Brown 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: 17.9%
(13.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 100.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Illinois: | 2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 57.3% | | Whole state: | 67.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.4% | | 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
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Mount Sterling, IL
60 people in nursing homes
Mount Sterling compared to Illinois state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Mount Sterling (2011 data):
- Farmers State Bank & Trust Co.: at 129 West Main, branch established on 06/01/1914; Iga Branch at 200 S Pittsfield Rd, branch established on 12/01/2008. Info updated 04/06/2010: Bank assets: $7.5 mil, Deposits: $0.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Mount Sterling Bancorp, Inc
- Farmers National Bank of Griggsville: Mt Sterling Facility Branch at 220 Pittsfield Road, branch established on 04/15/2002. Info updated 10/07/2008: Bank assets: $5.1 mil, Deposits: $4.5 mil, headquarters in Griggsville, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Griggsville Bancshares, Inc
- Brown County State Bank: at 101-103 East Main Street, branch established on 09/03/1901. Info updated 10/25/2006: Bank assets: $8.5 mil, Deposits: $6.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: United Community Bancorp, Inc.
- Beardstown Savings s.b.: West Main St Branch at 201 West Main Street, branch established on 01/01/1917. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $4.6 mil, Deposits: $4.0 mil, headquarters in Beardstown, IL, negative income in the last year, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Brown County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Mount Sterling:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 37.63%
| Here |  | 37.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
| Adherents | 31.7% | 23.9% | 13.2% | 11.4% | 19.7% |
| Congregations | 7.7% | 15.4% | 23.1% | 15.4% | 38.5% |
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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: 3 | Brown County: | 4.59 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Brown County: | 6.12 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 1 | This county: | 1.53 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Brown County: | 8.0% | | Illinois: | 8.3% |
Adult obesity rate: | Brown County: | 27.7% | | State: | 25.2% |
| 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 | $500 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,130 | $25,560 | 7 | $2,083 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $14,530 | $29,060 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
4 | $8,037 | $24,111 | 2 | $1,158 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 20 | $1,335 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $6,981 | $27,924 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $200 |
| Water Supply |
4 | $10,211 | $30,633 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $111 |
| Totals for Government |
18 | $41,889 | $27,926 | 32 | $5,387 |
Mount Sterling government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $336,000 ($175.73)
All Other: $69,000 ($36.09)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $436,000 ($228.03)
Police Protection: $335,000 ($175.21)
Regular Highways: $230,000 ($120.29)
Sewerage: $183,000 ($95.71)
Financial Administration: $142,000 ($74.27)
General - Other: $115,000 ($60.15)
Fire Protection: $46,000 ($24.06)
Parks & Recreation: $16,000 ($8.37)
Air Transportation: $15,000 ($7.85)
- General - Interest on Debt: $56,000 ($29.29)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $710,000 ($371.34)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $935,000 ($489.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $870,000 ($455.02)
Water Utilities: $690,000 ($360.88)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $65,000 ($34.00)
Water Utilities: $20,000 ($10.46)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $120,000 ($62.76)
Interest Earnings: $69,000 ($36.09)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $100,000 ($52.30)
Water Utilities: $39,000 ($20.40)
Central Staff: $35,000 ($18.31)
Fire Protection: $19,000 ($9.94)
Police Protection: $10,000 ($5.23)
Parks & Recreation: $2,000 ($1.05)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($0.52)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,319,000 ($1212.87)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $510,000 ($266.74)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $377,000 ($197.18)
Highways: $57,000 ($29.81)
- Tax - Property: $213,000 ($111.40)
Public Utilities: $113,000 ($59.10)
NEC: $14,000 ($7.32)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $498,000 ($260.46)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $43,000 ($22.49)
6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,060 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.04% | | 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:
7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,621 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.19% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Mount Sterling:
- KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
- KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WGEM (1440 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Mount Sterling:
- WPWQ (106.7 FM; MOUNT STERLING, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKXQ (92.5 FM; RUSHVILLE, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGRC (92.9 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WIPA (89.3 FM; PITTSFIELD, IL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF IL AT SPRINGFIELD)
- WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY NEWSPAPERS, INC.)
- WVIL (101.3 FM; VIRGINIA, IL; Owner: MARK J. LANGSTON)
- WRMS-FM (94.3 FM; BEARDSTOWN, IL; Owner: CONNER FAMILY BROADCASTING INC.)
- WQUB (90.3 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY UNIVERSITY CORPORATION)
- WJEQ (102.7 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC)
- WQCY (103.9 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
- WGCA-FM (88.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: GREAT COMMISSION BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Mount Sterling:
- W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KHQA-TV (Channel 7; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF QUINCY, LLC)
- WTJR (Channel 16; QUINCY, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- W36BS (Channel 36; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W61CO (Channel 61; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W18CJ (Channel 18; QUINCY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- WGEM-TV (Channel 10; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING CO.)
- W69DF (Channel 69; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WQEC (Channel 27; QUINCY, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
- K40GO (Channel 40; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Mount Sterling)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7 - 145 W Maine (Lat: 39.986722 Lon: -90.017056), Call Sign: KNFL942, Licensee ID: L00026418
Assigned Frequencies: 154.235 MHz Grant Date: 03/16/2002, Expiration Date: 05/18/2012
Registrant: City Of Mount Sterling, 145 W Maine, Mt Sterling, IL 62363, Phone: (217) 773-3961 - 100 Moreland St (Lat: 39.971722 Lon: -90.759861), Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: WNYT829
Assigned Frequencies: 47.0200 MHz, 47.0600 MHz, 47.1000 MHz, 47.1800 MHz, 47.3000 MHz, 47.3800 MHz Grant Date: 12/14/2001, Expiration Date: 03/13/2012
Registrant: State Of Illinois, Department Of Transportation, 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Room 009, Springfield, IL 62764, Phone: (217) 782-7234, Fax: (217) 782-1927, Email:
- 145 W Main St (Lat: 39.988111 Lon: -90.765972), Call Sign: KNDN324, Licensee ID: L00026418
Assigned Frequencies: 155.370 MHz, 155.790 MHz Grant Date: 04/25/2002, Expiration Date: 06/15/2012
Registrant: City Of Mount Sterling, 145 W Main St, Mount Sterling, IL 62353, Phone: (217) 773-3961 - Il Rt 99 S 3 Mi Se (Lat: 39.963667 Lon: -90.757361), Call Sign: WNPD481, Licensee ID: L00006951
Assigned Frequencies: 42.5000 MHz, 37.1600 MHz, 37.3600 MHz Grant Date: 04/22/2004, Expiration Date: 07/07/2014
Registrant: State Of Illinois, 801 S. 7th St. - Ste. 103-S, Springfield, IL 62794-9461, Phone: (217) 782-7347, Fax: (217) 524-4396, Email:
- 145 W Main (Lat: 39.983389 Lon: -90.768194), Structure height: 23 m, Call Sign: KYG979, Licensee ID: L00028164
Assigned Frequencies: 154.625 MHz Grant Date: 02/05/2002, Expiration Date: 04/23/2012
Registrant: Brown County Ambulance Service, 808 S Capitol, Mount Sterling, IL 62353, Phone: (217) 773-3961 - Rr 1 (Lat: 40.010611 Lon: -90.832083), Call Sign: WRA720, Licensee ID: L00100403
Assigned Frequencies: 152.465 MHz Grant Date: 05/14/2004, Expiration Date: 06/29/2014
Registrant: Alan And Glen Koch Farms, Rr 1, Mount Sterling, IL 62353, Phone: (217) 773-2198 - Lat: 40.006694 Lon: -90.768583, Call Sign: WQKQ614
Assigned Frequencies: 451.287 MHz, 456.287 MHz Grant Date: 08/13/2009, Expiration Date: 08/13/2019, Certifier: Harley Garrett
Registrant: Cara Enterprises Inc, Salt Lake City, UT 84117-0503, Phone: (801) 278-9728, Fax: (801) 278-7239, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2 - MOUNT STERLING, 3 Mi S Of (Lat: 39.947278 Lon: -90.758750), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WPNH371, Licensee ID: L00127162
Assigned Frequencies: 6745.00 MHz, 10557.5 MHz Grant Date: 03/06/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Uscoc Of Central Illinois, LLC - RIPLEY, 1230 North 1430 East (Lat: 40.021028 Lon: -90.640167), Type: Tower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Overall height: 48.2 m, Call Sign: WQJK829
Assigned Frequencies: 10622.5 MHz, 10617.5 MHz Grant Date: 10/16/2008, Expiration Date: 10/16/2018, Certifier: Steven T Campbell
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave, Nw, Ste. 100, Washington, DC 20006-6801, Phone: (202) 955-3000, Fax: (202) 955-5564, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 10 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Mount Sterling)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 4 - Aircraft: 8A (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2834K , Serial Number: 5561, Year manufactured: 1947, Airworthiness Date: 09/19/1955
Registrant (Individual): Pending Registration, Rr 1 Box 31b, Mount Sterling, IL 62353 - Aircraft: T206H (Category: Land, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING TIO-540-AJ1A (310 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 5266G , Serial Number: T20608948, Year manufactured: 2009, Airworthiness Date: 11/17/2010
Registrant (Corporation): Dot Foods Inc, Route 99 South / 1 Dot Way, Mount Sterling, IL 62353 - Aircraft: 108-2 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: FRANKLIN 6A4165 SERIES (165 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 9461K , Serial Number: 108-2461, Year manufactured: 1947
Registrant (Individual): Terry L Dillard, Rr 3 Box 152a, Mount Sterling, IL 62353 - Aircraft: 414A (Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 8, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 198 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 960DF , Serial Number: 414A0444, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 11/29/1979
Registrant (Corporation): Dot Foods Inc, Po Box 192, Mount Sterling, IL 62353
| Most common first names in Mount Sterling, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 52 | 75.3 years |
| Mary | 51 | 80.8 years |
| William | 45 | 78.6 years |
| Robert | 31 | 73.7 years |
| John | 30 | 75.9 years |
| George | 29 | 77.0 years |
| Charles | 27 | 75.5 years |
| Helen | 25 | 80.9 years |
| Anna | 21 | 85.4 years |
| Dorothy | 19 | 79.8 years |
| Most common last names in Mount Sterling, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 26 | 79.5 years |
| Logsdon | 25 | 76.8 years |
| Davis | 22 | 76.2 years |
| Jones | 20 | 77.8 years |
| Clark | 20 | 81.3 years |
| Wagner | 15 | 76.5 years |
| Reische | 14 | 76.1 years |
| Dewitt | 14 | 84.0 years |
| Briggs | 14 | 78.7 years |
| Henrick | 13 | 79.1 years |
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- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers"
- #18 (62353) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Unclassified or not reported first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
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