Shumway, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 227. Population change since 2000: +4.6%

Males: 115	(50.7%)
Females: 112	(49.3%)

Median resident age:	31.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62461.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $55,565 (it was $43,125 in 2000)

Shumway:	$55,565
Illinois:	$54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,791

Shumway:	$20,791
Illinois:	$27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,160 (it was $46,000 in 2000)

Shumway:	$75,160
Illinois:	$208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $101,353; Detached houses: $108,906; Mobile homes: $25,455

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Races in Shumway:

White Non-Hispanic (100.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Shumway: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (24.9%), Italian (16.1%), English (11.1%), Irish (6.9%), United States (6.9%), Dutch (2.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 09/20/1895

Elevation: 655 feet

Land area: 0.31 square miles.

Population density: 728 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Shumway

High school or higher: 84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
Unemployed: 16.3%
Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shumway village

Never married: 27.9%
Now married: 48.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 9.5%
Divorced: 13.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.9%
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:

Shumway:	1.2% ($560)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (48.7 miles , pop. 81,860).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (93.8 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (190.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Stewardson, IL (2.4 miles ), Beecher City, IL (2.7 miles ), Effingham, IL (2.7 miles ), Sigel, IL (3.0 miles ), Altamont, IL (3.2 miles ), Teutopolis, IL (3.2 miles ), Strasburg, IL (3.4 miles ), Watson, IL (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.18 N, Longitude: 88.65 W

Area code: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: -24 (-10.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Printing and related support activities (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers (9%)
Repair and maintenance (9%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (22%)
Machinery (9%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
Public administration (9%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Health care (7%)
Printing and related support activities (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (27%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (20%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Financial managers (4%)
Religious workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (9%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)

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Average climate in Shumway, Illinois

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Shumway-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 127% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 26.2 miles away from the Shumway village center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/6/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 8.8 miles away from the village center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Shumway-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 72% 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 65.4 miles away from Shumway 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 48.3 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 95.3 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 65.5 miles away from Shumway center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 50.8 miles away from the city center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from Shumway 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 Shumway:

ST ANTHONYS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; EFFINGHAM, IL)
SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL)
SARAH BUSH LINCOLN HEALTH CENTER (about 26 miles; MATTOON, IL)

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Amtrak station near Shumway:

8 miles: EFFINGHAM (S. BANKERS ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shumway:

LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 26 miles; MATTOON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT enrollment: 2,274)
LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 65 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 68 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 68 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)

Public elementary/middle school in Shumway:

Shumway Grade School (Location: 304 S WEST ST; Grades: K - 2)

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

Drinking water stations with addresses in Shumway that have no violations reported:

SIM PRODUCTS (Population served: 40, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This village:	2.6 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	69.5%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	7.3%
Whole state:	4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This village:	8.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This village:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Shumway, IL

Shumway compared to Illinois state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Shumway mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Effingham County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (61%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (31%) Electricity (6%)

Religion statistics for Shumway

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Lutheran Church	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	50.4%	15.2%	12.7%	9.0%	5.5%
Congregations	15.9%	15.9%	11.1%	23.8%	14.3%

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Assemblies of God	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	1.6%	1.4%	1.0%	0.9%	2.4%
Congregations	3.2%	1.6%	1.6%	3.2%	9.5%

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.

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
Other Government Administration	0	$0		9	$200
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$200

Shumway government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Regular Highways: $4,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000

General - Other: $3,000

General Public Buildings: $1,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,000
Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $52,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000
Tax - Property: $6,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000

4.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,919 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.51%
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 Fayette County, IL	0.41% ($28,982 average AGI)
from Shelby County, IL	0.41% ($32,125)
from Clay County, IL	0.32% ($20,636)

5.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,607 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.92%
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 Fayette County, IL	0.44% ($23,613 average AGI)
to Coles County, IL	0.42% ($28,500)
to Jasper County, IL	0.33% ($22,304)

Strongest AM radio stations in Shumway:

WCRA (1090 AM; daytime; 1 kW; EFFINGHAM, IL)
KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLBH (1170 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WILY (1210 AM; daytime; 10 kW; CENTRALIA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Shumway:

WXEF (97.9 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: PREMIER BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCRC (95.7 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: TWO PETAZ, INC.)
WKJT (102.3 FM; TEUTOPOLIS, IL; Owner: JOHN W. KIRBY)
W204BG (88.7 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
W208AN (91.3 FM; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
WHQQ (98.9 FM; NEOGA, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
WRAN (98.3 FM; TOWER HILL, IL; Owner: KASKASKIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
WTRH (93.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJLY (88.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING)
WLBH-FM (96.9 FM; MATTOON, IL; Owner: MATTOON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZNX (106.7 FM; SULLIVAN, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
WMCI (101.3 FM; NEOGA, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
WEJT (105.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)

TV broadcast stations around Shumway:

WEIL-LP (Channel 54; EFFINGHAM, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORP.)
WUSI-TV (Channel 16; OLNEY, IL; Owner: BD. OF TRUSTEES SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WEIU-TV (Channel 51; CHARLESTON, IL; Owner: EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

Rt 1 7 Mi Nw, Call Sign: KNDR946, Licensee ID: L00026377
Assigned Frequencies : 158.460 MHz
Grant Date: 08/27/1997, Expiration Date: 09/08/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/12/2003
Registrant: Stephen L Kessler, Route 1, Shumway, IL 62461, Phone: (217) 682-3654

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2

Call Sign: KB9JXM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/22/1995, Expiration Date: 04/07/2005, Cancelation Date: 04/10/2007
Registrant: Carin T Blair, Rr 1 Box 108, Shumway, IL 62461
Call Sign: WA9MID, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00377839
Grant Date: 12/26/2007, Expiration Date: 03/25/2018, Certifier: Ray R Sherwood
Registrant: Ray R Sherwood, 19132 N State Hwy 32, Shumway, IL 62461

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 8

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