New Minden, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 193. Population change since 2000: -5.4%

Males: 83	(43.1%)
Females: 110	(56.9%)

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62263.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,955 (it was $41,875 in 2000)

New Minden:	$53,955
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,268

New Minden:	$23,268
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $88,395 (it was $54,100 in 2000)

New Minden:	$88,395
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $123,155; Detached houses: $139,029; Mobile homes: $34,063

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Races in New Minden:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
Hispanic (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in New Minden: 74.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (50.0%), Polish (7.8%), Dutch (5.9%), English (4.9%), Irish (4.4%), United States (3.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/11/1894

Elevation: 465 feet

Land area: 0.28 square miles.

Population density: 702 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in New Minden

High school or higher: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 0.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Minden village

Never married: 16.6%
Now married: 61.3%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 13.5%
Divorced: 7.4%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

New Minden:	1.3% ($722)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (49.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (251.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hoyleton, IL (2.3 miles ), Nashville, IL (2.5 miles ), Addieville, IL (2.7 miles ), Bartelso, IL (2.9 miles ), Hoffman, IL (3.0 miles ), Okawville, IL (3.1 miles ), Richview, IL (3.3 miles ), Irvington, IL (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 38.44 N, Longitude: 89.37 W

Area code: 618

New Minden household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+15.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
Educational services (9%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Construction (4%)
Paper (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (24%)
Accommodation and food services (14%)
Public administration (11%)
Social assistance (10%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (21%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other financial specialists (11%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (10%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)

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Average climate in New Minden, Illinois

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New Minden-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 25.5 miles away from the New Minden village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 2/24/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.1 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 36 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

New Minden-area historical earthquake activity is above Illinois state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from New Minden center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 84.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 88.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 91.8 miles away from New Minden center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 82.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 69.8 miles away from New Minden center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near New Minden:

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NASHVILLE, IL)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; CENTRALIA, IL)
ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BREESE, IL)

Amtrak station near New Minden:

15 miles: CENTRALIA (103 E. BROADWAY). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Minden:

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 32 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 38 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 48 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 51 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 52 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 54 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	70.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 1.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	2.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	0.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

New Minden 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 significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above 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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School Enrollment by Level of School

New Minden mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (78%) Electricity (13%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Religion statistics for New Minden

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	United Church of Christ	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church
Adherents	38.5%	23.4%	19.8%	8.7%	6.3%
Congregations	14.3%	16.7%	26.2%	14.3%	11.9%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	1.7%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.2%
Congregations	4.8%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%	4.8%

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.

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	$44
Other Government Administration	0	$0		3	$915
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$156
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		1	$310
Totals for Government	0	$0		6	$1,425

New Minden government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $35,000
Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $36,000
Sewerage: $22,000

Water Utilities: $22,000

Regular Highways: $10,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $312,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $306,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $6,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $18,000
General Revenue, NEC: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $527,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $35,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $20,000
Highways: $6,000
Tax - Property: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $19,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $19,000

5.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,687 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
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 St. Clair County, IL	1.17% ($38,155 average AGI)
from Marion County, IL	0.76% ($33,978)
from Clinton County, IL	0.59% ($40,861)

6.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,396 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.18%
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 St. Clair County, IL	1.00% ($28,918 average AGI)
to Jefferson County, IL	0.66% ($35,725)
to Marion County, IL	0.58% ($35,429)

Strongest AM radio stations in New Minden:

WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
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.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
WCBW (880 AM; 2 kW; HIGHLAND, IL; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)
KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in New Minden:

WNSV (104.7 FM; NASHVILLE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
WCXO (96.7 FM; CARLYLE, IL; Owner: CLINTON COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDLJ (97.5 FM; BREESE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF BREESE, L.L.C.)
WIBV (102.1 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: BENJAMIN STRATEMEYER)
WDML (106.9 FM; WOODLAWN, IL; Owner: VOLUNTEER BROADCASTING OF ILLINOIS)
WRXX (95.3 FM; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WJBD-FM (100.1 FM; SALEM, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
WBMV (89.7 FM; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC)
WVSI (88.9 FM; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around New Minden:

WPXS (Channel 13; MT. VERNON, IL; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
W29CI (Channel 29; SALEM, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

New Minden fatal accident list:
May 12, 2000 05:35 AM, Sr-127, Vehicles: 3, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 2

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 1,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 144
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,900

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

1/4 Mi S Of Jct 127 & I77, Call Sign: KNDG293, Licensee ID: L00092297
Assigned Frequencies : 151.070 MHz
Grant Date: 07/19/2002, Expiration Date: 08/14/2012
Registrant: Hoyleton, Township Of, Box 201, Hoyleton, IL 62803, Phone: (618) 493-7777

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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