Oreana, Illinois

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Back to Oreana, IL housing info, Macon County, Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Macon County Population in July 2008: 924. Population change since 2000: +3.6%   Males: 472   (51.1%) Females: 452   (48.9%) Median resident age:   38.6 years Illinois median age:   34.7 years Zip codes: 62554. Estimated median household income in 2008: $61,903 (it was $51,339 in 2000) Oreana:   $61,903 Illinois:   $56,235 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $25,997 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $100,305 (it was $74,200 in 2000) Oreana:   $100,305 Illinois:   $214,900 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 62554 Oreana, IL residents, houses, and apartments details Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Oreana: White Non-Hispanic (98.7%) Two or more races (0.8%) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Oreana: 72.3 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Oreana, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Moving to Decatur, IL  (48 replies) Relocating to Decatur Illinois Area  (12 replies) Latest news from Oreana, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (23.8%), Irish (15.6%), English (13.8%), United States (11.3%), French (2.9%), Dutch (2.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 03/02/1954 Elevation: 688 feet Land area: 0.50 square miles. Population density: 1849 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 39.94 N, Longitude: 88.87 W

Area code: 217

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Oreana-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 157% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the Oreana village 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 1.0 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Oreana-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 93.5 miles away from Oreana 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 99.5 miles away from the city center
On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.3 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 62.9 miles away from Oreana center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 43.1 miles away from the city center
On 12/17/1990 at 05:24:59, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 97.1 miles away from Oreana center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	78.1%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	1.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

This village:	2.8%
Whole state:	10.7%

This village:	1.7%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oreana, IL

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Here		49.8%
USA		50.2%

4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,446 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.31%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($500 average AGI)

Macon County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.19%

from Sangamon County, IL	0.28% ($34,441 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL	0.20% ($34,917)
from Piatt County, IL	0.17% ($43,069)

5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.06%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($943 average AGI)

Macon County:	0.03%
Illinois average:	0.07%

to Sangamon County, IL	0.31% ($30,301 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.21% ($28,678)
to McLean County, IL	0.21% ($42,247)

• Marin Fettman, Prairie Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.7 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
  Registrant: Email:
• RICHARD L GORMAN, 200 East Jordan Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 390.1 m, Overall height: 411.8 m
  Registrant: Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 North 17th Street 11th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, Phone: (703) 812-0400, Email:
• Dan Vandiver, 1 Mile North Of Oreana, Il., Type: Tower, Structure height: 146.3 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00130315
  Registrant: Illinois Cooperative Association, Inc., 11596 Illinois Highway 1, Paris, IL 61944, Phone: (217) 466-4600, Email:
• ROBERT D'ANDREA, .45 Mi To Civil Township, Type: Tower, Structure height: 304.9 m, Overall height: 321.2 m
  Registrant: Hardy, Carey, Chautin & Balkin, LLP, 1080 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70471-3036, Phone: (985) 629-0777, Email:

• .45 Mi To Civil Township, Type: Tower, Structure height: 304 m, Overall height: 321 m, Call Sign: KNRP462, Licensee ID: L00001014
  Assigned Frequencies : 861.387 MHz, 860.512 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/20/2005, Expiration Date: 10/31/2015, Certifier: James L Wheaton
  Registrant: Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc.

• STATION, 3/4 Mi Sw Of, Overall height: 82.3 m, Call Sign: WNEO727
  Assigned Frequencies : 6605.00 MHz, 6665.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/15/1991, Expiration Date: 08/15/1996, Cancelation Date: 07/08/1996
  Registrant: Phone: (217) 424-6773

• Fire: 3
• Hazardous Condition: 22

• #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year"

• #68 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m³)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"