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ZEIGLER, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County FRANKLIN       
Additional Counties   

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 1,858 1,746 1,669 1,801 1,801 Avg. Winter Temp 32.00 F 0.00 C County 43,201 40,319 39,018 395,610 395,610 Avg. Summer Temp 75.00 F 24.00 C Labor 0 0 17,107 18,214 18,214 Avg. Annual Rainfall 45.00 In **.** Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 19.00 In 49.00 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / CITY        Municipal Zoning YES
   Comprehensive Plan Yes            - Rev. 1964       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  5    in city   7    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         20
    Police Department            4          7          5
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal YES               TV Channels  12
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    0 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest   6 MI   10 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest   6 MI   10 KM
 
                 Banks   1  Assets $     45,800,000
     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 YES
 
Remarks
NOTE: COMMUNITY BANK ASSETS ARE ACCUMULATIVE 
ASSETS OF ALL BANKS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGION.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-57                                              
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     6 MI   10 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   2
          Interstate Carriers  11
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service NO 
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local NO    11 MI 18 KM
       Commercial Airlines    1   Flights per day    6

    Nearest Public Airport WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT
                     Local NO   11 MI   18 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
            Longest Runway  6,500 FT   1,983 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 NONE                     
                Public Barge NO 
               Private Barge NO 
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO    59 MI   94 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           463       741       3         1
Chicago           315       504       2         1
Cleveland         562       899       3         2
Dallas            668     1,069       4         2
Denver            973     1,557       4         2
Detroit           562       899       3         2
Kansas City       366       586       3         1
Los Angeles     1,946     3,114       6         4
Memphis           234       374       2         1
Minneapolis       688     1,101       3         2
New Orleans       616       986       3         2
New York          934     1,494       4         3
St. Louis         110       176       1         1
Seattle         2,247     3,595       6         4

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
UNION PACIFIC              3 TIMES WEEK
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO    13 MI   21 KM
Container Service NO    13 MI   21 KM

Remarks
AIR: FLIGHTS PER DAY WEEKDAYS 6, WEEKENDS 3.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier REND LAKE CONS. DISTRICT 
        Water Source LAKE           

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          300,000           1,140,000
            Treatment Capacity       19,100,000          72,580,000
          Average Daily Demand          161,000             611,800
             Peak Daily Demand          190,000             722,000
               Excess Capacity          139,000             528,200

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY       
                       Process LAGOON/ROCK FILTER  
            Treatment Capacity          235,000             893,000
                  Present Load           30,000             114,000
               Excess Capacity          205,000             779,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier AMEREN ILLINOIS          
       Electric Supplier AMEREN ILLINOIS          
Local Telephone Supplier VERIZON                                           
       Digital Switching NO 
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T SPRINT MCI  

Remarks
WATER SOURCE: REND LAKE - RLCD.  WATER: SUPPLIER 
EXCESS CAPACITY 7,000,000 GALLONS, 26,497,880 
LITERS.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest   6 MI   10 KM
                           Clinic NO 
             Doctors in Community     8
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO     6 MI   10 KM

Remarks

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        22         289
Junior High               0         9         102
High School               1        16         200
Trade & Technical         1        15         385
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 17.6

Remarks
JUNIOR COLLEGE (14 MILES) IN CARTERVILLE; JUNIOR 
COLLEGE (23 MILES) AT REND LAKE; UNIVERSITY (20 
MILES) IN CARBONDALE.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
COLONIAL MANOR             NURSING HOME               47  NONE             1975
                         

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for FRANKLIN COUNTY                         
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force    18,214
             Unemployed   2,339
             Percentage  12.80%
         Total Employed    15,875
          Manufacturing  9.30%
      Non-Manufacturing  90.55%
            Agriculture   0.13%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
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 8 S        

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 18.30  $ 29.02   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 10.73  $ 21.36
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.72  $ 13.71   Office Clerk             $  8.33  $ 13.29
Assembler-Production     $ 10.80  $ 14.03   Secretary                $  8.56  $ 23.00
Computer Operator        $ 10.62  $ 23.00   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.40  $ 17.97
Computer Programmer      $ 12.19  $ 24.61   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.53  $ 16.16
Data Entry Operator      $ 10.04  $ 15.39   Systems Analyst          $ 17.64  $ 29.32
Drill or Punch Press     $ 12.07  $ 16.80   Technician               $ 23.84  $ 23.84
Engineer                 $ 25.19  $ 45.56   Tool & Die Maker         $ 16.45  $ 25.98
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.65  $ 14.51   Warehouse Worker         $ 13.36  $ 16.00
Laborer                  $ 10.77  $ 22.16   Welder                   $ 11.40  $ 19.64
Machinist                $ 11.64  $ 21.20   Word Processor           $  9.36  $ 13.24

Remarks
WAGE RATES 3RD QUARTER 2009 FROM IL DEPT OF 
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE AT 
http://lmi.ides.state.il.us/wage data/wage.htm.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels      10        Protestant Churches  70
                 Number of Rooms     400          Catholic Churches   4
                     Restaurants      43          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     150              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       2      Public Swimming Pools   0
     Public Access to Lake/River NO 
              Name of Lake/River                                                   

Remarks
CITY IS WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF NATIONAL FOREST, 
WILDLIFE REFUGE, STATE PARKS, LAKES, RECREATION 
SITES.  18 MILES TO REND LAKE.

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 2009          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  6.25%
    City  2.1457%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On 
  County  1.2858%          2008       2007              Electricity  5.00%
  School  3.9305%         8.2763%    8.9199%            Natural Gas  5.15%
Other(s)  0.9143%                                         Telephone  0.00%
   Total  8.2763%                                             Water  0.00%

Remarks
UTILITY TAX RATE ON TELEPHONE 12.00%.  ELECTRICTY 
TAX DEPENDS ON USAGE.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
                                     Cary Minnis                        
City of Zeigler                      Executive Director       
City Hall                            Greater Egypt RPDC                 
301 Church Street                    3000 W DeYoung St, 800B-3          
Zeigler, IL  629991044               Marion, IL  62959    
Phone (618) 596-6475                 Phone (618) 997-9351
  Fax (618) 596-6521                   Fax (618) 997-9354

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 62999           Rep Dist           117                          
                            Senate Dist        59                           
                            Congressional Dist 12               


Remarks
Greater Egypt Regional Planning & Development 
Commission E-mail: caryminnis@greateregypt.org, 
Website: www.greateregypt.org.

Last updated 04/27/2011
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