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BUNKER HILL, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County MACOUPIN       
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 0 1,722 1,801 1,774 1,774 Avg. Winter Temp 30.00 F -1.11 C County 0 49,384 49,019 47,765 47,765 Avg. Summer Temp 85.00 F 29.44 C Labor 0 0 23,423 24,165 24,165 Avg. Annual Rainfall 20.00 In 50.80 Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 14.00 In 35.56 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / ALDERMEN / CITY       Municipal Zoning NO 
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       County Zoning NO 
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES
 
 Fire Insurance Class    7  in city  9     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         18
    Police Department            3          6          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels 300
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest  12 MI   19 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest  12 MI   19 KM
 
                 Banks   1  Assets $  1,200,000,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: CITY HAS ALDERMEN AND COUNCIL.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community                                                   
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    12 MI   19 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers   0
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service NO 
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport LAMBERT INT., ST LOUIS MO.
                     Local NO    40 MI 64 KM
       Commercial Airlines   13   Flights per day  430

    Nearest Public Airport ST. LOUIS REGIONAL
                     Local NO   16 MI   26 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  8,001 FT   2,440 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available YES
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway                          
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    36 MI   58 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           573       917       0         2
Chicago           266       426       0         1
Cleveland         555       888       0         2
Dallas            678     1,085       0         2
Denver            874     1,398       0         3
Detroit           519       830       0         1
Kansas City       276       442       0         1
Los Angeles     1,877     3,003       0         3
Memphis           329       526       0         1
Minneapolis       567       907       0         1
New Orleans       724     1,158       0         2
New York          948     1,517       0         2
St. Louis          44        70       0         1
Seattle         2,102     3,363       0         3

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    39 MI   62 KM
Container Service NO    39 MI   62 KM

Remarks

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier FOSTERBURG WATER         
        Water Source RIVER          

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          650,000           2,470,000
            Treatment Capacity          145,000             551,000
          Average Daily Demand          145,000             551,000
             Peak Daily Demand          180,000             684,000
               Excess Capacity          155,000             589,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant PRIMARY        
                       Process Stabilization Ponds 
            Treatment Capacity          100,000             380,000
                  Present Load          100,000             380,000
               Excess Capacity          100,000             380,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier AMEREN ILLINOIS          
       Electric Supplier AMEREN ILLINOIS          
Local Telephone Supplier FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS                           
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T Madison   

Remarks

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  10 MI   16 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     1
            Dentists in Community     0
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    10 MI   16 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        30         435
Junior High               0         0           0
High School               1        17         213
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 19.8

Remarks
Kindergarden through 8th.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
BUNKER HILL CUSD           K-8 GRADE EDUCATION       100                      0
#8                       
BUNKER HILL CUSD           BUNKER HILL HIGH SCH       25                      0
#8                       
CHAPMAN EXCAVATING         EXCAVATING/CONSTRUCT       30                      0
& CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION  
MEEHANS                    GROCERY STORE              40                      0
                         
SOUTH LAWN SHELTER         NURSING HOME               20                      0
CARE                     
KREATIVE KIDS              DAYCARE                    12                      0
                         
BUNKER HILL CUSD           EDUCATION                  25                      0
#8 WOLF RIDGE            
BRUCKERTS CHEVROLET        USED CARS & REPAIR         13                      0
                         
RULL-TURNER CONSTRUCTION   CONSTRUCTION               10                      0
                         
RULL BROTHERS PROPANE      PROPANE                     8                      0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for MACOUPIN COUNTY                         
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force    24,165
             Unemployed   2,567
             Percentage  10.60%
         Total Employed    21,598
          Manufacturing  11.10%
      Non-Manufacturing  87.80%
            Agriculture   1.10%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2011
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 1 Central  

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 19.49  $ 33.80   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 14.30  $ 26.66
Assembler-Electronic     $  9.34  $ 13.73   Office Clerk             $  9.26  $ 15.31
Assembler-Production     $ 12.61  $ 21.79   Secretary                $ 10.10  $ 15.86
Computer Operator        $ 11.89  $ 21.24   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 11.99  $ 19.72
Computer Programmer      $ 18.60  $ 36.94   Ship-Recving Clerk       $ 10.39  $ 16.08
Data Entry Operator      $  9.91  $ 18.70   Systems Analyst          $ 31.11  $ 41.56
Drill or Punch Press     $ 11.71  $ 17.19   Technician               $ 18.91  $ 33.16
Engineer                 $ 25.34  $ 41.15   Tool & Die Maker         $ 17.65  $ 24.24
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.87  $ 14.00   Warehouse Worker         $ 11.87  $ 18.73
Laborer                  $  9.94  $ 19.51   Welder                   $ 12.38  $ 18.15
Machinist                $ 12.90  $ 21.73   Word Processor           $  9.72  $ 16.92

Remarks
WAGE RATES 2nd QUARTER 2010 FROM IL DEPT OF 
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   8
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   0
                     Restaurants       3          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     300              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   3
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River YES
              Name of Lake/River JAMES BERTAGNOLLI PARK                            

Remarks

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation. 
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
 County where residential is assessed at 10%, 
commercial and industrial property is assessed at 
25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2009          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  0.6919%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5601%          2008       2007              Electricity  0.00%
  School  3.6571%         6.3844%    6.4815%            Natural Gas  0.00%
Other(s)  1.2732%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  6.1823%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Shari Albrecht                       Courtney Wood                      
Executive Director                   Comm Dev & Mktg Spec.    
Macoupin ED Partnership              Macoupin ED Partnership            
18400 Shipman Rd                     18400 Shipman Rd                   
Carlinville, IL  62626               Carlinville, IL  62626    
Phone (217) 556-8696                 Phone (618) 409-6044
  Fax (   )    -                       Fax (   )    -    

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 62014           Rep Dist           98                           
                            Senate Dist        49                           
                            Congressional Dist 20               


Remarks
Macoupin Economic Development Partnership Website:
 www.macoupinpartners.com.  Shari Albrecht E-Mail:
 shari@macoupinpartners.com, and Courtney Wood 
E-mail: courtney@macoupinpartners.com.  MEDP has 
two locations to serve you.  MEDP Mailing Address 
- Carlinville office.

Last updated 03/15/2012
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