Oquawka, Illinois

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Oquawka: Oquawka, IL. Mississippi River Sunset

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Population (year 2000): 1,539. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,441 (-6.4% change)

Males: 745	(48.4%)
Females: 794	(51.6%)

Henderson County

Median resident age:	40.2 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61469.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,100 (it was $32,500 in 2000)

Oquawka	$34,100
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,800 (it was $57,500 in 2000)

Oquawka	$61,800
Illinois:	$183,900

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Races in Oquawka:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Hispanic (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (20.0%), United States (15.7%), English (12.7%), Irish (11.0%), Dutch (4.1%), Swedish (3.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/05/1902

Elevation: 562 feet

Land area: 1.46 square miles.

Population density: 1004 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Oquawka

High school or higher: 73.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
Unemployed: 9.8%
Mean travel time to work: 29.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Oquawka village

Never married: 21.5%
Now married: 55.3%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 12.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.0%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Oquawka, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Oquawka to the number of sex offenders is 184 to 1.

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

Oquawka:	1.4% ($792)
Illinois:	1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Davenport, IA (48.5 miles , pop. 98,359).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (167.0 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (233.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Gladstone, IL (5.2 miles ), Biggsville, IL (8.3 miles ), Keithsburg, IL (11.2 miles ), Oakville, IA (12.8 miles ), Gulf Port, IL (12.9 miles ), Stronghurst, IL (13.7 miles ), Media, IL (13.9 miles) , Kirkwood, IL (14.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $27,300
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $42,600
1998: 0 buildings
1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $53,300
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $20,000
2002: 6 buildings, average cost: $52,600
2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $58,300
2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $46,600
2005: 1 building, cost: $12,000
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2007: 1 building, cost: $82,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 40.94 N, Longitude: 90.95 W

13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 309

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Population change in the 1990s: +102 (+7.1%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (10%)
Food (7%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Rail transportation (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Food (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)
Computer and electronic products (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Cashiers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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Oquawka-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 79% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/25/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.6 miles away from the Oquawka village center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 1/24/1967, a category 3 tornado 25.4 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Oquawka:

GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; WEST BURLINGTON, IA)
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 22 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
MERCER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; ALEDO, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Oquawka:

SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 17 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; ID: BRL)
QUAD CITY INTL (about 47 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 71 miles; QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Oquawka:

MONMOUTH MUNI (about 24 miles; MONMOUTH, IL; ID: C66)
MERCER COUNTY (about 26 miles; ALEDO, IL; ID: C00)
MUSCATINE MUNI (about 33 miles; MUSCATINE, IA; ID: MUT)

Amtrak stations near Oquawka:

14 miles: ALDERSHOT (BURLINGTON, 1199 WATERDOWN RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
14 miles: BURLINGTON (300 S. MAIN ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Oquawka:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 49 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 50 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 69 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 87 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)

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Cemetery: Oquawka Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Court: Henderson County - Circuit Court- Clerk (4th Warren Street).

Average household size:

This village:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	64.2%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	6.1%
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 1999:

This village:	12.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This village:	3.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Oquawka compared to Illinois state average:

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

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Banks with branches in Oquawka (2007 data):

Midwest Bank of Western Illinois: Oquawka Banking Center at Sixth And Schuyler Streets, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $311.2 mil, Deposits: $208.4 mil, headquarters in Monmouth, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Western Illinois Bancshares, Inc.

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Oquawka government finances in 2002:

Charges - Parks & Recreation: $8,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $147,000
Regular Highways: $94,000

Water Utilities: $78,000

General - Other: $69,000

Parks & Recreation: $51,000

Police Protection: $31,000

Fire Protection: $13,000

Solid Waste Management: $7,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $84,000
General - Interest on Debt: $0
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $30,000
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $712,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $112,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $206,000
Highways: $42,000
Tax - Property: $68,000
Public Utilities: $26,000

NEC: $23,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $137,000

5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,506 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.40%
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 Des Moines County, IA	1.11% ($26,879 average AGI)
from Warren County, IL	0.88% ($22,962)
from Hancock County, IL	0.54% ($37,688)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,725 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
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 Des Moines County, IA	1.57% ($22,234 average AGI)
to Warren County, IL	0.60% ($28,500)
to Hancock County, IL	0.50% ($35,067)

Strongest AM radio stations in Oquawka:

KBUR (1490 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KCPS (1150 AM; 1 kW; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: JOHN M. GIANNETTINO)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)
WSUI (910 AM; 5 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WKBF (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Oquawka:

KGRS (107.3 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KKMI (93.5 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
KBEA-FM (99.7 FM; MUSCATINE, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KDMG (103.1 FM; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WRMJ (102.3 FM; ALEDO, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Oquawka:

KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)

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