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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.2%), Manufacturing (14.7%), Retail trade (10.5%).
Detached houses: $151,760Here:$151,760State:$252,233 Townhouses or other attached units: $193,324Here:$193,324State:$249,884 In 2-unit structures: $226,650Here:$226,650State:$282,193 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $520,554Here:$520,554State:$320,044 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,742Here:$178,742State:$280,866 Mobile homes: $87,598Here:$87,598State:$35,670 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $67,708Here:$67,708State:$62,382
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.9% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.2%
McCain (Republican): 49.9% Obama (Democratic): 49.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,687 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,371 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Morgan County is $402 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $656 a month.
Cities in this county include: Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, Waverly, Meredosia, Murrayville, Chapin, Franklin, Woodson, Concord, Lynnville.
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Notable locations in Morgan County: Crazy Horse Campground (A), Stayton Dairy Farm (B), Murrayville - Woodson Emergency Medical Services (C), Alexander Fire Department (D), Meredosia Power Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Morgan County include: Asbury Church (A), Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (B), Ebenezer Church (C), Trinity Lutheran Church (D), Harts Prairie Church (E), Arcadia Church (F), Berea Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), Durbin Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Angel Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Burrus Cemetery (3), Caldwell Cemetery (4), Chapin Cemetery (5), Morgan County Farm Cemetery (6), Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Meredosia Lake (A), Billings Lake (B), Seamans Pond (C), Carver Lake (D), Roegge Lake (E), Leland Lake (F), Concord Reservoir (G), Waverly Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Conover Branch (A), Mud Creek (B), Mooney Branch (C), Seymore Branch (D), Bucks Branch (E), North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek (F), Dick Woods Branch (G), Lick Branch (H), Vanwinkle Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Morgan County: Meredosia Hill Prairie Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Notable locations in Morgan County: Crazy Horse Campground (A), Stayton Dairy Farm (B), Murrayville - Woodson Emergency Medical Services (C), Alexander Fire Department (D), Meredosia Power Station (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Morgan County include: Asbury Church (A), Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (B), Ebenezer Church (C), Trinity Lutheran Church (D), Harts Prairie Church (E), Arcadia Church (F), Berea Church (G), Mount Zion Church (H), Durbin Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Angel Cemetery (1), Antioch Cemetery (2), Burrus Cemetery (3), Caldwell Cemetery (4), Chapin Cemetery (5), Morgan County Farm Cemetery (6), Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Meredosia Lake (A), Billings Lake (B), Seamans Pond (C), Carver Lake (D), Roegge Lake (E), Leland Lake (F), Concord Reservoir (G), Waverly Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Conover Branch (A), Mud Creek (B), Mooney Branch (C), Seymore Branch (D), Bucks Branch (E), North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek (F), Dick Woods Branch (G), Lick Branch (H), Vanwinkle Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Morgan County: Meredosia Hill Prairie Nature Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Neighboring counties: Brown County , Cass County , Greene County , Macoupin County , Pike County , Sangamon County , Scott County .
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Current college students: 2,407 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Number of foreign born residents: 410 (46% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 78.8%
Housing units in Morgan County with a mortgage: 4,748 (566 second mortgage, 341 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,064
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5.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,407 average adjusted gross income)
0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($261 average AGI)Morgan County:0.07%Illinois average:0.19% 4.12% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($23,677 average AGI) 1.38% relocated from other states ($8,469 average AGI)Morgan County:1.38%Illinois average:2.13%
6.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,968 average adjusted gross income)
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries. 4.46% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($21,679 average AGI) 1.88% relocated to other states ($11,289 average AGI)Morgan County:1.88%Illinois average:2.58%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,516 (5,413 aged, 1,103 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 91.3. This is more than state average.
7,522 spouses, 9,425 children (8,524 natural, 226 adopted, 675 stepchildren), 401 grandchildren, 137 brothers or sisters, 130 parents, 271 other relatives, 512 non-relatives
Size of family households: 4,444 2-persons, 2,112 3-persons, 1,747 4-persons, 679 5-persons, 269 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 4,095 1-person, 520 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 22 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
96.7% of residents of Morgan County speak English at home. 1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
Population growth in Morgan County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.36 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)
Year house built
59% of Morgan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Illinois.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,500
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School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
Regular Highways: $8,000
Public Welfare - Other: $2,248,000
Correctional Institutions: $1,418,000
Health - Other: $1,303,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,282,000
Police Protection: $1,228,000
Central Staff Services: $1,119,000
Financial Administration: $699,000
General - Other: $567,000
General Public Buildings: $45,000
General Local Government Support: $28,000
General Revenue, NEC: $514,000
Interest Earnings: $140,000
Highways: $1,147,000
Health and Hospitals: $763,000
Public Welfare: $682,000
Other License: $464,000
Other Selective Sales: $348,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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