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Woodson, IL map Population (year 2000): 559. Estimated population in July 2006: 555 (-0.7% change)
 

Males: 275  (49.2%)
Females: 284  (50.8%)

Morgan County

Median resident age:  34.8 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62695.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,500 (it was $41,500 in 2000)
Woodson  $43,500
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $80,600 (it was $75,000 in 2000)
Woodson  $80,600
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Woodson:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Black (0.7%)
  • Other race (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (22.7%), United States (16.5%), English (12.3%), Irish (12.2%), Swedish (3.0%), Dutch (2.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 06/19/1895

Elevation: 677 feet

Land area: 0.39 square miles.

Population density: 1435 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Woodson

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Woodson village

  • Never married: 24.2%
  • Now married: 60.3%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

2 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.4%
Illinois:  12.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this village in early 2007.

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

Woodson:  1.6% ($1,184)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Springfield, IL (40.7 miles , pop. 111,454).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (69.2 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (232.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Murrayville, IL (3.7 miles ), South Jacksonville, IL (5.7 miles ), Jacksonville, IL (7.2 miles ), Lynnville, IL (9.5 miles) , Manchester, IL (9.5 miles ), Franklin, IL (12.0 miles ), Scottville, IL (13.1 miles) , Roodhouse, IL (14.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.63 N, Longitude: 90.22 W


Area code: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: +81 (+16.9%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Public administration (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (20%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (12%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)


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Woodson-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 85% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/14/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 36.8 miles away from the Woodson village center killed 2 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/1/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 18.2 miles away from the village center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Woodson:
  • PASSAVANT AREA HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL)
  • THOMAS H BOYD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CARROLLTON, IL)
  • CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; CARLINVILLE, IL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Woodson:
  • CAPITAL (about 41 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
  • ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 53 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS, IL; ID: ALN)
  • LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 63 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; ID: STL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Woodson:
  • JACKSONVILLE MUNI (about 10 miles; JACKSONVILLE, IL; ID: IJX)
  • ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 22 miles; PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
  • GREATER BEARDSTOWN (about 27 miles; BEARDSTOWN, IL; ID: K06)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Woodson:
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 44 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
  • SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY (about 61 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 64 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 65 miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.7 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  79.4%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  5.3%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  6.2%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  2.5%
Whole state:  5.1%

Woodson compared to Illinois state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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Woodson government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $44,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $15,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $44,000
    Sewerage: $23,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
    Police Protection: $14,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $146,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $138,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $33,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $27,000
    Sewerage: $9,000
    Parks & Recreation: $7,000
    Central Staff: $5,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $475,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $48,000
    Highways: $15,000
  • Tax - Property: $33,000
    NEC: $3,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $38,000

5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,407 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.57%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($261 average AGI)
Morgan County:  0.07%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sangamon County, IL  1.01% ($30,170 average AGI)
from Cass County, IL  0.47% ($36,905)
from Scott County, IL  0.47% ($27,889)


6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,968 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.34%
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 Sangamon County, IL  1.47% ($33,076 average AGI)
to Scott County, IL  0.36% ($30,837)
to Greene County, IL  0.33% ($24,133)


Strongest AM radio stations in Woodson:
  • WLDS (1180 AM; daytime; 1 kW; JACKSONVILLE, IL)
  • WJIL (1550 AM; 1 kW; JACKSONVILLE, 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.)
  • WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
  • KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)
  • KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
  • KJSL (630 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: WMUZ RADIO, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, 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.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • KFUO (850 AM; 5 kW; CLAYTON, MO; Owner: LUTHERAN CHURCH-MISSOURI SYNOD)

Strongest FM radio stations in Woodson:
  • WEAI (107.1 FM; LYNNVILLE, IL; Owner: JERDON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WJVO (105.5 FM; SOUTH JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY B/CASTING CO., INC.)
  • W201BL (88.1 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WYMG (100.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • W202AV (88.3 FM; WHITE HALL, IL; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • WRLJ (88.3 FM; WHITE HALL, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC)
  • WVIL (101.3 FM; VIRGINIA, IL; Owner: MARK J. LANGSTON)
  • W228BB (93.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY RADIO, INC.)
  • W214AV (90.7 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • W218BA (91.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Woodson:
  • WSEC (Channel 14; JACKSONVILLE, IL; Owner: WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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