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DELAVAN, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County TAZEWELL       
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,973 1,642 1,825 1,825 Avg. Winter Temp 25.60 F -3.56 C County 132,078 123,692 128,485 128,485 Avg. Summer Temp 77.80 F 25.44 C Labor Market 0 0 186,163 200,555 Avg. Annual Rainfall 35.13 In 89.23 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 25.80 In 65.50 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government ALDERMEN / CITY               Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       County Zoning YES
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   7    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         30
    Police Department            4         11          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   5
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   1  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest  18 MI   29 KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $    248,812,177
     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 
 
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Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   3 State
Interstates Serving Community I-74, I-55                                        
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    45 MI   72 KM

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

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    25 MI 40 KM
       Commercial Airlines    5   Flights per day   30

    Nearest Public Airport NOT SPECIFIED
                     Local NO   25 MI   40 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  8,000 FT   2,400 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available NO     Charter Service Available NO 
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway NONE                     
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    18 MI   29 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           637     1,019       3         2
Chicago           176       282       1         1
Cleveland         500       800       2         1
Dallas            790     1,264       4         2
Denver            925     1,480       5         2
Detroit           427       683       2         1
Kansas City       325       520       2         1
Los Angeles     1,971     3,154       7         4
Memphis           424       678       2         1
Minneapolis       448       717       2         1
New Orleans       825     1,320       4         2
New York          995     1,592       5         2
St. Louis         145       232       1         1
Seattle         2,095     3,352       8         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
ILL. CENTRAL                           
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO     0 MI    0 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

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Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          250,000             950,000
            Treatment Capacity          720,000           2,736,000
          Average Daily Demand          200,000             760,000
             Peak Daily Demand          250,000             950,000
               Excess Capacity          470,000           1,786,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant PRIMARY        
                       Process LAGOON              
            Treatment Capacity       12,865,600          48,889,280
                  Present Load                0                   0
               Excess Capacity                0                   0

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier AMEREN/CILCO             
       Electric Supplier AMEREN/CILCO             
Local Telephone Supplier AT&T                                              
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T    

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Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  12 MI   19 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     0
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    12 MI   19 KM

Remarks
Nearest Medical Treatment:  Hopedale Medical
Complex.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        22         265
Junior High               1         8          85
High School               1        15         149
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 20.0

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Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR        MFG. CONSTRUCTION EQ       80  UAW                 0
                         
JECKEL PORK FARM           PORK PRODUCTION            12  NONE                0
                         
DELAVAN SCHOOL             EDUCATION                  65  IEA, NEA            0
DISTRICT                 
CITY OF DELAVAN            MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT       18  UAW                 0
                         
TALOMA FARMERS             GRAIN STORAGE, ETC.         7  NONE                0
GRAIN COMPANY            
HAYCOCK SOIL SERVICE       AGRICULTURAL CHEMICA        4  NONE                0
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for PEORIA/PEKIN MSA                        
Annual Average for Year 2006
      Total Labor Force   200,555
             Unemployed   7,939
             Percentage   4.00%
         Total Employed   192,616
          Manufacturing  15.00%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.10%
            Agriculture   0.90%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 1990
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 3 NC       

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 17.62  $ 29.32   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 11.66  $ 21.75
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.88  $ 17.16   Office Clerk             $  7.42  $ 12.29
Assembler-Production     $ 10.01  $ 17.28   Secretary                $  8.57  $ 13.57
Computer Operator        $ 10.79  $ 18.71   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.52  $ 18.65
Computer Programmer      $ 18.87  $ 36.05   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  8.70  $ 14.90
Data Entry Operator      $  9.00  $ 13.85   Systems Analyst          $ 22.82  $ 38.65
Drill or Punch Press     $  9.55  $ 15.83   Technician               $ 15.59  $ 25.66
Engineer                 $ 22.94  $ 36.13   Tool & Die Maker         $ 18.25  $ 28.25
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  7.41  $ 12.90   Warehouse Worker         $  9.37  $ 18.45
Laborer                  $ 10.76  $ 23.93   Welder                   $ 11.69  $ 18.01
Machinist                $ 14.47  $ 21.50   Word Processor           $  9.95  $ 17.51

Remarks
WAGE RATES UPDATED 01/02.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   6
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants       3          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     200              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       0      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

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Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
County where commercial property is assessed at
38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2006          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.75%
    City  1.0242%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.4537%          2005       2000              Electricity  5.00%
  School  5.0302%         8.1631%    7.8091%            Natural Gas  5.00%
Other(s)  1.7175%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  8.2256%                                             Water  0.00%

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Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Margaret E. Clayton                  Margaret E. Clayton                
Mayor                                Mayor                    
City of Delavan                      City of Delavan                    
219 Locust, P.O. Box 590             219 Locust, P.O. Box 590           
Delavan, IL  617340590               Delavan, IL  617340590
Phone (309) 244-7146                 Phone (309) 244-7146
  Fax (309) 244-8437                   Fax (309) 244-8437

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61734           Rep Dist            90                          
                            Senate Dist        45                           
                            Congressional Dist 18               


Remarks
City E-mail: citydel@mtco.com
City Web Site: www.cityofdelavan.com

Last updated 09/19/2007
Copyright © 2007 by Department of Commerce and Community Affairs


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