Nilwood, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 274. Population change since 2000: -3.5%

Males: 137	(50.0%)
Females: 137	(50.0%)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62672.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,728 (it was $32,386 in 2000)

Nilwood:	$41,728
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,036

Nilwood:	$16,036
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,467 (it was $46,800 in 2000)

Nilwood:	$76,467
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $87,437; Detached houses: $88,744; Mobile homes: $49,038

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Races in Nilwood:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Nilwood: 71.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (22.9%), Irish (15.1%), English (14.1%), United States (9.5%), Italian (5.3%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/09/1867

Elevation: 670 feet

Land area: 0.47 square miles.

Population density: 589 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Nilwood

High school or higher: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
Unemployed: 7.2%
Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Nilwood town

Never married: 19.5%
Now married: 63.9%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 6.3%
Divorced: 9.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Nilwood, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Nilwood to the number of sex offenders is 91 to 1.

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

Nilwood:	0.9% ($425)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (28.0 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (58.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (202.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Standard City, IL (1.8 miles) , Girard, IL (1.9 miles ), Virden, IL (2.8 miles ), Waggoner, IL (2.9 miles ), Carlinville, IL (3.0 miles ), Farmersville, IL (3.0 miles ), Thayer, IL (3.2 miles ), Palmyra, IL (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 39.40 N, Longitude: 89.81 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

Population change in the 1990s: +46 (+19.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Repair and maintenance (15%)
Utilities (10%)
Mining (8%)
Rail transportation (7%)
Construction (6%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Public administration (16%)
Social assistance (11%)
U. S. Postal service (9%)
Private households (9%)
Printing and related support activities (7%)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (7%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Extraction workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (11%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)

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Crime in Nilwood by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	350.9
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	0	0	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	701.8
Thefts	0	0	0	0	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	350.9
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	343.9

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Average climate in Nilwood, Illinois

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Nilwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 145% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/14/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.1 miles away from the Nilwood town center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.5 miles away from the town center injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Nilwood-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.3 miles away from Nilwood center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 87.1 miles away from the city center
On 1/29/1993 at 13:56:23, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, 3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from Nilwood center
On 4/6/1994 at 17:38:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 MD, 3.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 92.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 84.9 miles away from Nilwood center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Nilwood:

CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; CARLINVILLE, IL)
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL)
HILLSBORO AREA HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; HILLSBORO, IL)

Amtrak station near Nilwood:

10 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Nilwood:

LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 27 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 47 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 53 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 55 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)

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Average household size:

This town:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	8.4%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	16.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This town:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Nilwood, IL

Nilwood compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Nilwood mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Macoupin County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (78%) Electricity (10%) Wood (10%) Other fuel (2%)

Religion statistics for Nilwood

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ
Adherents	28.1%	18.2%	12.5%	12.1%	4.9%
Congregations	13.9%	18.5%	5.6%	16.7%	2.8%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Assemblies of God	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Other religions
Adherents	4.2%	3.9%	3.9%	3.4%	8.8%
Congregations	7.4%	3.7%	5.6%	2.8%	23.1%

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	$50
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$280
Sewerage	0	$0		2	$1,307
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$892
Totals for Government	0	$0		12	$2,529

Nilwood government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $23,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $141,000
Police Protection: $35,000

Financial Administration: $16,000

Sewerage: $9,000

Regular Highways: $8,000

General - Other: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $118,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $115,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $12,000
General Revenue, NEC: $6,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $320,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $127,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $16,000
Highways: $7,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $2,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $29,000

5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,192 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
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 Madison County, IL	1.59% ($38,793 average AGI)
from Sangamon County, IL	0.74% ($28,394)
from Montgomery County, IL	0.56% ($22,077)

6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.11%
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 Madison County, IL	1.54% ($36,507 average AGI)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.88% ($30,073)
to Montgomery County, IL	0.75% ($26,734)

Strongest AM radio stations in Nilwood:

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)
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.)
KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSMI (1540 AM; 1 kW; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Nilwood:

WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
WTSG (90.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
WOLG (95.9 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
WSMI-FM (106.1 FM; LITCHFIELD, IL; Owner: TALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXAJ (99.7 FM; HILLSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCVS-FM (96.7 FM; VIRDEN, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYMG (100.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WNNS (98.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WQLZ (92.7 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
WSCT (90.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
WFMB-FM (104.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
W206AN (89.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Nilwood:

WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
WCFN (Channel 49; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Allen Booster Station, Type: Pole, Structure height: 6.1 m, Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WPQI630
Assigned Frequencies : 453.662 MHz
Grant Date: 07/14/2005, Expiration Date: 07/28/2015, Certifier: Kevin Painter
Registrant: Atlas License Company, 1725a N. Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46219, Phone: (317) 351-4865, Fax: (317) 351-4870, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB9MZB, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/13/1996, Expiration Date: 03/13/2006, Cancelation Date: 03/14/2008
Registrant: Leslie O Walden, Nilwood, IL 62672

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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