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Jackson County

Population in July 2007: 484.
Males: 319  (66.0%)
Females: 165  (34.0%)

Median resident age:  17.8 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62994.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,975 (it was $36,458 in 2000)
Vergennes:  $46,975
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $11,119
Vergennes:  $11,119
Illinois:  $27,965

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,324 (it was $46,100 in 2000)
Vergennes:  $75,324
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $87,524; Detached houses: $93,944; Townhouses or other attached units: $115,585; Mobile homes: $29,342

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Races in Vergennes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (71.1%)
  • Black (22.4%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • American Indian (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Other race (1.2%)

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

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Ancestries: German (16.5%), United States (7.9%), English (5.7%), Irish (3.1%), Italian (2.9%), Norwegian (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/29/1895

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 0.36 square miles.

Population density: 1338 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Vergennes

  • High school or higher: 80.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Vergennes village

  • Never married: 42.4%
  • Now married: 44.6%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 5.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.0%
Illinois:  12.3%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Vergennes, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Vergennes to the number of sex offenders is 484 to 1.

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

Vergennes:  1.2% ($538)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (70.1 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (286.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Elkville, IL (2.4 miles ), Dowell, IL (2.5 miles ), Ava, IL (2.9 miles ), De Soto, IL (2.9 miles ), Du Quoin, IL (3.0 miles ), Murphysboro, IL (3.1 miles ), St. Johns, IL (3.2 miles ), Campbell Hill, IL (3.4 miles ).

Latitude: 37.90 N, Longitude: 89.34 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 618

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (20%)
  • Truck transportation (8%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (33%)
  • Food and beverage stores (13%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Food (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (17%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)



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Vergennes-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/18/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 13.2 miles away from the Vergennes village center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.5 miles away from the village center killed 10 people and injured 181 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.


Vergennes-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 44% 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 87.7 miles away from Vergennes 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 52.0 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 85.3 miles away from the city 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 96.4 miles away from Vergennes 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 90.3 miles away from the city center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 82.8 miles away from Vergennes 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 Vergennes:
  • ST JOSEPH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; MURPHYSBORO, IL)
  • MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; DU QUOIN, IL)
  • PINCKNEYVILLE COMMUNITY DIST HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PINCKNEYVILLE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Vergennes, IL

Amtrak stations near Vergennes:
  • 10 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.
  • 15 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 Vergennes:
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 16 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 55 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 67 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
  • SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 71 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
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Average household size:
This village:  2.8 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  77.5%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  6.7%
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: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  19.1%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This village:  8.9%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Vergennes, IL


161 people in state prisons


Vergennes compared to Illinois state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly 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.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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 Vergennes (2009 data):
  • The Bank of Carbondale: Vergennes Branch at 640 Hack Avenue, branch established on 1994-12-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $161.8 mil, Deposits: $136.0 mil, headquarters in Carbondale, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Carbondale Investment Corporation, The



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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (70%)
  • Electricity (26%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)


Religion statistics for Vergennes

Adherents


NameSouthern Baptist ConventionCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USALutheran Church
Adherents27.1%11.6%9.7%9.5%9.1%
Congregations19.3%4.5%12.5%10.2%5.7%
NameEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaChristian Churches and Churches of ChristMuslim EstimateAssemblies of GodOther religions
Adherents5.4%5.2%4.4%2.3%15.8%
Congregations5.7%5.7%2.3%4.5%29.5%
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
Financial Administration 0$0 1$750
Firefighters 0$0 1$50
Streets and Highways 1$1,920$23,0400$0
Totals for Government 1$1,920$23,0402$800



Vergennes government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $71,000
    Financial Administration: $50,000
    Regular Highways: $36,000
    Fire Protection: $14,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $103,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000
    Highways: $12,000
  • Tax - Property: $10,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $25,000

10.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,966 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.95%
Illinois average:  5.66%

1.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Jackson County:  1.05%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Williamson County, IL  1.23% ($25,626 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL  0.79% ($16,550)
from Perry County, IL  0.38% ($23,611)


11.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,132 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.75%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($222 average AGI)
Jackson County:  0.11%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Williamson County, IL  1.46% ($30,691 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL  0.99% ($16,594)
to Perry County, IL  0.43% ($23,821)


Strongest AM radio stations in Vergennes:
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • 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.)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)
  • 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)
  • KZIM (960 AM; 5 kW; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC)
  • WINI (1420 AM; 1 kW; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: RADIO STATION WINI)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WJPF (1340 AM; 1 kW; HERRIN, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
  • KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Vergennes:
  • WCIL-FM (101.5 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: LYLE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXAN (103.9 FM; AVA, IL; Owner: HAROLD L. LAWDER)
  • WTAO-FM (105.1 FM; MURPHYSBORO, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WDQN-FM (95.9 FM; DUQUOIN, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAWJ (90.1 FM; MARION, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WUEZ (95.1 FM; CARTERVILLE, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
  • WSIU (91.9 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
  • 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.)
  • WKIB (96.5 FM; ANNA, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS)
  • 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.)
  • WOOZ-FM (99.9 FM; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: ZIMMER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KRCU (90.9 FM; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXLT (103.5 FM; CHRISTOPHER, IL; Owner: ZRG OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
  • WDBX (91.1 FM; CARBONDALE, IL; Owner: HETERODYNE BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2
  • Jerry D Stauffer, Sutter Road And Highway 13/127, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 100.6 m
    Registrant: Utility Telecom Consulting Group, Inc., 1554 St. Paul Street, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 840-1041, Email:
  • 8.8 Km Nne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 85.3 m, Overall height: 85.3 m
    Registrant: Southern Illinois Power Cooperative, 11543 Lake Of Egypt Rd, Marion, IL 62959-5519, Phone: (618) 964-1448, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Pyatt, Sutter Road And Highway 13/127, Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Call Sign: WQDS732
    Assigned Frequencies : 6845.00 MHz, 6795.00 MHz, 6815.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/21/2005, Expiration Date: 10/21/2015, Certifier: Larry Burns
    Registrant: Utility Telecom Consulting Group, Inc., 1554 St. Paul Street, Denver, CO 80206, Phone: (303) 840-1041, Fax: (303) 842-1029, Email:
  • STATION, 5.5 Mi Nne Of, Overall height: 86.6 m, Call Sign: WBM520
    Assigned Frequencies : 2189.60 MHz, 2183.20 MHz, 2193.60 MHz
    Grant Date: 10/18/2000, Expiration Date: 11/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 12/08/2008
    Registrant: Phone: (618) 964-1448

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1
  • Call Sign: KA9RGA, Previous Call Sign:
    Grant Date: 03/03/1992, Expiration Date: 03/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 03/04/2004
    Registrant: Curtis E Terry, 475 Holt, Vergennes, IL 62994


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 2

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