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Notable locations in Wood River: Belk Park Golf Course (A), Wood River Public Library (B), Wood River City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Wood River Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Wood River include: Saint John United Church of Christ (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (D), Saint Bernard Roman Catholic Church (E), Whitelaw Avenue Bapitst Church (F), First Assembly of God Church (G), First Baptist Church (H), First Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Vaughn Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoir: Gvillo Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Wood River include: Emerick Sports Complex (1), Central Park (2), Brushy Grove Park (3), Belk Park (4), Sixth Street Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Wood River Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: C & H Amusements (Amusement & Theme Parks; 9 West Ferguson Avenue).
Hotels: Bel-Air Motel (542 West Ferguson Avenue), AMER House Hotel (133 Whitelaw Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Wood River and their reported violations in the past:
TRIPLE CROWN SERVICES (Population served: 45, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Wood River that have no violations reported:
- METRO UNITED SOCCER (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- SCHNUCKS MARKET (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- SHOP N SAVE #6020 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- SCHNUCKS MARKET (142422) (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- HIGHLAND SUPER VALU (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- WAL-MART SUPERCENTER 1071 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- WAL-MART SUPERCENTER 0435 (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
- SHOP N SAVE (142406) (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- SUPER VALU FOODS (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  14.8% | | Whole state: |  10.7% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wood River, IL
People in group quarters in Wood River
- 99 people in nursing homes
- 32 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 7 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Wood River compared to Illinois state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Wood River (2007 data):
- Regions Bank: Vaughn Hill Facility at 501 Wesley Drive, branch established on 1990-07-09; Wood River Branch at 100 Wood River And Lorena Avenue, branch established on 1920-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- U.S. Bank National Association: Wood River Branch at 1301 Edwardsville Road, branch established on 1915-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Madison County Illinois:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (81%)
- Electricity (15%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
7 | $23,619 | $40,490 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
5 | $20,462 | $49,109 | 5 | $3,210 |
| Solid Waste Management |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $757 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $10,071 | $40,284 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
10 | $35,045 | $42,054 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $80,069 | $50,570 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
3 | $7,669 | $30,676 | 8 | $4,457 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $270 |
| Police - Other |
7 | $22,122 | $37,923 | 4 | $1,787 |
| Firefighters |
10 | $50,247 | $60,296 | 16 | $9,502 |
| Parks and Recreation |
10 | $31,195 | $37,434 | 14 | $11,225 |
| Financial Administration |
4 | $12,168 | $36,504 | 1 | $797 |
| Totals for Government |
78 | $292,669 | $45,026 | 51 | $32,006 |
Wood River government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $135,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,086,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,155,000
Solid Waste Management: $485,000
All Other: $4,000
- Construction - Financial Administration: $5,000
- Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $1,545,000
Police Protection: $1,519,000
Sewerage: $1,377,000
Water Utilities: $953,000
Regular Highways: $852,000
General - Other: $820,000
Fire Protection: $748,000
Solid Waste Management: $605,000
Central Staff Services: $347,000
Libraries: $284,000
Financial Administration: $249,000
General Public Buildings: $53,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $40,000
Health Services - Other: $18,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $4,696,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $4,214,000
Interest Revenue: $507,000
Benefit Payments: $379,000
From Local Government: $272,000
Local Employee Contribution: $157,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $60,000
All Other: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $206,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,430,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,480,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,435,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $475,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $940,000
General Revenue, NEC: $926,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,175,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $986,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,579,000
Highways: $317,000
All Other: $32,000
- Tax - Property: $1,768,000
Public Utilities: $548,000
NEC: $66,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,829,000
5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($40,077 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.09% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
0.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($501 average AGI)| Madison County: | 0.10% | | Illinois average: | 0.19% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,778 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.21% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($333 average AGI)| Madison County: | 0.05% | | Illinois average: | 0.07% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Wood River:
- 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.)
- KFNS (590 AM; 1 kW; WOOD RIVER, IL; Owner: MISSOURI SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
- KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
- KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
- WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
- KATZ (1600 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- WGNU (920 AM; 1 kW; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: NORMAN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBGZ (1570 AM; 1 kW; ALTON, IL)
- WRTH (1430 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO)
- KSLG (1380 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: NEW HORIZON 7TH-DAY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wood River:
- WSIE (88.7 FM; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; Owner: BOARD OF TRUSTEES, S. ILLINOIS UNIV.)
- WVRV (101.1 FM; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KATZ-FM (100.3 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSIV-FM (91.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: COMMUNITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLCA (89.9 FM; GODFREY, IL; Owner: LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KEZK-FM (102.5 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- KIHT (96.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WMLL (104.1 FM; JERSEYVILLE, IL; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSHE (94.7 FM; CRESTWOOD, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KSLZ (107.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFUO-FM (99.1 FM; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: THE LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)
- KYKY (98.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
- WSSM (106.5 FM; GRANITE CITY, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KWMU (90.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
- KSD (93.7 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KLOU (103.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFTK-FM1 (97.1 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- W288AW (105.5 FM; ALTON, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WFUN-FM (95.5 FM; BETHALTO, IL; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WIL-FM (92.3 FM; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Wood River:
- W50CH (Channel 50; ALTON, IL; Owner: LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CENTER)
- KSDK (Channel 5; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: MULTIMEDIA KSDK, INC.)
- K40FF (Channel 40; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: EBC ST. LOUIS, INC.)
- KPLR-TV (Channel 11; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KPLR, INC.)
- KDNL-TV (Channel 30; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KDNL LICENSEE, LLC)
- KMOV (Channel 4; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KMOV-TV, INC.)
- KTVI (Channel 2; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTVI LICENSE, INC.)
- KETC (Channel 9; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: ST. LOUIS REGIONAL & EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC TV COMMISSION)
- K64DT (Channel 64; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
- KPTN-LP (Channel 58; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KURT J. PETERSEN)
- K49FC (Channel 49; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K18BT (Channel 18; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K65FN (Channel 65; BATESVILLE, AR; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WRBU (Channel 46; EAST ST. LOUIS, IL; Owner: ROBERTS BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K38HD (Channel 38; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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