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Population in July 2008: 912. Population change since 2000: -4.6%

Males: 417	(45.8%)
Females: 495	(54.2%)

Median resident age:	43.2 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61942.

Estimated median household income in 2008: $41,232 (it was $30,417 in 2000)

Newman:	$41,232
Illinois:	$56,235

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $24,083

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $73,341 (it was $41,500 in 2000)

Newman:	$73,341
Illinois:	$214,900

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $73,172; Detached houses: $72,942; In 2-unit structures: $57,280; Mobile homes: $21,591

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Races in Newman:

White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
Black (0.7%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Newman: 71.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (17.3%), United States (15.9%), Irish (13.0%), English (11.2%), French (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/17/1876

Elevation: 646 feet

Land area: 0.62 square miles.

Population density: 1461 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Newman

High school or higher: 84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
Unemployed: 2.7%
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newman city

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 54.5%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 14.3%
Divorced: 10.2%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.5%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Newman, Illinois in May 2009.
The ratio of number of residents in Newman to the number of sex offenders is 912 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Newman:	1.3% ($541)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Champaign, IL (26.2 miles , pop. 67,518).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (97.7 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (142.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Hume, IL (2.5 miles ), Brocton, IL (2.5 miles ), Longview, IL (2.7 miles) , Broadlands, IL (2.8 miles ), Allerton, IL (2.9 miles ), Camargo, IL (3.1 miles ), Metcalf, IL (3.1 miles ), Oakland, IL (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $53,400
1997: 1 building, cost: $45,000
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 1 building, cost: $132,000
2000: 1 building, cost: $3,500
2001: 1 building, cost: $61,800
2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,400
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $18,500
2005: 1 building, cost: $112,000
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $82,300
2007: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 39.80 N, Longitude: 87.99 W

Area code: 217

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Crime in Newman by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	106.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	106.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	4	3	0
per 100,000	105.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	105.5	318.8	106.8	427.4	324.3	0.0
Burglaries	3	5	8	3	4	8	3	6	4	2
per 100,000	315.1	523.0	836.8	313.8	421.9	850.2	320.5	641.0	432.4	217.4
Thefts	19	9	10	8	2	7	5	14	5	1
per 100,000	1995.8	941.4	1046.0	836.8	211.0	743.9	534.2	1495.7	540.5	108.7
Auto thefts	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	105.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	105.5	212.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	104.6	313.8	209.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	106.8	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	131.3	74.3	100.4	55.4	67.5	467.6	65.2	190.2	116.8	19.6

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.10
US city average:	3.00

Population change in the 1990s: -4 (-0.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Educational services (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (3%)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Other construction workers and helpers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cooks and food preparation workers (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Average climate in Newman, Illinois

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Newman-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 138% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 32.2 miles away from the Newman city center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.4 miles away from the city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Newman-area historical earthquake activity is below Illinois state average. It is 87% 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 93.3 miles away from Newman 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 67.8 miles away from the city 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 91.7 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 83.6 miles away from Newman center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 90.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/11/1991 at 09:20:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 75.2 miles away from Newman 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 Newman:

PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; PARIS, IL)
PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (about 24 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL)
UNITED SAMARITANS MED CENTER-LOGAN (about 25 miles; DANVILLE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Newman, IL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newman:

EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 24 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 29 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)
LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 31 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,666)
INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 43 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)

Public elementary/middle school in Newman:

Newman Grade School (Location: 207 S COFFIN ST; Grades: PK - 2)

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Library in Newman:

NEWMAN TWP. LIB. (Operating income: $27,756; Location: 108 W. YATES STREET; 10,537 books; 378 audio materials; 513 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.3%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	16.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This city:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Newman, IL

57 people in nursing homes

Newman compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage 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.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Newman (2009 data):

First Neighbor Bank, National Association: Newman Branch at 511 South Broadway, branch established on 1912-06-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $226.0 mil, Deposits: $188.2 mil, headquarters in Toledo, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: First Neighborhood Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Longview State Bank: Newman Branch at U.S. Route 36, branch established on 1990-03-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $59.6 mil, Deposits: $55.0 mil, headquarters in Sidney, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Longview Capital Corporation

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Newman mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Douglas County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (87%) Electricity (12%)

Religion statistics for Newman

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 64.32%

Here		64.3%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Old Order Amish	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	19.3%	17.6%	12.6%	11.3%	8.3%
Congregations	11.4%	4.3%	8.6%	30.0%	4.3%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Lutheran Church	Conservative Mennonite Conference	Other
Adherents	7.5%	4.4%	3.2%	2.9%	12.9%
Congregations	8.6%	2.9%	1.4%	2.9%	25.7%

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	1	$1,948	$23,376	1	$62
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$5,667
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,413	$28,956	2	$211
Streets and Highways	1	$3,018	$36,216	0	$0
Water Supply	1	$3,018	$36,216	0	$0
Totals for Government	4	$10,397	$31,191	11	$5,940

Newman government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $103,000
Water Utilities: $84,000

Police Protection: $80,000

Central Staff Services: $66,000

General - Other: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $9,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $75,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $40,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $17,000
Interest Earnings: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $157,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $96,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $113,000
Highways: $27,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $48,000
Property: $31,000

NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $155,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

5.49% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,597 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.49%
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 Champaign County, IL	1.56% ($35,976 average AGI)
from Coles County, IL	0.82% ($29,493)
from Moultrie County, IL	0.36% ($37,759)

6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,542 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
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 Champaign County, IL	1.57% ($32,876 average AGI)
to Coles County, IL	1.26% ($27,606)
to Moultrie County, IL	0.36% ($29,967)

Strongest AM radio stations in Newman:

WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WLBH (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
WPRS (1440 AM; 1 kW; PARIS, IL; Owner: P.R.S. BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Newman:

WIXY (100.3 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WKIO (92.5 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WGNJ (89.3 FM; ST. JOSEPH, IL; Owner: GOOD NEWS RADIO, INC.)
WACF (98.5 FM; PARIS, IL; Owner: P.R.S. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WXET (107.9 FM; ARCOLA, IL; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTING, INC)
WEBX (93.5 FM; TUSCOLA, IL; Owner: AAA ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING LLC)
WXLS (99.1 FM; DANVILLE, IL; Owner: I.A.I. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WILL-FM (90.9 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WBGL (91.7 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE,INC)
WMCI (101.3 FM; NEOGA, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
WLRW (94.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WLBH-FM (96.9 FM; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WPFR-FM (93.9 FM; CLINTON, IN; Owner: WORD POWER, INC.)
WMMC (105.9 FM; MARSHALL, IL; Owner: JDL BROADCASTING, INC.)
WISU (89.7 FM; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA STATE UNIV. BD. OF TRUSTEES)
WHMS-FM (97.5 FM; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: D.W.S., INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Newman:

WICD (Channel 15; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: WICD LICENSEE, LLC)
WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
W52BR (Channel 52; CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, IL; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
WEIU-TV (Channel 51; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)
W58DA (Channel 58; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,650
Total average daily truck traffic: 477
Total future (year 2022) average daily traffic: 2,750

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2

Edward G Roach, 325 North City Line Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 103.6 m, Overall height: 104.5 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
Jack J Auriema, City Line Road & W. Yates St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 78.6 m, , Licensee ID: L01079799
Registrant: Westchester Services L.L.C., 604 Fox Glen, Barrington, IL 60010, Phone: (847) 277-0070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Lat: 39.798917 Lon: -87.992806, Call Sign: WQAY305
Assigned Frequencies : 159.735 MHz, 159.810 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/2004, Expiration Date: 08/25/2014, Certifier: Mike Schultz
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725-A North Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: WA9GJN, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 10/20/1987, Expiration Date: 10/20/1997, Cancelation Date: 10/21/1999
Registrant: George E Hicks, 322 Hopkins St, Newman, IL 61942
Call Sign: W3WCT, Previous Call Sign: KB3KGG, Licensee ID: L00745866
Grant Date: 11/04/2003, Expiration Date: 11/04/2013, Certifier: William C Thompson
Registrant: William C Thompson, 305 S Hopkins St, Newman, IL 61942

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

Newman on our top lists:

#37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2000-2002 average to 2006"
#44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest city-data.com crime index increase from 2005 to 2006"
#59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the highest number of arson incidents in 2006 per 10,000 residents, excludes tourist destinations and others with a lot of outsiders visiting based on city industries data"

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