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Population (year 2000): 1,129. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,041 (-7.8% change)
 

Males: 537  (47.6%)
Females: 592  (52.4%)

Macon County

Median resident age:  35.8 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 62513.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $45,500 (it was $44,018 in 2000)
Blue Mound  $45,500
Illinois:  $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,400 (it was $64,700 in 2000)
Blue Mound  $77,400
Illinois:  $183,900

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Races in Blue Mound:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)

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Ancestries: United States (23.2%), German (21.3%), Irish (11.2%), English (8.9%), Dutch (2.4%), French (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/09/1876

Elevation: 625 feet

Land area: 0.59 square miles.

Population density: 1771 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Blue Mound

  • High school or higher: 87.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blue Mound village

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 9.5%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

5 residents are foreign born

This village:  0.4%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Blue Mound, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Blue Mound to the number of sex offenders is 1053 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this village is near the state average.

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

Blue Mound:  1.7% ($1,080)
Illinois:  1.7% ($2,285)
Blue Mound satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, IL (16.1 miles , pop. 81,860).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (106.9 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (178.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Stonington, IL (6.4 miles ), Macon, IL (8.4 miles ), Moweaqua, IL (8.8 miles ), Harristown, IL (10.5 miles ), Mount Auburn, IL (10.6 miles ), Niantic, IL (11.1 miles ), Assumption, IL (13.4 miles ), Illiopolis, IL (13.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 4 buildings, average cost: $84,000
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $75,000
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 1 building, cost: $66,000
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $100,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 39.70 N, Longitude: 89.12 W


Area code: 217

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Population change in the 1990s: -41 (-3.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Food (12%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Truck transportation (9%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (17%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Crime in Blue Mound by Year
Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 00010001
    per 100,000 0.00.00.088.60.00.00.094.7
Robberies 00000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0
Assaults 00010118
    per 100,000 0.00.00.088.60.094.394.0757.6
Burglaries 00000053
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0469.9284.1
Thefts 00030048
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0265.70.00.0375.9757.6
Auto thefts 00000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.094.00.0
Arson 00000010
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.094.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 0.00.00.099.20.018.974.2277.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  0.95
US city average:  3.00

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Blue Mound-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 104% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 23.2 miles away from the Blue Mound village center injured 18 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.5 miles away from the village center killed one person and injured 26 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Blue Mound topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Blue Mound:
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; DECATUR, IL)
  • PANA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; PANA, IL)
  • ST VINCENT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL)

Political contributions by individuals in Blue Mound, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blue Mound:
  • DECATUR (about 21 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
  • CAPITAL (about 39 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
  • CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 55 miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blue Mound:
  • TAYLORVILLE MUNI (about 18 miles; TAYLORVILLE, IL; ID: TAZ)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 29 miles; SHELBYVILLE, IL; ID: 2H0)
  • LOGAN COUNTY (about 35 miles; LINCOLN, IL; ID: AAA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blue Mound:
  • MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; DECATUR, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,274)
  • LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 34 miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
  • LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 54 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT enrollment: 3,666)
  • ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; NORMAL, IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
  • ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
  • HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; Normal, IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
Public elementary/middle schools in Blue Mound:
Library in Blue Mound:
  • BLUE MOUND MEM. P.L.D. (Operating income: $62,621; Location: 213 N. ST. MARIE; 18,262 books; 767 audio materials; 464 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This village:  2.5 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This village:  71.7%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:  4.1%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This village:  4.2%
Whole state:  10.7%

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

Blue Mound compared to Illinois state average:

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  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage 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 Blue Mound (2007 data):
  • The State Bank of Blue Mound: The State Bank Of Blue Mound at Main Street, branch established on 1912-10-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $26.6 mil, Deposits: $23.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Blue Mound Bancshares, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Macon County Illinois:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Blue Mound government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $108,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $123,000
    Water Utilities: $91,000
    Sewerage: $65,000
    Regular Highways: $64,000
    Financial Administration: $45,000
    General - Other: $44,000
    General Public Buildings: $13,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $295,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $285,000
    Water Utilities: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $10,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $16,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $13,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $8,000
    Water Utilities: $8,000
    Police Protection: $3,000
    Central Staff: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $722,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $113,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $143,000
    Highways: $32,000
  • Tax - Property: $88,000
    Public Utilities: $30,000
    NEC: $4,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $196,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $15,000

4.31% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,446 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.31%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($500 average AGI)
Macon County:  0.03%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sangamon County, IL  0.28% ($34,441 average AGI)
from Cook County, IL  0.20% ($34,917)
from Piatt County, IL  0.17% ($43,069)


5.06% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,358 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.06%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($943 average AGI)
Macon County:  0.03%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Sangamon County, IL  0.31% ($30,301 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL  0.21% ($28,678)
to McLean County, IL  0.21% ($42,247)


Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Mound:
  • WDZ (1050 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • 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.)
  • WIHM (1410 AM; 1 kW; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: COVENANT NETWORK)
  • WSOY (1340 AM; 1 kW; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, 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.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WILL (580 AM; 5 kW; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
  • WINU (870 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SHELBYVILLE, IL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Mound:
  • WDZQ (95.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WXFM-FM (99.3 FM; MOUNT ZION, IL; Owner: TECHNICOM, INC.)
  • WYDS (93.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WEJT, INC.)
  • WZUS (100.9 FM; MACON, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WNLD (88.1 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)
  • WSOY-FM (102.9 FM; DECATUR, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WDKR (107.3 FM; MAROA, IL; Owner: WDKR, INC.)
  • WEJT (105.1 FM; SHELBYVILLE, IL; Owner: THE CROMWELL GROUP, INC. OF ILLINOIS)
  • WUIS (91.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF IL AT SPRINGFIELD)
  • W242AE (96.3 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
  • WDBR (103.7 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • WTIM-FM (97.3 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WILL-FM (90.9 FM; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BOARD OF TRUSTEES)
  • WMKR (94.3 FM; PANA, IL; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WQLZ (92.7 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: LONG NINE, INC.)
  • WMHX (93.9 FM; LINCOLN, IL; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • W205BC (88.9 FM; TAYLORVILLE, IL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WZNX (106.7 FM; SULLIVAN, IL; Owner: WSHY, INC.)
  • WSCT (90.5 FM; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: ILLINOIS BIBLE INSTITUTE)

TV broadcast stations around Blue Mound:
  • WRSP-TV (Channel 55; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: SPRINGFIELD BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
  • WICS (Channel 20; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: WICS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WBUI (Channel 23; DECATUR, IL; Owner: ACME TV LICENSES OF ILLINOIS, LLC)
  • W29BG (Channel 29; DECATUR, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WAND (Channel 17; DECATUR, IL; Owner: WAND(TV) PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCIA (Channel 3; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
  • WCFN (Channel 49; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF CHAMPAIGN, L.L.C.)
  • WILL-TV (Channel 12; URBANA, IL; Owner: UNIV. OF ILLINOIS BD. OF TRUSTEES)

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