West Point, Illinois

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Population in July 2008: 180. Population change since 2000: -7.7%

Males: 91	(50.8%)
Females: 89	(49.2%)

Median resident age:	34.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Zip code: 62380

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,989 (it was $29,500 in 2000)

West Point:	$39,989
Illinois:	$56,235

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $18,267

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $30,750 (it was $17,400 in 2000)

West Point:	$30,750
Illinois:	$214,900

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $34,951; Detached houses: $36,546; Mobile homes: $5,000

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Races in West Point:

White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Dec. 2009 cost of living index in West Point: 70.1 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (33.3%), German (25.6%), English (15.4%), Irish (13.8%), Danish (1.5%), Dutch (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/16/1893

Land area: 0.17 square miles.

Population density: 1069 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in West Point

High school or higher: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 40.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in West Point village

Never married: 30.5%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 5.8%
Widowed: 6.5%
Divorced: 13.0%

3 residents are foreign born

This village:	1.5%
Illinois:	12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in May 2009.

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

West Point:	1.5% ($265)
Illinois:	1.8% ($2,285)

West Point satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (87.5 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (123.3 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (213.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Basco, IL (2.3 miles) , Bowen, IL (2.6 miles ), Bentley, IL (2.7 miles) , Loraine, IL (2.7 miles ), Elvaston, IL (3.2 miles) , Carthage, IL (3.4 miles ), Lima, IL (3.4 miles) , La Prairie, IL (3.5 miles) .

Latitude: 40.26 N, Longitude: 91.18 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 217

West Point household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: -19 (-8.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Truck transportation (24%)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (14%)
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
U. S. Postal service (6%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Transportation equipment (37%)
Health care (26%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Private households (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Machinery (5%)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Other construction workers and helpers (14%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
Carpenters (10%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Religious workers (6%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (29%)
Registered nurses (16%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (8%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)

Average climate in West Point, Illinois

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West Point-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 91% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.6 miles away from the West Point village center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 9/30/1973, a category 3 tornado 13.5 miles away from the village center .

Hospitals/medical centers near West Point:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CARTHAGE, IL)
KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; KEOKUK, IA)
BLESSING HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; QUINCY, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in West Point, IL

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to West Point:

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; FT enrollment: 2,744)
ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 85 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 91 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)

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Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	74.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	8.5%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	16.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:

This village:	9.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Point, IL

West Point 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 below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
House age significantly 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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2004 Presidential Election results in Hancock County Illinois:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (15%) Wood (4%)

Religion statistics for West Point

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 57.76%

Here		57.8%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)
Adherents	22.4%	17.2%	11.0%	9.9%	5.9%
Congregations	7.4%	22.1%	11.8%	5.9%	10.3%

Name	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Assemblies of God	United Church of Christ	LDS (Mormon) Church	Other
Adherents	5.8%	5.4%	4.1%	3.8%	14.5%
Congregations	4.4%	7.4%	2.9%	2.9%	25.0%

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		8	$200
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$237
Totals for Government	0	$0		9	$437

West Point government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $23,000
Current Operations - Housing & Community Development: $92,000
Water Utilities: $17,000

Sewerage: $11,000

Financial Administration: $11,000

Regular Highways: $7,000

General - Other: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $71,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $103,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $99,000
Water Utilities: $58,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $13,000
Other, NEC: $4,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $15,000
Interest Earnings: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $29,000
Central Staff: $15,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $190,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $38,000
State Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $66,000
General Support: $18,000

Highways: $6,000
Tax - Property: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $12,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

5.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,620 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 Lee County, IA	0.83% ($26,359 average AGI)
from McDonough County, IL	0.68% ($22,288)
from Adams County, IL	0.59% ($24,822)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,870 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
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 Lee County, IA	1.03% ($31,675 average AGI)
to Adams County, IL	0.89% ($53,000)
to McDonough County, IL	0.59% ($21,848)

Strongest AM radio stations in West Point:

WCAZ (990 AM; 1 kW; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: RALLA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WGEM (1440 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WTAD (930 AM; 5 kW; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
KOKX (1310 AM; 1 kW; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
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.)
KHMO (1070 AM; 5 kW; HANNIBAL, MO)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in West Point:

WQKQ (92.1 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: PRITCHARD BROADCASTING CO.)
KRNQ (96.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: DAVID M. LISTER)
WIUW (89.5 FM; WARSAW, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
KOKX-FM (95.3 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
WCEZ (93.9 FM; CARTHAGE, IL; Owner: DANA R. WITHERS)
KRRY (100.9 FM; CANTON, MO; Owner: BICK BROADCASTING CO.)
KGRC (92.9 FM; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WGEM-FM (105.1 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY NEWSPAPERS, INC.)
WCOY (99.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
WQUB (90.3 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY UNIVERSITY CORPORATION)
WGCA-FM (88.5 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: GREAT COMMISSION BROADCASTING CORP.)
WQCY (103.9 FM; QUINCY, IL; Owner: STARADIO CORPORATION)
KMDY (90.9 FM; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
KRXL (94.5 FM; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KIRX, INC.)
KBKB-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MADISON, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WIUM (91.3 FM; MACOMB, IL; Owner: WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
WPWQ (106.7 FM; MOUNT STERLING, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
WMQZ (104.1 FM; COLCHESTER, IL; Owner: COLCHESTER RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around West Point:

W49BS (Channel 49; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W53BP (Channel 53; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KHQA-TV (Channel 7; HANNIBAL, MO; Owner: CHELSEY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF QUINCY, LLC)
KTVO (Channel 3; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Owner: KTVO LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, INC.)
WTJR (Channel 16; QUINCY, IL; Owner: BELIEVER'S BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W36BS (Channel 36; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W61CO (Channel 61; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KGWB-TV (Channel 26; BURLINGTON, IA; Owner: BURLINGTON TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
W18CJ (Channel 18; QUINCY, IL; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K60CL (Channel 60; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: CHRIST VISION, INC.)
W69DF (Channel 69; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WGEM-TV (Channel 10; QUINCY, IL; Owner: QUINCY BROADCASTING CO.)
WQEC (Channel 27; QUINCY, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
K40GO (Channel 40; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W65CZ (Channel 65; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W67DR (Channel 67; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W45BM (Channel 45; QUINCY, IL; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WMEC (Channel 22; MACOMB, IL; Owner: W. CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUC. TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
K38AB (Channel 38; FORT MADISON, ETC., IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
K44AB (Channel 44; KEOKUK, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KA9WWU, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00324039
Grant Date: 02/09/2001, Expiration Date: 03/12/2011
Registrant: David F Hale, West Point, IL 62380

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 2

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