Drinking water stations with addresses in Murphysboro and their reported violations in the past:
USFS JOHNSON CREEK RECREATION AREA (Population served: 700, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2000 and SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-24-2000), St Intentional no-action (SEP-05-2000)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2000 and JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2000), St Intentional no-action (MAY-18-2000)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Murphysboro that have no violations reported:
- WAL MART SUPERCENTER 0196 (Address: Po Box 307, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  21.3% | | Whole state: |  10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 11.8% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Murphysboro, IL
People in group quarters in Murphysboro
- 4676 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 178 people in nursing homes
- 149 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 90 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 29 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 12 people in unknown juvenile institutions
Murphysboro compared to Illinois state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Murphysboro (2009 data):
- The First Bank and Trust Company of Murphysboro: The First Bank And Trust Company Of at 1403 Walnut Street, branch established on 1889-01-01; 14th Street Branch at 110 South 14th Street, branch established on 2000-10-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $56.0 mil, Deposits: $47.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: First Of Murphysboro Corp.
- Old National Bank: Murphysboro Facility at 1709 Walnut Street, branch established on 1995-12-18. Info updated 2009-03-31: Bank assets: $7,712.9 mil, Deposits: $5,454.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 191 total offices, Holding Company: Old National Bancorp
- First Southern Bank: Murphysboro Branch at 109 East Walnut Street, branch established on 2008-03-06. Info updated 2006-12-15: Bank assets: $199.3 mil, Deposits: $183.0 mil, headquarters in Carbondale, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: First Southern Bancshares, Inc
- Woodforest National Bank: Murphysboro Walmart Branch at 6495 Coutry Club Road, branch established on 2008-02-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,928.3 mil, Deposits: $2,568.2 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 499 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- The Bank of Carbondale: Murphysboro Branch at 900 Walnut Street, branch established on 1996-08-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $161.8 mil, Deposits: $136.0 mil, headquarters in Carbondale, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Carbondale Investment Corporation, The
- Regions Bank: 1301 Walnut Street Branch at 1301 Walnut Street, branch established on 1892-11-12. Info updated 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Murphy-Wall State Bank and Trust Company: Murphysboro Branch at 105 Williams Street, branch established on 2005-11-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $79.4 mil, Deposits: $65.9 mil, headquarters in Pinckneyville, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Murphy-Wall Bancorp, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County Illinois:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (67%)
- Electricity (28%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Murphysboro
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 40.32%
| Here | | 40.3% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 27.1% | 11.6% | 9.7% | 9.5% | 9.1% |
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| Congregations | 19.3% | 4.5% | 12.5% | 10.2% | 5.7% |
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| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Muslim Estimate | Assemblies of God | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 15.8% |
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| Congregations | 5.7% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 29.5% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $3,232 | $38,784 | 1 | $680 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 18 | $7,839 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $52,199 | $48,184 | 5 | $1,906 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $20,851 | $35,745 | 6 | $829 |
| Firefighters |
11 | $44,081 | $48,088 | 2 | $126 |
| Streets and Highways |
8 | $27,978 | $41,967 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $16,636 | $39,926 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
6 | $29,650 | $59,300 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
4 | $7,926 | $23,778 | 3 | $830 |
| Totals for Government |
55 | $202,553 | $44,193 | 35 | $12,210 |
Murphysboro government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $23,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $706,000
All Other: $48,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $492,000
Regular Highways: $151,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,073,000
General - Other: $876,000
Water Utilities: $820,000
Fire Protection: $597,000
Regular Highways: $593,000
Libraries: $391,000
Sewerage: $331,000
Financial Administration: $257,000
Central Staff Services: $191,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $56,000
Parks & Recreation: $56,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $3,735,000
Interest Revenue: $228,000
Benefit Payments: $214,000
From Local Government: $125,000
Local Employee Contribution: $53,000
Withdrawals: $42,000
From Other Government: $2,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $0
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $34,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,465,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,465,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $326,000
Interest Earnings: $84,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,153,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,049,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,697,000
Highways: $349,000
All Other: $302,000
Public Welfare: $7,000
- Tax - Property: $570,000
Total General Sales: $435,000
Public Utilities: $113,000
NEC: $28,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,485,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $88,000
10.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,966 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 10.95% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
1.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($448 average AGI)| Jackson County: | 1.05% | | Illinois average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,132 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.75% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)| Jackson County: | 0.11% | | Illinois average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Murphysboro:
- WCIL (1020 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WINI (1420 AM; 1 kW; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: RADIO STATION WINI)
- 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.)
- WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
- KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
- KAPE (1550 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Murphysboro:
- WTAO-FM (105.1 FM; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WUEZ (95.1 FM; CARTERVILLE, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
- WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
- WSIU (91.9 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WAWJ (90.1 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
- WDBX (91.1 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: HETERODYNE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WDDD-FM (107.3 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: ZIMMER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVZA (92.7 FM; HERRIN, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WQUL (97.7 FM; WEST FRANKFORT, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDQN-FM (95.9 FM; DUQUOIN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KBDZ (93.1 FM; PERRYVILLE, MO; Owner: D/B/A DONZE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXLT (103.5 FM; CHRISTOPHER, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Murphysboro:
- KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
- KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
- W10AH (Channel 10; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
- WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
- WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
- KCGI-CA (Channel 45; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- WTCT (Channel 27; MARION, IL; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
- W15BU (Channel 17; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Murphysboro fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 10
Total length: 59 meters (194ft)
Total costs: $3,406,000
Total average daily traffic: 57,150
Total average daily truck traffic: 3,571
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 2
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 1
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 0
- 1950-1959: 3
- 1960-1969: 1
- 1970-1979: 2
- 1980-1989: 0
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2009: 1
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Murphysboro, IL
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Murphysboro)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Murphysboro, IL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- MURPHYSBORO, 153 Stave Mill Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 47.2 m, Call Sign: WPNG353
Assigned Frequencies : 6776.25 MHz, 6801.25 MHz, 6815.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/01/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Certifier: John T Scott Iii
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
- GOAD REPEATER, 285 Cajun Lane, Type: Tower, Structure height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WPXC434
Assigned Frequencies : 941.256 MHz, 932.256 MHz
Grant Date: 03/04/2003, Expiration Date: 03/04/2013, Certifier: Brad G Zielie
Registrant: Union Pacific Railroad, 1400 Douglas St. Stop 0650, Omaha, NE 68179, Phone: (402) 544-1777, Fax: (402) 280-6565, Email:
- STATION, 518 Walnut St, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: KFG39
Assigned Frequencies : 2184.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/15/2000, Expiration Date: 09/29/2010, Cancelation Date: 12/15/2000
Registrant: Phone: (314) 554-2302 - New Hwy 13 At Country Club Rd, Overall height: 7.6 m, Call Sign: WGV768, Licensee ID: L00132165
Assigned Frequencies : 947.000 MHz
Grant Date: 08/04/1980, Expiration Date: 12/01/2004, Cancelation Date: 08/06/1999
Registrant: Cumulus Licensing Corp, 330 E Kilbourne Ave Ste 250, Milwaukee, WI 53202
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 69 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Murphysboro)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 23 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Murphysboro)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 83
- Hazardous Condition: 33
- Service Call: 5
- Good Intent Call: 2
Incident types - Murphysboro
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Murphysboro, IL
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- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index per police officer in 2005-2006"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Education, training, and library occupations: (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Educational services (population 5,000+)"
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #55 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students (pop. 5,000+)"
- #70 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of rapes in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"
- #84 (62966) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Cypriot first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
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