Montgomery, Illinois

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Population (year 2000): 5,471. Estimated population in July 2006: 13,667 (+149.8% change)

Males: 2,655	(48.5%)
Females: 2,816	(51.5%)

Kane County

Median resident age:	37.2 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 60538.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $54,400 (it was $51,028 in 2000)

Montgomery	$54,400
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $193,100 (it was $135,200 in 2000)

Montgomery	$193,100
Illinois:	$183,900

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Races in Montgomery:

White Non-Hispanic (81.4%)
Hispanic (13.5%)
Other race (4.9%)
Black (3.0%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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

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Ancestries: German (28.2%), Irish (11.1%), English (9.8%), Polish (5.5%), Swedish (5.1%), Italian (5.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 12/20/1894

Elevation: 642 feet

Land area: 6.41 square miles.

Population density: 1865 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Montgomery

High school or higher: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 1.4%
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Montgomery village

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 62.1%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 7.7%

291 residents are foreign born (3.8% Latin America, 1.0% Europe).

This village:	5.3%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 24 registered sex offenders living in Montgomery, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Montgomery to the number of sex offenders is 498 to 1.

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

Montgomery:	2.0% ($2,745)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Aurora, IL (3.1 miles , pop. 142,990).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (45.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Boulder Hill, IL (1.2 miles ), Oswego, IL (2.7 miles ), Aurora, IL (3.1 miles ), North Aurora, IL (5.6 miles ), Batavia, IL (8.3 miles ), Sugar Grove, IL (8.4 miles ), Yorkville, IL (9.9 miles ), Geneva, IL (11.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 66 buildings, average cost: $102,300
1997: 19 buildings, average cost: $135,400
1998: 36 buildings, average cost: $127,100
1999: 17 buildings, average cost: $157,200
2000: 20 buildings, average cost: $166,600
2001: 524 buildings, average cost: $106,300
2002: 634 buildings, average cost: $130,000
2003: 659 buildings, average cost: $153,400
2004: 626 buildings, average cost: $160,300
2005: 701 buildings, average cost: $165,100
2006: 413 buildings, average cost: $167,400
2007: 244 buildings, average cost: $192,200

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Latitude: 41.73 N, Longitude: 88.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,051 (+37.5%)
Workers who live and work in this village: 273 (10.9%)

16 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code commonly used in this area: 630

Montgomery household income distribution

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

Population change in the 1990s: +826 (+17.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Machinery (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Finance and insurance (12%)
Educational services (11%)
Health care (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Personal and laundry services (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction laborers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

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Crime in Montgomery by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	18.3	18.3	20.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	4	2	0	1	1	1	0
per 100,000	19.2	73.1	36.6	0.0	20.7	16.8	14.1	0.0
Robberies	4	4	6	2	3	3	13	2
per 100,000	76.9	73.1	109.7	36.6	62.2	50.3	183.3	24.8
Assaults	9	9	19	20	8	16	15	7
per 100,000	173.1	164.5	347.3	365.6	165.8	268.0	211.5	86.9
Burglaries	27	51	48	56	29	53	45	44
per 100,000	519.3	932.2	877.4	1023.6	601.2	887.8	634.5	546.5
Thefts	286	307	302	308	270	241	218	185
per 100,000	5501.1	5611.4	5520.0	5629.7	5597.0	4036.9	3073.9	2297.9
Auto thefts	9	12	16	12	12	9	13	6
per 100,000	173.1	219.3	292.5	219.3	248.8	150.8	183.3	74.5
Arson	1	3	4	5	1	0	4	5
per 100,000	19.2	54.8	73.1	91.4	20.7	0.0	56.4	62.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2)	343.3	420.6	473.8	435.0	395.7	317.8	290.6	161.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 26 (18 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.50
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Montgomery, Illinois

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Montgomery-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 75% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/28/1990, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Montgomery village center killed 29 people and injured 350 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/13/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.0 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 23 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Montgomery:

MERCY CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES (about 4 miles; AURORA, IL)
LINDEN OAKS HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL)
RUSH COPLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; AURORA, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Montgomery, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Montgomery:

CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 34 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)
CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (about 41 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: MDW)
GREATER ROCKFORD (about 61 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: RFD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Montgomery:

AURORA MUNI (about 10 miles; CHICAGO/AURORA, IL; ID: ARR)
DUPAGE (about 14 miles; CHICAGO/WEST CHICAGO, IL; ID: DPA)
CLOW INTL (about 16 miles; BOLINGBROOK, IL; ID: 1C5)

Amtrak stations near Montgomery:

14 miles: NAPERVILLE (E. 4TH & ELLSWORTH AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
16 miles: PLANO (MAIN ST. WEST OF CENTER ST.)

Local government website: www.villageofmontgomery-il.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Montgomery:

WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,834)
NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 13 miles; NAPERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 17 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 6,075)
BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; LISLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,102)
WHEATON COLLEGE (about 19 miles; WHEATON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,684)
LEWIS UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; ROMEOVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,974)
UNIVERSITY OF ST FRANCIS (about 20 miles; JOLIET, IL; FT enrollment: 2,361)

Private high school in Montgomery:

S AURORA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 33; Location: 1353 HINMAN ST; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Montgomery:

LONG BEACH ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 770; Location: 67 LONG BEACH RD; Grades: PK - 05)
BOULDER HILL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 503; Location: 163 BOULDER HILL PS; Grades: PK - 05)
NICHOLSON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 649 N MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 05)

Private elementary/middle school in Montgomery:

ST LUKE LUTH PRE-SCHOOL & KDG (Students: 249; Location: BOULDER HILL-11 PEMBROOKE RD; Grades: PK - 2)

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Shopping Centers: Settlers Landing Mall Shopping Center (1), South Center Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: French Cemetery (1), Saint Paul's Catholic Cemetery (2), Riverside Cemetery (3), Keck Memorial Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Montgomery include: Krug Park (1), Jericho Lake Park (2), Porter Park (3), Berman Park (4), Kiehl Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	67.7%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.1%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	3.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	1.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Montgomery compared to Illinois state average:

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Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Montgomery (2007 data):

Associated Bank, National Association: Montgomery Branch at 1901 Douglas Road, branch established on 1902-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20,532.5 mil, Deposits: $14,332.3 mil, headquarters in Green Bay, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 329 total offices, Holding Company: Associated Banc-Corp
Bank of Montgomery: Bank Of Montgomery at 1333 Douglas Avenue, branch established on 1972-08-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $36.5 mil, Deposits: $32.4 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Montgomery Bancshares, Inc.
Oswego Community Bank: Boulder Hill Pass Branch at 89 Boulder Hill Pass, branch established on 1990-03-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $153.6 mil, Deposits: $134.8 mil, headquarters in Oswego, IL, positive income, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Oswego Community Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan

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Montgomery mode of transportation to work chart

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply	6	$25,452	$50,904	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$11,774	$47,096	1	$1,424
Police Protection - Officers	15	$63,455	$50,764	2	$965
Streets and Highways	3	$13,304	$53,216	0	$0
Police - Other	8	$23,280	$34,920	4	$1,506
Other Government Administration	7	$27,199	$46,627	2	$5,307
Totals for Government	42	$164,465	$46,990	9	$9,201

Montgomery government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,741,000
Charges - All Other: $1,184,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $7,522,000
Water Utilities: $26,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,750,000
Central Staff Services: $1,432,000

Water Utilities: $1,340,000

Regular Highways: $991,000

Solid Waste Management: $267,000

Financial Administration: $105,000

General - Other: $34,000

Parks & Recreation: $22,000

General Public Buildings: $12,000

Health Services - Other: $8,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $33,000
General - Interest on Debt: $263,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $75,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $5,680,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,665,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $720,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $4,685,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,940,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $486,000
General Revenue, NEC: $197,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $771,000
Central Staff: $114,000

Police Protection: $58,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,490,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $3,123,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $93,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,140,000
Highways: $158,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $645,000
Property: $608,000

NEC: $477,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,162,000

8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($266 average AGI)
Kane County: 0.05%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cook County, IL	2.77% ($53,429 average AGI)
from DuPage County, IL	1.93% ($64,543)
from McHenry County, IL	0.44% ($52,469)

7.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,808 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.94%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($353 average AGI)
Kane County: 0.05%
Illinois average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cook County, IL	1.49% ($45,072 average AGI)
to DuPage County, IL	1.03% ($47,627)
to Kendall County, IL	0.73% ($50,094)

Strongest AM radio stations in Montgomery:

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.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
WBIG (1280 AM; 1 kW; AURORA, IL; Owner: BIG BROADCASTING COMAPNY, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
WMBI (1110 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
WKKD (1580 AM; 0 kW; AURORA, IL; Owner: KOVAS COMMUNICATIONS OF INDIANA, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Montgomery:

WERV-FM (95.9 FM; AURORA, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WSPY-FM (107.1 FM; PLANO, IL; Owner: NELSON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
WLEY-FM (107.9 FM; AURORA, IL; Owner: WLEY LICENSING, INC.)
WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WNUA (95.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WTMX (101.9 FM; SKOKIE, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WBBM-FM (96.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGCI-FM (107.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WKSC-FM (103.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WFMT (98.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS)
WZZN (94.7 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC CHICAGO FM RADIO,INC.)
WJCH (91.9 FM; JOLIET, IL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WONC (89.1 FM; NAPERVILLE, IL; Owner: NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE)
WBEZ (91.5 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: THE WBEZ ALLIANCE, INC.)
WKQX (101.1 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLUP-FM (97.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WNND (100.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
WOJO (105.1 FM; EVANSTON, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

TV broadcast stations around Montgomery:

W24AJ (Channel 24; AURORA, IL; Owner: NELSON TV, INC.)
W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGN-TV (Channel 9; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WBBM-TV (Channel 2; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
WSPY-LP (Channel 30; PLANO, IL; Owner: WSPY-TV, INC.)
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
W57DN (Channel 57; ELGIN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W54BE (Channel 54; SUGAR GROVE, IL; Owner: WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
WFLD (Channel 32; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
W68DO (Channel 68; PALATINE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WFBT-CA (Channel 23; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: CHANNEL 23 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WJYS (Channel 62; HAMMOND, IN; Owner: JOVON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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