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Tower Hill, IL map Population (year 2000): 609. Estimated population in July 2006: 597 (-2.0% change)
 

Males: 288  (47.3%)
Females: 321  (52.7%)

Shelby County

Median resident age:  34.4 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62571.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,400 (it was $30,909 in 2000)
Tower Hill  $32,400
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $35,600 (it was $33,100 in 2000)
Tower Hill  $35,600
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Tower Hill:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

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Ancestries: German (16.4%), United States (13.3%), Irish (11.0%), English (6.2%), Dutch (3.9%), French (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 10/04/1872

Elevation: 658 feet

Land area: 1.00 square miles.

Population density: 599 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tower Hill

  • High school or higher: 78.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tower Hill village

  • Never married: 24.8%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 8.1%
  • Divorced: 15.7%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.3%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Tower Hill, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tower Hill to the number of sex offenders is 301 to 1.

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

Tower Hill:  1.5% ($489)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (32.2 miles , pop. 81,860).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (102.6 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (191.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Pana, IL (8.3 miles ), Assumption, IL (11.1 miles ), Shelbyville, IL (11.1 miles ), Herrick, IL (11.7 miles ), Cowden, IL (11.7 miles ), Oconee, IL (12.3 miles ), Findlay, IL (16.9 miles ), Moweaqua, IL (17.0 miles ).

Latitude: 39.39 N, Longitude: 88.96 W


Area code: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: +7 (+1.2%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Paper (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Machinery (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Paper (16%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Social assistance (11%)
  • Food and beverage stores (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Machinery (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (16%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)


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Tower Hill-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 30.6 miles away from the Tower Hill village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 8/21/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.5 miles away from the village center killed 6 people and injured 56 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tower Hill:
  • SHELBY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL)
  • PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PANA, IL)
  • ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tower Hill:
  • DECATUR (about 32 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
  • COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 49 miles; MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
  • CAPITAL (about 58 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tower Hill:
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 9 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID: 2H0)
  • TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 27 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; ID: TAZ)
  • VANDALIA MUNI (about 31 miles; VANDALIA, IL; ID: VLA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tower Hill:
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 41 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,666)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 52 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
  • EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; FT enrollment: 9,582)
  • PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 68 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,186)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 73 miles; Champaign, IL; FT enrollment: 36,284)
Public elementary/middle school in Tower Hill:

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Churches in Tower Hill include: Tower Hill Christian Church (A), Tower Hill United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This village:  2.6 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  73.7%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  7.3%
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: 0.9% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  16.7%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  8.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Tower Hill 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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Banks with branches in Tower Hill (2007 data):
  • Peoples Bank & Trust: Tower Hill Branch at Route 16 And Seneca Road, branch established on 1988-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $153.7 mil, Deposits: $135.2 mil, headquarters in Pana, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: People First Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

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$450
Streets and Highways 1$2,214$26,5680$0
Sewerage 0$0 1$515
Water Supply 0$0 1$515
Other Government Administration 0$0 8$67
Totals for Government 1$2,214$26,56811$1,547


Tower Hill government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $54,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $93,000
    Financial Administration: $50,000
    Water Utilities: $48,000
    Regular Highways: $43,000
    General - Other: $16,000
    Parks & Recreation: $4,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $16,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $75,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $275,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $265,000
    Water Utilities: $70,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
    Water Utilities: $5,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $9,000
    Interest Earnings: $7,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $185,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $349,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $41,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $96,000
    General Support: $77,000
    Highways: $17,000
  • Tax - Property: $30,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $58,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

5.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.65%
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 Christian County, IL  0.70% ($31,424 average AGI)
from Macon County, IL  0.70% ($39,424)
from Coles County, IL  0.66% ($30,143)


5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.98%
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 Christian County, IL  0.68% ($27,379 average AGI)
to Effingham County, IL  0.66% ($32,125)
to Macon County, IL  0.65% ($35,236)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tower Hill:
  • WINU (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELBYVILLE, 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tower Hill:
  • WRAN (98.3 FM; TOWER HILL, IL; Owner: KASKASKIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WEJT (105.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WDZQ (95.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTRH (93.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJLY (88.3 FM; RAMSEY, IL; Owner: COUNTRYSIDE BROADCASTING)
  • WZNX (106.7 FM; SULLIVAN, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
  • WZUS (100.9 FM; MACON, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WTIM-FM (97.3 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WXFM-FM (99.3 FM; MOUNT ZION, IL; Owner: TECHNICOM, INC.)
  • WMKR (94.3 FM; PANA, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WYDS (93.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WEJT, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tower Hill:
  • WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • W29BG (Channel 29; DECATUR, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)

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