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Population (year 2000): 1,832. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,689 (-7.8% change)
 

Males: 897  (49.0%)
Females: 935  (51.0%)

Carroll County

Median resident age:  39.8 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 61053.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,600 (it was $34,861 in 2000)
Mount Carroll  $36,600
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,100 (it was $70,800 in 2000)
Mount Carroll  $76,100
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Mount Carroll:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

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Ancestries: German (44.1%), English (10.3%), Irish (9.4%), United States (8.7%), Dutch (8.2%), Italian (3.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/02/1913

Elevation: 760 feet

Land area: 1.90 square miles.

Population density: 896 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Mount Carroll

  • High school or higher: 85.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Carroll city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 62.7%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.6%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

26 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.4%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 5 registered sex offenders living in Mount Carroll, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Mount Carroll to the number of sex offenders is 341 to 1.

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

Mount Carroll:  1.9% ($1,346)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rockford, IL (63.5 miles , pop. 150,115).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Chicago, IL (158.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Chadwick, IL (8.3 miles ), Lanark, IL (10.0 miles ), Savanna, IL (11.2 miles ), Thomson, IL (12.8 miles ), Pearl City, IL (15.7 miles ), Milledgeville, IL (16.6 miles ), Shannon, IL (16.7 miles ), Coleta, IL (17.7 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $76,800
  • 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $91,700
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,000
  • 1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $82,500
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $48,000
  • 2001: 4 buildings, average cost: $158,300
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $40,000

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Latitude: 42.10 N, Longitude: 89.98 W


21 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in nursing homes

Area code: 815

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Population change in the 1990s: +65 (+3.7%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (12%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Machinery (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (3 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.76
US city average:  3.00

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Mount Carroll-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/29/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 24.8 miles away from the Mount Carroll city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.0 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Carroll:
  • MORRISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MORRISON, IL)
  • CGH MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; STERLING, IL)
  • FREEPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles; FREEPORT, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Carroll:
  • CLINTON MUNI (about 31 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 33 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 55 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Carroll:
  • TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 10 miles; SAVANNA, IL; ID: SFY)
  • FOSTER FIELD (about 28 miles; APPLE RIVER, IL; ID: 7A4)
  • ALBERTUS (about 30 miles; FREEPORT, IL; ID: FEP)

Local government website: www.mount-carroll.il.us

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Carroll:
  • BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MOLINE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,891)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 59 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 77 miles; MALTA, IL; FT enrollment: 2,289)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 95 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
Public high school in Mount Carroll:
  • MT CARROLL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 242; Location: 633 S EAST ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Mount Carroll:
  • MT CARROLL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 301 S MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 06)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • We have a new school District. District 314

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Churches in Mount Carroll include: First Lutheran Church (A), Mount Carroll United Methodist Church (B), First Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Mount Carroll: Mount Carroll Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Mount Carroll Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Carroll County HIST Society (Museums; 107 East Broadway Street).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  65.5%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.7%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.5%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Mount Carroll compared to Illinois state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below 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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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
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$881
Sewerage 2$5,424$32,5440$0
Streets and Highways 3$6,753$27,0120$0
Financial Administration 2$4,094$24,5641$666
Other and Unallocable 1$1,959$23,5081$120
Water Supply 1$2,657$31,8840$0
Police Protection - Officers 3$7,494$29,9760$0
Police - Other 0$0 1$332
Totals for Government 12$28,381$28,38111$1,999


Mount Carroll government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Solid Waste Management: $66,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $316,000
    Regular Highways: $272,000
    Police Protection: $181,000
    General - Other: $94,000
    Solid Waste Management: $89,000
    Financial Administration: $60,000
    Parks & Recreation: $60,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $345,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $280,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $65,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $32,000
    Police Protection: $23,000
    Solid Waste Management: $14,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Central Staff: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $333,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $414,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $352,000
    Highways: $84,000
  • Tax - Property: $150,000
    NEC: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $449,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000

5.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,991 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 Whiteside County, IL  0.59% ($28,077 average AGI)
from Stephenson County, IL  0.47% ($25,742)
from Cook County, IL  0.41% ($44,481)


5.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,850 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.42%
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 Whiteside County, IL  0.86% ($33,684 average AGI)
to Stephenson County, IL  0.56% ($27,378)
to Ogle County, IL  0.36% ($38,250)


Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Carroll:
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WFRL (1570 AM; 5 kW; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KCLN (1390 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KROS (1340 AM; 1 kW; CLINTON, IA; Owner: KROS BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Carroll:
  • WCCI (100.3 FM; SAVANNA, IL; Owner: CARROLL COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KUUL (101.3 FM; EAST MOLINE, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WZZT (95.1 FM; MORRISON, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • KCQQ (106.5 FM; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KMXG (96.1 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFPS (92.1 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WQLF (102.1 FM; LENA, IL; Owner: LENA RADIO BROADCASTING)
  • KZEG (94.7 FM; CLINTON, IA; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLLT (107.7 FM; POLO, IL; Owner: SAUK VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WXXQ (98.5 FM; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

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