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PRINCEVILLE, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County PEORIA         
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 Current CLIMATE City 1,712 1,421 1,621 1,621 Avg. Winter Temp 24.00 F -4.44 C County 200,466 182,827 183,433 183,433 Avg. Summer Temp 76.00 F 24.44 C Labor Market 0 0 95,579 95,578 Avg. Annual Rainfall 35.00 In 88.90 Cm Avg. Annual Snowfall 25.00 In 63.50 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government PRESIDENT / TRUSTEES / VI     Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan In Development - 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 6     in city  6     outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0          0
    Police Department            0          0          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels   7
                                               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  15 MI   24 KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $     87,000,000
     Savings and Loans   1  Assets $  5,909,310,000
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO                       Tax Increment Financing Dist YES
 
Remarks
FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS ALL VOLUNTEERS, AND POLICE
DEPARTMENT CONTRACTED WITH PEORIA COUNTY.  CDAP
FUNDING AVAILABLE.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community                                                   
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    15 MI   24 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers  27
          Intrastate Carriers  27

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    20 MI 32 KM
       Commercial Airlines    9   Flights per day   41

    Nearest Public Airport MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY AIRPORT
                     Local NO   15 MI   24 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  3,500 FT   1,068 M 
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available NO 
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO 
            Name of Waterway IL RIVER                 
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge YES
               Channel Depth     9 FT      3 M
            Length Of Season 12 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    15 MI   24 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           660     1,056       2         2
Chicago           135       216       1         1
Cleveland         470       752       1         2
Dallas            815     1,304       2         2
Denver            900     1,440       2         2
Detroit           402       643       1         1
Kansas City       350       560       1         1
Los Angeles     1,940     3,104       4         5
Memphis           449       718       1         1
Minneapolis       423       677       1         1
New Orleans       850     1,360       2         2
New York          970     1,552       2         2
St. Louis         125       200       1         1
Seattle         2,070     3,312       4         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
BURLINGTON NTHRN/SANTA FE  DAILY       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    20 MI   32 KM
Container Service NO    35 MI   56 KM

Remarks
AMTRAK SERVICE 35 MILES.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELL           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          375,000           1,425,000
            Treatment Capacity        1,500,000           5,700,000
          Average Daily Demand          400,000           1,520,000
             Peak Daily Demand        1,000,000           3,800,000
               Excess Capacity        1,100,000           4,180,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process AERIATED            
            Treatment Capacity        1,900,000           7,220,000
                  Present Load          300,000           1,140,000
               Excess Capacity        1,600,000           6,080,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier CILCO                    
       Electric Supplier CILCO                    
Local Telephone Supplier VERIZON                                           
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers     

Remarks
NEAREST LD CARRIER - PEORIA, IL.  HIGH SPEED
INTERNET AVAILABLE (T-1 LINE).

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  15 MI   24 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    15 MI   24 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        24         401
Junior High               1         6          94
High School               1        23         234
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 27.1

Remarks
PRE-K 1, 2, 40.  ELEMENTARY IS K-6, JR HIGH IS
7-8, AND HIGH SCHOOL 9-12.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
FCA                        CRATE/PALLET MFG.          60  NONE             1996
                         
GERMAN - BLISS             IMPLEMENTS                 41  NONE             1940
EQUIPMENT CO., INC. - AG.
CHIQUITA PROCESSED         VEGETABLE PROCESSING       29  120 SEASONAL     1927
FOODS                    
ECONOMY BUILDERS           CONSTR BLD MATERIALS       16  NONE             1960
                         
PRINCEVILLE STATE          FINANCIAL SERVICES         18  NONE             1950
BANK                     
PHIL'S MKT.                GROCERY STORE              16  NONE             1963
                         
HEARTLAND CHEVY            AUTO SALES/SERVICE         16  NONE             1930
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for PEORIA-PEKIN MSA                        
Annual Average for Year 2000
      Total Labor Force   186,163
             Unemployed   7,299
             Percentage   3.90%
         Total Employed   178,864
          Manufacturing  15.00%
      Non-Manufacturing  84.10%
            Agriculture   0.90%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2001
Labor Relations Board Elections 
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurrences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the PEORIA COUNTY            

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 16.00  $ 20.00   Maintenance Mechanic     $  8.00  $ 24.22
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.75  $ 12.72   Office Clerk             $  8.06  $ 26.48
Assembler-Production     $  5.15  $ 18.70   Secretary                $  6.04  $ 18.17
Computer Operator        $ 10.00  $ 15.00   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.00  $ 21.34
Computer Programmer      $ 15.00  $ 28.00   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  5.90  $ 17.16
Data Entry Operator      $  9.44  $ 13.22   Systems Analyst          $ 21.70  $ 25.00
Drill or Punch Press     $  7.25  $ 18.70   Technician               $ 14.38  $ 23.00
Engineer                 $ 24.50  $ 26.00   Tool & Die Maker         $ 12.53  $ 22.10
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  5.15  $ 12.66   Warehouse Worker         $  8.25  $ 19.31
Laborer                  $  5.53  $ 16.44   Welder                   $  9.50  $ 18.77
Machinist                $  7.90  $ 15.48   Word Processor           $  7.15  $ 16.88

Remarks
ACCT/AUDIT $1387-3109/MO COMP PROG 2167-5486/MO
DATA ENTRY 1040-2150/MO ENG $3000-6000/MO.  SYS
ANALYST $1582-7100/MO.  TECH-COMP $1650-3000/MO.
PRINCEVILLE/PEORIA OFFERS SKILLED & DIVERSE LABOR
FORCE, W/EXCELLENT WORK ETHIC.  WAGE RATES UPDATED
12/01.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   5
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants       4          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room      20              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       2      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
LOCATED WITHIN 20 MINUTES OF NUMEROUS NATIONAL
CHAIN MOTELS AND RESTAURANTS NORTHWEST OF PEORIA.

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 2000          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.50%
    City  0.2811%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  0.8169%          1999       1998              Electricity  2.00%
  School  4.5602%         7.4957%    7.5977%            Natural Gas  5.10%
Other(s)  1.7048%                                         Telephone  3.30%
   Total  7.3630%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Pamela Lambrecht                     Pamela Lambrecht                   
Comm. Dev. Director                  Comm. Dev. Director      
Village of Princeville               Village of Princeville             
206 N. Walnut, PO Box 200            206 N. Walnut, PO Box 200          
Princeville, IL  61559               Princeville, IL  61559    
Phone (309) 385-1177                 Phone (309) 385-1177
  Fax (309) 385-2631                   Fax (309) 385-2631

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 61559           Rep Dist           93                           
                            Senate Dist        47                           
                            Congressional Dist 18               


Remarks
Pamela Lambrecht E-mail: pcdo@mpco.com
Princeville Web Site: http://www.princeville.org

Last updated 12/07/2001
Copyright © 2002 by Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity


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