to 1.

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

Loda:	1.7% ($968)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Champaign, IL (29.6 miles , pop. 67,518).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (93.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Paxton, IL (2.0 miles ), Buckley, IL (2.4 miles ), Roberts, IL (3.0 miles ), Ludlow, IL (3.1 miles ), Melvin, IL (3.1 miles ), Cissna Park, IL (3.2 miles ), Rankin, IL (3.2 miles ), Elliott, IL (3.3 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $50,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $74,600
2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $74,600
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 1 building, cost: $70,000
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2005: 2 buildings, average cost: $50,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $50,000
2008: 1 building, cost: $50,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 40.52 N, Longitude: 88.07 W

Area code: 217

Population change in the 1990s: +29 (+7.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (11%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
Truck transportation (9%)
Food (7%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (13%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
U. S. Postal service (9%)
Social assistance (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Health care (8%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (13%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Construction laborers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Financial managers (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Child care workers (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in Loda, Illinois

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Loda-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 159% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.2 miles away from the Loda village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/6/1956, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the village center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Loda-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 78.2 miles away from Loda center
On 4/14/2000 at 03:54:20, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 87.4 miles away from the city center
On 12/20/1990 at 14:04:17, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 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 62.6 miles away from Loda center
On 12/16/1996 at 01:58:31, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 78.8 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 66.9 miles away from Loda center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Loda:

GIBSON AREA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; GIBSON CITY, IL)
IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; WATSEKA, IL)
HOOPESTON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HOOPESTON, IL)

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Amtrak stations near Loda:

15 miles: RANTOUL (RNATOUL, N. KENTUCKY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
18 miles: GILMAN (U.S. 24 & U.S. 45). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Loda:

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 30 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 31 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)
HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BOURBONNAIS, IL; FT enrollment: 2,207)
ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; FT enrollment: 36,407)

Library in Loda:

A. HERR & E.E. SMITH LODA TWP. LIB. (Operating income: $30,023; Location: 105 E. ADAMS; 5,238 books; 109 audio materials; 69 video materials; 3 serial subscriptions)

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ST. Joseph`s Catholic Church Northwest corner of Loda!

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Churches in Loda include: Loda United Methodist Church (A), Immanuel Lutheran Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Loda and their reported violations in the past:

BAYLES LAKE LOT OWNERS ASSOCIATION (Population served: 461, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2005 and OCT-05-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-08-2005), St Compliance achieved (OCT-05-2005)

One routine major monitoring violation

LAKEVIEW COUNTRY CLUB (Population served: 60, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-1998 and SEP-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-28-1998), St Intentional no-action (OCT-01-1998)

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	66.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	16.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	10.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Loda, IL

Loda compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Loda (2009 data):

Federated Bank: Loda Facility at Oak And South First Streets, branch established on 1985-10-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $72.0 mil, Deposits: $62.6 mil, headquarters in Onarga, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Admiral Family Banks, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Iroquois County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (86%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (6%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Loda

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	22.8%	20.1%	17.2%	12.3%	8.8%
Congregations	12.9%	14.3%	22.9%	7.1%	11.4%

Name	United Church of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Inc. Apostolic Christian Church of America	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	3.9%	2.1%	2.1%	1.7%	9.1%
Congregations	4.3%	2.9%	1.4%	5.7%	17.1%

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		1	$700
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$883
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$384
Totals for Government	0	$0		10	$1,967

Loda government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $58,000
Water Utilities: $35,000

Financial Administration: $35,000

General - Other: $2,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,000
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $426,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $47,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $51,000
Highways: $11,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $21,000
Property: $19,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $30,000

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.25%
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 Kankakee County, IL	1.46% ($32,034 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.57% ($33,565)
from Ford County, IL	0.47% ($36,053)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,188 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
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 Kankakee County, IL	1.59% ($36,599 average AGI)
to Champaign County, IL	0.49% ($25,559)
to Ford County, IL	0.45% ($31,963)

Strongest AM radio stations in Loda:

WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Loda:

WPXN (104.9 FM; PAXTON, IL; Owner: PAXTON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGCY (106.3 FM; GIBSON CITY, IL; Owner: F & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGKC (105.9 FM; MAHOMET, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WEVX (95.3 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WQQB (96.1 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WYST (107.7 FM; FAIRBURY, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WBGL (91.7 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE,INC)
WWHP (98.3 FM; FARMER CITY, IL; Owner: WMS1, INC.)
WGNN (102.5 FM; FISHER, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC)
WLRW (94.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WHPO (100.9 FM; HOOPESTON, IL; Owner: MARKET STREET BROADCASTING, LLC)
WXLS (99.1 FM; DANVILLE, IL; Owner: I.A.I. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGNJ (89.3 FM; ST. JOSEPH, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC.)
WGFA-FM (94.1 FM; WATSEKA, IL; Owner: IROQUOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Loda:

W34CD (Channel 34; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
W52BR (Channel 52; CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
WCCU (Channel 27; URBANA, IL; Owner: URBANA-CHAMPAIGN BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
W58DA (Channel 58; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Loda fatal accident list:
Jun 9, 2008 06:30 AM, Washington, Franklin, Lat: 40.517242, Lon: -88.080000, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 20, 1994 10:00 AM, 200n, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 16 meters (52ft)
Total average daily traffic: 29,100
Total average daily truck traffic: 9,800

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Lottie L Thompson, 470 E. 750 North (Weber Fields - 050878), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.5 m, Overall height: 78.9 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 1101 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60172, Phone: (847) 240-1508

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Loda)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: AIR CREATION RACER (Weight-shift-control, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 503DCSI (52 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 388D , Serial Number: A02180-2198, Year manufactured: 1998, Airworthiness Date: 09/02/2007
Registrant (Individual): Daniel J Grunloh, 259 E 500n Rd, Loda, IL 60948
Aircraft: CESSNA 150H (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 50268 , Serial Number: 15069181, Year manufactured: 1968, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/1968
Registrant (Individual): William E Mach, 1410 Country Club Ln, Loda, IL 60948
Aircraft: PIPER PA-22-108 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 94 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5315Z , Serial Number: 22-9019, Year manufactured: 1961, Airworthiness Date: 09/14/1961
Registrant (Individual): Henry E Bartley, 512 Sunrise Dr, Loda, IL 60948

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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