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Ford County

Population in July 2009: 450. Population change since 2000: -3.2%

Males: 216	(48.2%)
Females: 234	(51.8%)

Median resident age:	38.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60952.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $42,526 (it was $37,500 in 2000)

Melvin:	$42,526
Illinois:	$53,966

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,603

Melvin village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $56,503 (it was $44,100 in 2000)

Melvin:	$56,503
Illinois:	$202,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $61,185; Detached houses: $63,461; Mobile homes: $21,991

Median gross rent in 2009: $496.

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White alone - 595 (98.8%)
Hispanic - 7 (1.2%)

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Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Melvin: 85.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (37.8%), English (12.3%), Irish (9.7%), United States (8.2%), French (4.1%), Greek (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/10/1894

Elevation: 810 feet

Land area: 0.34 square miles.

Population density: 1328 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Melvin:

High school or higher: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
Unemployed: 1.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Melvin village:

Never married: 18.4%
Now married: 60.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 10.5%

7 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.5%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Melvin, Illinois in July 2011
The ratio of number of residents in Melvin to the number of sex offenders is 225 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,136 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $388 (0.7%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Champaign, IL (31.6 miles , pop. 67,518).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (92.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Roberts, IL (2.1 miles ), Sibley, IL (2.7 miles ), Elliott, IL (2.7 miles ), Strawn, IL (3.1 miles) , Gibson, IL (3.1 miles ), Loda, IL (3.1 miles ), Thawville, IL (3.2 miles ), Paxton, IL (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 40.57 N, Longitude: 88.25 W

Area code: 217

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	10.5%
Illinois:	9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

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

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Manufacturing (25%)
Retail trade (15%)
Transportation and warehousing (14%)
Construction (12%)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation (9%)
Wholesale trade (6%)
Other services, except public administration (5%)

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (18%)
Manufacturing (16%)
Health care and social assistance (14%)
Retail trade (13%)
Transportation and warehousing (9%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (21%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (4%)

Waiters and waitresses (24%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Business operations specialists (3%)

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Average climate in Melvin, Illinois

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Tornado activity:

Melvin-area historical tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 175% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Melvin village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/6/1956, a category F3 tornado 13.7 miles away from the village center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Melvin-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% 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 70.3 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 97.0 miles away from Melvin center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 72.4 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 86.6 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 70.1 miles away from Melvin center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Ford County (6) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 2, Flood: 1, Snow: 1, Storm: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

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Hospitals/medical centers near Melvin:

GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 10 miles away; GIBSON CITY, IL)
IROQUOIS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, provides emergency services, about 27 miles away; WATSEKA, IL)
BROMENN HEALTHCARE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 30 miles away; NORMAL, IL)

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Amtrak stations near Melvin:

19 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.
19 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 Melvin:

Parkland College (about 31 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,831)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (about 32 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 39,877)
Illinois State University (about 40 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 18,494)
Illinois Wesleyan University (about 40 miles; Bloomington, IL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
Heartland Community College (about 40 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,524)
Olivet Nazarene University (about 45 miles; Bourbonnais, IL; FT enrollment: 2,889)
Millikin University (about 64 miles; Decatur, IL; FT enrollment: 2,183)

Library in Melvin:

MELVIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $20,740; Location: 102 SOUTH CENTER STREET; 8,691 books; 1,136 e-books; 43 audio materials; 463 video materials; 15 state licensed databases; 1 other licensed databases; 33 print serial subscriptions)

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Ford County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 16.3%
(16.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Average household size:

This village:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	68.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Melvin, IL

Melvin compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Melvin (2011 data):

Farmers-Merchants National Bank of Paxton: Melvin Branch at 100 East Main Street, branch established on 11/01/1890. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $10.6 mil, Deposits: $9.0 mil, headquarters in Paxton, IL, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Premier Bancorp Of Illinois, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (88%)
Electricity (11%)

2004 Presidential Election results in Ford County Illinois:

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Religion statistics for Melvin:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 63.23%

Here		63.2%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	28.5%	20.2%	17.6%	6.2%	5.7%
Congregations	21.1%	15.8%	15.8%	5.3%	5.3%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Presbyterian Church (USA)	The Evangelical Covenant Church	Other
Adherents	4.6%	4.3%	3.9%	2.7%	6.3%
Congregations	2.6%	2.6%	7.9%	2.6%	21.1%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 4

Ford County:	2.83 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	2.24 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2

Ford County:	1.42 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	0.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8

Here:	5.67 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	2.61 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 16

Here:	11.34 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	6.86 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Ford County:	9.7%
State:	8.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Ford County:	27.0%
State:	25.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	11.9%
Illinois:	14.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Water Supply	0	$0	1	$509
Other and Unallocable	0	$0	1	$1,493
Totals for Government	0	$0	2	$2,002

Melvin government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Water Utilities: $56,000 ($124.44)
Regular Highways: $40,000 ($88.89)

Financial Administration: $19,000 ($42.22)

General - Other: $11,000 ($24.44)

Police Protection: $6,000 ($13.33)
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $24,000 ($53.33)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($4.44)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $625,000 ($1388.89)
Revenue - Water Utilities: $46,000 ($102.22)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $73,000 ($162.22)
Highways: $14,000 ($31.11)
Tax - Property: $23,000 ($51.11)
NEC: $1,000 ($2.22)
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000 ($26.67)

7.01% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,281 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.01%
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 Champaign County, IL	1.90% ($30,343 average AGI)
from Iroquois County, IL	0.98% ($31,963)
from McLean County, IL	0.54% ($25,067)

7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,923 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.65%
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 Champaign County, IL	2.32% ($34,481 average AGI)
to Iroquois County, IL	1.02% ($36,053)
to McLean County, IL	0.48% ($26,556)

Strongest AM radio stations in Melvin:

WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
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.)
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)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Melvin:

WGCY (106.3 FM; GIBSON CITY, IL; Owner: F & G BROADCASTING, INC.)
WPXN (104.9 FM; PAXTON, IL; Owner: PAXTON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WYST (107.7 FM; FAIRBURY, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WWHP (98.3 FM; FARMER CITY, IL; Owner: WMS1, INC.)
WTRX-FM (93.7 FM; PONTIAC, IL; Owner: LIVINGSTON COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
WGKC (105.9 FM; MAHOMET, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WGNN (102.5 FM; FISHER, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC)
WQQB (96.1 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WEVX (95.3 FM; RANTOUL, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WLRW (94.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WBGL (91.7 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE,INC)

TV broadcast stations around Melvin:

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)
WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)
WCCU (Channel 27; URBANA, IL; Owner: URBANA-CHAMPAIGN BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
W58DA (Channel 58; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Melvin fatal accident list:

Sep 19, 1996 09:00 AM, Center St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:

1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Melvin)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

One Block Of Rt 54 N (Lat: 40.576694 Lon: -88.243111), Call Sign: KNGY231, Licensee ID: L00058634
Assigned Frequencies: 464.400 MHz
Grant Date: 04/29/2003, Expiration Date: 07/08/2013
Registrant: Roger Arends, 1040 E 1200 N Rd, Melvin, IL 60952, Phone: (217) 388-2362
Lat: 40.573417 Lon: -88.289889, Call Sign: WQEP695
Assigned Frequencies: 451.350 MHz, 452.050 MHz, 451.975 MHz, 462.100 MHz, 464.625 MHz
Grant Date: 03/20/2006, Expiration Date: 03/20/2016, Certifier: Jim Freehill
Registrant: Supreme Radio Communications, Inc., 4017 N. Prospect Rd., Peoria Heights, IL 61616, Phone: (309) 682-0831, Fax: (309) 682-5949, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

MELVIN, 2.41 Km Se Of Rt 54 Sect 12 Twp 24n Range 8e 2.41 Km S (Lat: 40.545556 Lon: -88.252222), Type: Tower, Structure height: 107.8 m, Overall height: 112.4 m, Call Sign: WMS808
Assigned Frequencies: 2115.20 MHz
Grant Date: 02/27/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Glenn E Rauh
Registrant: Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, LLP, 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 1200, Mclean, VA 22102, Phone: (703) 584-8661, Fax: (703) 584-8696, Email:

FCC Registered Paging Towers:

East End Of Melvin Drive South Side Of Rte 54 (Lat: 40.576694 Lon: -88.243083), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Call Sign: KNKB445
Assigned Frequencies: 454.075 MHz
Grant Date: 07/20/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancellation Date: 01/30/2009, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Melvin, IL among deceased individuals
John	7	78.3 years
Robert	6	71.4 years
Delmar	6	81.7 years
Charles	5	86.6 years
Clarence	5	76.6 years
George	5	76.8 years
James	5	66.6 years
William	5	73.2 years
Albert	4	83.0 years
Ralph	4	79.2 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Melvin, IL among deceased individuals
Arends	15	84.1 years
Thompson	9	79.5 years
Thackeray	8	74.5 years
Busick	5	83.8 years
Boundy	5	82.8 years
Wilson	5	68.8 years
Dueringer	4	82.0 years
Lippincott	4	83.8 years
Netherton	4	80.7 years
Spellmeyer	4	89.5 years

Melvin on our top lists:

#3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers"
#5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers"
#15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Cashiers"
#26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Repair and maintenance"
#28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers"
#60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Miscellaneous manufacturing"

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