Mahomet, Illinois

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Back to Mahomet, IL housing info, Champaign County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this village and show them to the World 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 Mahomet, IL Champaign County Population in July 2008: 6,422. Population change since 2000: +31.7% Males: 3,101   (48.3%) Females: 3,321   (51.7%) Median resident age:   34.0 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 61853. Estimated median household income in 2008: $67,030 (it was $57,574 in 2000) Mahomet:   $67,030 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $26,830 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $180,850 (it was $114,300 in 2000) Mahomet:   $180,850 Illinois:   $214,900 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $227,349; Detached houses: $225,158; Townhouses or other attached units: $192,195; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $220,238 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 61853 Mahomet, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Mahomet: White Non-Hispanic (97.7%) Hispanic (0.9%) Two or more races (0.6%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Mahomet: 80.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Mahomet, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Mahomet is mentioned 120 times on our forum: St. Joseph/mahomet illinois  (5 replies) Monticello vs Mahomet  (17 replies) Champaign-Mahomet-St Joseph  (10 replies) Looking for information about Mahomet?  (4 replies) Moving to Decatur, IL  (48 replies) Tuscola, Illinois Info.  (21 replies) Latest news from Mahomet, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (33.1%), English (19.4%), Irish (11.4%), United States (7.6%), French (3.8%), Italian (3.1%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 02/03/1873 Elevation: 714 feet Land area: 6.85 square miles. Population density: 937 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 40.19 N, Longitude: 88.40 W

Area code: 217

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Mahomet, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.93
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Mahomet, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Mahomet-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1953, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.7 miles away from the Mahomet village center killed 3 people and injured 22 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.4 miles away from the village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Mahomet-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 98.8 miles away from Mahomet center
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 91.5 miles away from the city 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 92.5 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 72.3 miles away from Mahomet center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 45.0 miles away from the city 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 86.8 miles away from Mahomet center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Brett Melton - College basketball player (San Diego Toreros).

Political contributions by individuals in Mahomet, IL

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Churches in Mahomet include: Sangamon Valley Christian Church (A), Bethel Church of Mahomet (B), Mahomet United Methodist Church (C), First Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Mahomet Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Tourist attraction: Early American Museum (600 North Lombard). Hotel: Heritage Inn Motel (801 North Eastwood Drive I 74 & R).

Average household size:

This village:	3.0 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	83.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	3.6%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

This village:	5.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	1.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mahomet, IL

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Here		41.8%
USA		50.2%

8.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,370 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.46%
Illinois average:	5.66%

1.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($832 average AGI)

Champaign County:	1.06%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Cook County, IL	0.70% ($31,619 average AGI)
from Vermilion County, IL	0.40% ($33,082)
from Piatt County, IL	0.23% ($31,682)

8.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,879 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.18%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.25% of residents moved to foreign countries ($728 average AGI)

Champaign County:	0.25%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Cook County, IL	0.98% ($27,625 average AGI)
to Vermilion County, IL	0.30% ($29,030)
to Piatt County, IL	0.26% ($38,417)

• Rt 47 1 1/4 Mi E 4 3/4 Mi N, Call Sign: KGK367
  Assigned Frequencies : 151.490 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/07/1997, Expiration Date: 03/31/2002, Cancelation Date: 12/20/2001
  Registrant: Paul E Dunlap, Rr 1 Box 222a, Mahomet, IL 61853, Phone: (217) 897-1647
• Sta 208 4 Mi N, Call Sign: KNHE310, Licensee ID: L00026067
  Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/03/2003, Expiration Date: 08/25/2013
  Registrant: Prairie Power Inc., 2103 South Main, Jacksonville, IL 62650, Phone: (217) 245-6161, Fax: (217) 245-6161, Email:
• Lat: 40.197389 Lon: -88.378333, Call Sign: WQCM420
  Assigned Frequencies : 453.112 MHz, 458.112 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/06/2005, Expiration Date: 04/06/2015, Certifier: Tom Bjornberg
  Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:

• 311A MAHOMET IL, 2.5 Mi E Of Exit 174 On I-74, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WPOU532
  6123.10 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, 11345.0 MHz, 11225.0 MHz, 11545.0 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:
• MAHOMET, 2.5 Mi E Of Exit 174 On I-74, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.8 m, Call Sign: WPVV609, Licensee ID: L00896575
  Assigned Frequencies : 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6063.80 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/13/2002, Expiration Date: 09/13/2012, Certifier: Kenneth D Anderson
  Registrant: Great Western Communications, LLC
• MAHOMET, Lat: 40.199111 Lon: -88.393000, Call Sign: WQHJ767
  Assigned Frequencies : 956.281 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/16/2007, Expiration Date: 08/16/2017, Certifier: Cheryl Sproul
  Registrant: Sensus, 450 N Gallatin Ave, Uniontown, PA 15401, Phone: (800) 638-3748, Fax: (800) 888-2403, Email:
• 5 Mi E Of, Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: KHY39
  Assigned Frequencies : 6665.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 05/01/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018
  Registrant: The Peoples Gas Light And Coke Company, 130 E. Randolph, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601, Phone: (312) 240-4751, Email:
• STATION, 5 Mi E Of, Overall height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: KSC27
  Assigned Frequencies : 6625.00 MHz, 6685.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/14/1997, Expiration Date: 11/19/2002, Cancelation Date: 08/05/1999
  Registrant: Phone: (630) 691-3821

• Fire: 30
• Hazardous Condition: 28
• Good Intent Call: 1

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• #68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most White Non-Hispanic residents (pop 5,000+)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most bridges per 100,000 population (pop 5,000+)"

• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"