Prairie City, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 418. Population change since 2000: -9.3%

Males: 200	(47.9%)
Females: 218	(52.1%)

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 61470.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,512 (it was $36,875 in 2000)

Prairie City:	$47,512
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,911

Prairie City:	$15,911
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $43,299 (it was $26,500 in 2000)

Prairie City:	$43,299
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $48,892; Detached houses: $49,851; Mobile homes: $8,571

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Races in Prairie City:

White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
Two or more races (1.3%)
Asian Indian (1.1%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Prairie City: 68.8 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (15.0%), United States (12.4%), English (5.9%), Welsh (5.6%), Irish (5.2%), Swedish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/21/1874

Elevation: 667 feet

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 413 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Prairie City

High school or higher: 82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
Unemployed: 5.3%
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Prairie City village

Never married: 26.0%
Now married: 52.3%
Separated: 0.6%
Widowed: 14.1%
Divorced: 7.1%

1 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.2%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Prairie City:	1.5% ($386)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Peoria, IL (45.3 miles , pop. 112,936).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (138.4 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (167.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Avon, IL (1.8 miles ), Bushnell, IL (2.3 miles ), St. Augustine, IL (2.7 miles) , Ellisville, IL (2.9 miles) , Marietta, IL (3.0 miles) , Bardolph, IL (3.2 miles ), Good Hope, IL (3.5 miles ), London Mills, IL (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 40.62 N, Longitude: 90.46 W

Area code: 309

Prairie City household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -42 (-8.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Metal and metal products (15%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Educational services (8%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (23%)
Food and beverage stores (18%)
Metal and metal products (12%)
Gasoline stations (10%)
Printing and related support activities (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (15%)
Health technologists and technicians (10%)
Other transportation workers (10%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Customer service representatives (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

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Prairie City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 142% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/13/1995, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 19.4 miles away from the Prairie City village center injured 45 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/21/1957, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.1 miles away from the village center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Prairie City-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from Prairie City center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie City:

MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; MACOMB, IL)
COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER OF WESTERN IL (about 23 miles; MONMOUTH, IL)
GALESBURG COTTAGE HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; GALESBURG, IL)

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Amtrak station near Prairie City:

16 miles: MACOMB (120 E. CALHOUN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prairie City:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 41 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; FT enrollment: 2,220)
BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 63 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,891)
EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 63 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)

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Churches in Prairie City include: Prairie City Presbyterian Church (A), Prairieland Open Bible Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Park in Prairie City: Prairie City Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	77.4%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.7%
Whole state:	4.8%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	22.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	6.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prairie City, IL

33 people in nursing homes

Prairie City compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value significantly 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.
Length of stay since moving in above 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 significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Prairie City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in McDonough County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Electricity (3%) Wood (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Prairie City

Adherents

Name	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God
Adherents	22.0%	19.2%	10.8%	10.3%	8.0%
Congregations	26.8%	5.4%	8.9%	10.7%	5.4%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Lutheran Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Other religions
Adherents	5.1%	4.7%	2.5%	2.5%	15.0%
Congregations	5.4%	3.6%	1.8%	1.8%	30.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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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	$125
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$685
Other and Unallocable	0	$0		2	$550
Totals for Government	0	$0		11	$1,360

Prairie City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $50,000
Solid Waste Management: $10,000
Construction - General: $402,000
Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $123,000
Central Staff Services: $76,000

Water Utilities: $72,000

Sewerage: $13,000

Solid Waste Management: $12,000

General Public Buildings: $11,000

Regular Highways: $8,000

Police Protection: $3,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $401,000
Housing & Community Development: $143,000
General - Interest on Debt: $74,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,055,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,045,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $11,000
Interest Earnings: $8,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $13,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $317,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $81,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000
Highways: $13,000

All Other: $3,000
Tax - Property: $14,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $26,000

8.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.11%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.81% of residents moved from foreign countries ($348 average AGI)
McDonough County: 0.81%
Illinois average: 0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Fulton County, IL	0.63% ($20,167 average AGI)
from Hancock County, IL	0.44% ($21,848)
from Cook County, IL	0.34% ($15,222)

8.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,305 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.52%
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 Cook County, IL	0.64% ($23,544 average AGI)
to Fulton County, IL	0.56% ($37,492)
to Hancock County, IL	0.49% ($22,288)

Strongest AM radio stations in Prairie City:

WAIK (1590 AM; 5 kW; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WLRB (1510 AM; daytime; 1 kW; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WVEL (1140 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PEKIN, IL)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WWFS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PEORIA, IL; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Prairie City:

WLMD (104.7 FM; BUSHNELL, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKAI-FM (100.1 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJEQ (102.7 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: CENTRAL ILLINOIS BROADCASTING INC)
WIUM (91.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WNLF (95.9 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: NANCY L. FOSTER)
WAAG (94.9 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING CO.)
WMOI (97.7 FM; MONMOUTH, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC)
WLSR (92.7 FM; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: GALESBURG BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)
WBYS-FM (107.9 FM; CANTON, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
W209AL (89.7 FM; MACOMB, ETC., IL; Owner: H.O.P.E. BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W213AH (90.5 FM; MACOMB, ETC., IL; Owner: H.O.P.E. BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Prairie City:

KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
KWQC-TV (Channel 6; DAVENPORT, IA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF DAVENPORT, INC.)
W50BY (Channel 50; GALESBURG, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

Prairie City fatal accident list:
Feb 22, 2007 02:01 AM, Sr-41, Lat: 40.620614, Lon: -90.462831, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KB9DEH, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00021284
Grant Date: 01/13/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Jerry L Walter
Registrant: Jerry L Walter, 21665 E 2100 St, Prairie City, IL 61470-8441
Call Sign: KB9EBJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00797112
Grant Date: 01/13/2004, Expiration Date: 03/29/2014, Certifier: Kevin L Walter
Registrant: Kevin L Walter, 21665 E 2100 St, Prairie City, IL 61470-8441
Call Sign: N9TGA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00639138
Grant Date: 02/14/2003, Expiration Date: 04/27/2013, Certifier: Sharon K Walter
Registrant: Sharon K Walter, 21665 E 2100th, Prairie City, IL 61470
Call Sign: N9UVL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00736726
Grant Date: 08/29/2003, Expiration Date: 09/14/2013
Registrant: Kyle B Walter, 21665 E 2100 St, Prairie City, IL 61470
Call Sign: KC9HLA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01001359
Grant Date: 04/06/2005, Expiration Date: 04/06/2015, Certifier: George R Stolp
Registrant: George R Stolp, 625 N Jefferson, Prairie City, IL 61470

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 3

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