Royalton, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 1,159. Population change since 2000: +2.6%

Males: 543	(46.9%)
Females: 616	(53.1%)

Median resident age:	41.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62983.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,855 (it was $23,947 in 2000)

Royalton:	$30,855
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,462

Royalton:	$20,462
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,043 (it was $34,300 in 2000)

Royalton:	$56,043
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $63,794; Detached houses: $66,523; Townhouses or other attached units: $100,173; Mobile homes: $21,971

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Races in Royalton:

White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)

2008 cost of living index in Royalton: 72.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (19.5%), German (14.2%), Irish (11.4%), English (9.7%), Italian (8.4%), Polish (4.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/20/1908

Elevation: 391 feet

Land area: 1.13 square miles.

Population density: 1025 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Royalton

High school or higher: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
Unemployed: 8.6%
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Royalton village

Never married: 19.2%
Now married: 51.6%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 12.2%
Divorced: 15.4%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.4%
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:

Royalton:	0.9% ($323)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (80.2 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (284.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bush, IL (1.7 miles ), Zeigler, IL (1.9 miles ), Hurst, IL (1.9 miles ), Colp, IL (2.3 miles ), Freeman Spur, IL (2.5 miles ), Cambria, IL (2.6 miles ), Elkville, IL (2.6 miles ), Herrin, IL (2.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.88 N, Longitude: 89.11 W

Area code: 618

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Population change in the 1990s: -55 (-4.6%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Truck transportation (13%)
Construction (11%)
Mining (7%)
Health care (7%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Health technologists and technicians (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)

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Crime in Royalton by Year
Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	86.2	0.0	85.2
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	12	2	4	1	1	2	10	0	4
per 100,000	970.1	177.0	354.0	88.5	87.6	174.7	862.1	0.0	340.7
Burglaries	20	7	3	5	6	5	3	3	4
per 100,000	1616.8	619.5	265.5	442.5	525.9	436.7	258.6	256.2	340.7
Thefts	15	8	16	5	1	5	10	18	24
per 100,000	1212.6	708.0	1415.9	442.5	87.6	436.7	862.1	1537.1	2044.3
Auto thefts	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
per 100,000	80.8	88.5	0.0	88.5	87.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	170.4
Arson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	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)	362.2	114.2	146.0	73.5	64.9	83.0	294.0	79.4	255.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.73
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Royalton, Illinois

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Royalton-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 147% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the Royalton village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/18/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.1 miles away from the village center killed 11 people and injured 200 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Royalton-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 39% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.6 miles away from Royalton center
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) earthquake occurred 54.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.1 miles away from Royalton 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 99.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from Royalton center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Royalton:

HERRIN HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; HERRIN, IL)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CARBONDALE, IL)
FRANKLIN HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BENTON, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Royalton, IL

Airports located in Royalton:

Adams Pvt Airport (Runways: 1)

Amtrak stations near Royalton:

12 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
13 miles: CARBONDALE (401 S. ILLINOIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Royalton:

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 13 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 15 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 64 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 75 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 81 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)

Library in Royalton:

ROYALTON P.L.D. (Operating income: $86,500; Location: 305 SOUTH DEAN ST.; 13,673 books; 30 audio materials; 44 video materials; 12 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Royalton include: Apostolic Church of Royalton (A), Holy Protection Orthodox Church (B), Bible Way Revival Center (C), Saint Aloysius Catholic Church (D), First Christian Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This village:	2.2 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	60.9%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	5.4%
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 2007:

This village:	20.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	8.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Royalton, IL

Royalton compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above 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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Banks with branches in Royalton (2009 data):

Herrin Security Bank: Royalton Facility at 205 South Main Street, branch established on 1982-11-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $113.5 mil, Deposits: $98.8 mil, headquarters in Herrin, IL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Security Bancorp, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (62%) Electricity (37%)

Religion statistics for Royalton

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Catholic Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	United Methodist Church
Adherents	50.9%	9.7%	6.4%	6.0%	5.9%
Congregations	35.3%	9.2%	5.0%	5.9%	10.9%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	5.1%	2.6%	2.5%	2.0%	8.8%
Congregations	4.2%	5.0%	0.8%	2.5%	21.0%

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	$1,127
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$2,254
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		1	$1,151
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$75
Streets and Highways	0	$0		7	$5,469
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$1,948
Totals for Government	0	$0		20	$12,024

Royalton government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $59,000
Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $241,000
Water Utilities: $153,000

Police Protection: $100,000

Regular Highways: $91,000

Financial Administration: $43,000

Solid Waste Management: $40,000

Fire Protection: $37,000

General - Other: $14,000

Parks & Recreation: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $250,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $308,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $111,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $92,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $296,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $19,000
Water Utilities: $12,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $47,000
Interest Earnings: $11,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $33,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $554,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $274,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $113,000
Highways: $32,000
Tax - Public Utilities: $62,000
Property: $23,000

NEC: $5,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $137,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,524 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
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 Williamson County, IL	1.22% ($29,200 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IL	0.34% ($22,367)
from Perry County, IL	0.29% ($19,476)

5.24% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,619 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.24%
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 Williamson County, IL	1.39% ($30,598 average AGI)
to Jackson County, IL	0.39% ($20,607)
to Jefferson County, IL	0.29% ($27,643)

Strongest AM radio stations in Royalton:

WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJPF (1340 AM; 1 kW; HERRIN, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
WFRX (1300 AM; 1 kW; WEST FRANKFORT, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WCIL (1020 AM; daytime; 1 kW; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WMIX (940 AM; 5 kW; MOUNT VERNON, IL; Owner: WITHERS BROADCASTING CO OF ILLINOIS)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WINI (1420 AM; 1 kW; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: RADIO STATION WINI)
KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Royalton:

WAWJ (90.1 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXLT (103.5 FM; CHRISTOPHER, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WDDD-FM (107.3 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVZA (92.7 FM; HERRIN, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WQUL (97.7 FM; WEST FRANKFORT, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WUEZ (95.1 FM; CARTERVILLE, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
WDQN-FM (95.9 FM; DUQUOIN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: ZIMMER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WTAO-FM (105.1 FM; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSIU (91.9 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
KEZS-FM (102.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KGMO (100.7 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WQRL (106.3 FM; BENTON, IL; Owner: DANA COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
WISH-FM (98.9 FM; GALATIA, IL; Owner: GALATIA FM JOINT VENTURE)
WDBX (91.1 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: HETERODYNE BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Royalton:

W15BU (Channel 17; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
WSIU-TV (Channel 8; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KFVS-TV (Channel 12; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
KBSI (Channel 23; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: KBSI LICENSEE L.P.)
WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
WTCT (Channel 27; MARION, IL; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
W10AH (Channel 10; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)

Royalton fatal accident list:
Jul 24, 1997 07:10 AM, 3rd St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total costs: $72,000
Total average daily traffic: 550
Total average daily truck traffic: 60
Total future (year 2020) average daily traffic: 450

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

James E McDonald, 3562 State Highway 149, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 77.7 m
Registrant: Alltel Communications Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 5

Call Sign: KA9YGR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01445568
Grant Date: 12/23/2008, Expiration Date: 03/05/2019
Registrant: Jon E Brookmyer, 105 North Meadow, Royalton, IL 62983
Call Sign: KB9MEZ, Previous Call Sign: KA9UMU, Licensee ID: L01080473
Grant Date: 11/03/2005, Expiration Date: 12/07/2015, Certifier: Thomas J Coffey Sr
Registrant: Thomas J Coffey Sr, 810 State Hwy 149, Royalton, IL 62983
Call Sign: KB9ULR, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L01469938
Grant Date: 02/26/2009, Expiration Date: 04/15/2019, Certifier: Rebekah L Roethe
Registrant: Rebekah L Roethe, 6423 State Highway 184, Royalton, IL 62983
Call Sign: N1LAR, Previous Call Sign: KB9UBG, Licensee ID: L01469937
Grant Date: 03/07/2009, Expiration Date: 04/08/2019
Registrant: Larry R Roethe, 6423 State Highway 184, Royalton, IL 62983
Call Sign: KB9YBM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00288360
Grant Date: 09/29/2000, Expiration Date: 09/29/2010, Certifier: Marylin R Dawkins
Registrant: Marylin R Dawkins, Royalton, IL 62983

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7
Hazardous Condition: 3

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