For population 15 years and over in Old Appleton town:
Never married: 12.2%
Now married: 79.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 4.1%
0 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.0%
Missouri:
2.7%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $-1 (100.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $263 (0.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (77.2 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (313.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Frohna, MO (2.4 miles)
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Longtown, MO (2.5 miles)
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Oak Ridge, MO (2.6 miles ),
Biehle, MO (2.7 miles)
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Pocahontas, MO (2.7 miles)
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Altenburg, MO (2.7 miles ),
Grand Tower, IL (3.4 miles ),
Sedgewickville, MO (3.5 miles)
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Old Appleton-area historical tornado activity is above Missouri state average. It is 176% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 9/22/2006, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 8.9 miles away from the Old Appleton town center injured 5 peopleand caused $7 million in damages.
On 9/22/2006, a category F4 tornado 8.9 miles away from the town center injured 6 peopleand caused $8 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Old Appleton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 29% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
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, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 31.0 miles away from the city center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.5 miles away from Old Appleton center On 9/29/1987 at 00:04:56, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.5 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from the city center On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi) earthquake occurred 32.9 miles away from the city center On 6/6/2003 at 12:29:34, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 1.6 mi) earthquake occurred 64.2 miles away from Old Appleton center On 6/15/2004 at 08:34:21, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 59.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cape Girardeau County (18) is greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Winter Storms: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Old Appleton:
PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 13 miles away; PERRYVILLE, MO)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CARBONDALE (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 20 miles away; CARBONDALE, IL)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 21 miles away; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Old Appleton:
Southeast Missouri State University (about 22 miles; Cape Girardeau, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,475)
Southern Illinois University Carbondale (about 28 miles; Carbondale, IL; FT enrollment: 16,261)
John A Logan College (about 36 miles; Carterville, IL; FT enrollment: 2,443)
Mineral Area College (about 48 miles; Park Hills, MO; FT enrollment: 2,165)
Southwestern Illinois College (about 66 miles; Belleville, IL; FT enrollment: 5,638)
Jefferson College (about 66 miles; Hillsboro, MO; FT enrollment: 3,180)
West Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 69 miles; Paducah, KY; FT enrollment: 2,353)
Religion statistics for Old Appleton (based on Cape Girardeau County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 61.46%
Here
61.5%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Southern Baptist Convention
Lutheran Church
United Methodist Church
Assemblies of God
Adherents
25.1%
23.6%
18.3%
13.4%
5.8%
Congregations
4.3%
19.6%
14.1%
17.4%
4.3%
Name
United Church of Christ
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Other
Adherents
2.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.1%
6.5%
Congregations
4.3%
3.3%
1.1%
2.2%
29.3%
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: 13
Cape Girardeau County:
1.79 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:
0.41 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Cape Girardeau County:
0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 43
Cape Girardeau County:
5.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
Here:
10.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
8.6%
Missouri:
8.8%
Adult obesity rate:
Cape Girardeau County:
29.7%
Missouri:
29.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
16.1%
State:
13.5%
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
Old Appleton government finances in 2002:
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $1,000 ($11.76)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,000 ($141.18)
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $3,000 ($35.29)
Tax - Property: $1,000 ($11.76)
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,000 ($11.76)
7.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,434 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.20%
Missouri average:
7.87%
0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($231 average AGI)
Cape Girardeau County:
0.12%
Missouri average:
0.11%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
