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Sangamon County

Population in July 2009: 1,640. Population change since 2000: -3.2%

Males: 756	(46.1%)
Females: 884	(53.9%)

Median resident age:	40.4 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip codes: 62703.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $44,135 (it was $37,964 in 2000)

Southern View:	$44,135
Illinois:	$53,966

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $22,178

Southern View village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $87,213 (it was $68,200 in 2000)

Southern View:	$87,213
Illinois:	$202,200

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $83,378; Detached houses: $83,655; Townhouses or other attached units: $77,099; In 2-unit structures: $133,440; Mobile homes: $47,445

Median gross rent in 2009: $882.

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White alone - 1,693 (94.2%)
Hispanic - 69 (3.8%)
Two or more races - 20 (1.1%)
Black alone - 13 (0.7%)
Asian alone - 3 (0.2%)

Races in Southern View detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in Southern View: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (27.6%), Irish (18.9%), English (11.1%), United States (7.3%), Italian (5.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/17/1939

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 0.53 square miles.

Population density: 3114 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Southern View:

High school or higher: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Southern View village:

Never married: 24.2%
Now married: 51.8%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 14.0%

22 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.3%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in July 2011

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,481 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,281 (1.7%)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (1.9 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (84.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (177.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Jerome, IL (1.3 miles ), Springfield, IL (1.4 miles ), Leland Grove, IL (1.5 miles ), Grandview, IL (2.1 miles ), Rochester, IL (2.4 miles ), Clear Lake, IL (2.4 miles ), Chatham, IL (2.5 miles ), Riverton, IL (2.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 0 buildings
1997: 0 buildings
1998: 4 buildings, average cost: $73,800
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $65,000
2001: 0 buildings
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings
2009: 0 buildings
2010: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.76 N, Longitude: 89.65 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

Southern View household income distribution

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Unemployment in March 2011:

Here:	7.6%
Illinois:	9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Crime in Southern View by Year
Murders	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	59.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	59.0	0.0	118.0	119.3	0.0	58.7	0.0	181.1	60.9	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	59.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	60.7	176.2	59.5	120.7	0.0	121.8	0.0
Assaults	4	5	3	4	4	4	2	13	2	11	11	3
per 100,000	212.7	295.0	177.0	236.0	238.7	242.9	117.4	772.9	120.7	669.9	669.9	186.5
Burglaries	4	11	8	5	5	9	8	10	14	8	1	5
per 100,000	212.7	649.0	472.0	295.0	298.3	546.4	469.8	594.5	844.9	487.2	60.9	310.8
Thefts	35	46	38	33	33	27	27	56	46	64	39	41
per 100,000	1860.7	2713.9	2241.9	1946.9	1969.0	1639.3	1585.4	3329.4	2776.1	3897.7	2375.2	2548.2
Auto thefts	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	4	1	2	0	2
per 100,000	106.3	118.0	0.0	59.0	59.7	60.7	0.0	237.8	60.4	121.8	0.0	124.3
Arson	0	0	0	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	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 319.1)	136.6	394.6	153.9	238.4	241.1	170.8	213.8	356.5	370.1	372.3	262.7	166.4

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Crime in Southern View detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2010, including police officers: 4 (4 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.49
Illinois average:	2.78

Population change in the 1990s: -350 (-17.1%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)

Males Females

Retail trade (19%)
Construction (16%)
Public administration (10%)
Educational services (8%)
Manufacturing (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Real estate and rental and leasing (5%)

Health care and social assistance (30%)
Public administration (16%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Retail trade (9%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Other services, except public administration (4%)

Most common occupations (%)

Males Females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)

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Average climate in Southern View, Illinois

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Tornado activity:

Southern View-area historical tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 182% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/14/1957, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 1.9 miles away from the Southern View village center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/6/1977, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Southern View-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 65.6 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 59.4 miles away from Southern View center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Sangamon County (8) is smaller than the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 4, Tornadoes: 2, Snow: 1, Hurricane: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Southern View topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Southern View:

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
ST JOHNS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 3 miles away; SPRINGFIELD, IL)
TAYLORVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (Critical Access Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 24 miles away; TAYLORVILLE, IL)

Amtrak station near Southern View:

4 miles: SPRINGFIELD (WASHINGTON & 3RD STS.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southern View:

University of Illinois at Springfield (about 3 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,458)
Lincoln Land Community College (about 3 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 3,264)
Millikin University (about 37 miles; Decatur, IL; FT enrollment: 2,183)
Illinois Wesleyan University (about 62 miles; Bloomington, IL; FT enrollment: 2,057)
Illinois State University (about 63 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 18,494)
Lewis and Clark Community College (about 63 miles; Godfrey, IL; FT enrollment: 2,939)
Heartland Community College (about 64 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,524)

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Sangamon County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI)

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.8. This is about average.

City:	34.8
U.S.:	32.0

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 6.5 miles away from the city center.

City:	24.4
U.S.:	28.3

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µ/m³] level in 2000 was 25.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 3.0 miles away from the city center.

City:	25.5
U.S.:	25.0

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µ/m³] level in 2010 was 10.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 5.2 miles away from the city center.

City:	10.6
U.S.:	9.6

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 4.8%
(5.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This village:	2.1 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	56.8%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	4.4%
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: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Southern View, IL

Southern View compared to Illinois state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.

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Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Southern View travel time to work - commute

Southern View mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (89%)
Electricity (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Sangamon County Illinois:

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Religion statistics for Southern View:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 56.89%

Here		56.9%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ
Adherents	34.2%	14.0%	10.6%	7.6%	6.9%
Congregations	11.0%	2.8%	17.7%	6.6%	9.4%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Southern Baptist Convention	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	5.4%	4.6%	3.2%	2.7%	10.7%
Congregations	6.6%	7.7%	2.8%	5.5%	29.8%

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.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 28

Sangamon County:	1.44 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.24 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3

Sangamon County:	0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	0.08 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5

This county:	0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	0.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 67

Sangamon County:	3.46 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	2.61 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 156

Here:	8.05 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:	6.86 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	9.8%
Illinois:	8.3%

Adult obesity rate:

Sangamon County:	27.9%
State:	25.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Sangamon County:	13.0%
State:	14.5%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,328
Other Government Administration	0	$0		8	$2,150
Police Protection - Officers	6	$15,170	$30,340	5	$3,832
Streets and Highways	3	$6,553	$26,212	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,705	$20,460	0	$0
Totals for Government	10	$23,428	$28,114	14	$7,310

Southern View government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $458,000 ($279.27)
Police Protection: $188,000 ($114.63)

Financial Administration: $120,000 ($73.17)

Parks & Recreation: $69,000 ($42.07)

General - Other: $5,000 ($3.05)
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $185,000 ($112.80)
Interest Earnings: $25,000 ($15.24)
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $35,000 ($21.34)
Police Protection: $26,000 ($15.85)
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $779,000 ($475.00)
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $271,000 ($165.24)
Highways: $49,000 ($29.88)

All Other: $32,000 ($19.51)
Tax - Property: $53,000 ($32.32)
NEC: $18,000 ($10.98)
Total Salaries & Wages: $244,000 ($148.78)

4.74% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,491 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.74%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($251 average AGI)
Sangamon County:
0.14%
Illinois average:
0.19%

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

from Cook County, IL	0.27% ($29,877 average AGI)
from Morgan County, IL	0.25% ($33,076)
from Menard County, IL	0.25% ($32,893)

4.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,014 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.73%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($171 average AGI)
Sangamon County:
0.03%
Illinois average:
0.07%

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

to Cook County, IL	0.29% ($37,375 average AGI)
to Menard County, IL	0.24% ($44,632)
to Christian County, IL	0.18% ($28,211)

Strongest AM radio stations in Southern View:

WFMB (1450 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WMAY (970 AM; 1 kW; SPRINGFIELD, 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.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Southern View:

WFMB-FM (104.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WQNA (88.3 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CAPITAL AREA CAREER CENTER)
WQQL (101.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WLUJ (89.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
WNNS (98.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WQLZ (92.7 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WUIS (91.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF IL AT SPRINGFIELD)
WSCT (90.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
WYVR (97.7 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
WYMG (100.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WCVS-FM (96.7 FM; VIRDEN, IL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WLWJ (88.1 FM; PETERSBURG, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
W205BG (88.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
WMHX (93.9 FM; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WXAJ (99.7 FM; HILLSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIBI (91.1 FM; CARLINVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
WDZQ (95.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Southern View:

WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
W28BE (Channel 28; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: THE MARIAN CENTER)
W08DP (Channel 8; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC'L TELECOMM. CORPORATION)
WCFN (Channel 49; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
W33AY (Channel 33; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)

Southern View fatal accident list:

Jul 30, 2004 07:22 AM, Ring Rd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

Southern View on our top lists:

#15 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Cooks and food preparation workers"
#26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest wind speed differences during a year"
#95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Public administration"

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