Secor

Secor is a village in Clayton Township, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 373 at the 2010 census. It is located just off U.S. Route 24 between El Paso and Eureka. The town was named after Charles A. Secor, a partner in the Engineering firm that laid out the eastern branch of the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad. Minnie Vautrin, an American Missionary to China and known as the "Goddess of Mercy", was founder of Ginling Girls College in Nanjing China. She is highly honored in China for establishing a sanctuary on the grounds of the Ginling college in order to protect Chinese non-combatants from 6 weeks of killing, looting and raping. She was posthumously awarded the Emblem of the Blue Jade by the Chinese government for her actions during the massacre. The village is located at 40°4428N 89°89W (40.741074, -89.135875). According to the 2010 Census, Secor has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all land. The median income in the village was $44,205, and the median income for a family was $ 44,722. About 9.4% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 17.2%. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was2.98.

History

The town was named after Charles A. Secor. He was a partner in the Engineering firm that laid out the eastern branch of the Peoria and Oquawka Railroad. The town has a population of about 2,000. It is located on the banks of the Illinois River. It was once known as the "Illinois River town" and was once called "The River Town" It is now known as "The Town of Secor" and is located near the town of Oquawska. It has a total population of around 2,200, with about 1,000 people living in the town. The city is now part of the city of Peoria, Illinois, and the town's population is about 3,200. It also lies on the eastern edge of the state of Illinois and is on the Illinois-Illinois State Highway System.

Geography

Secor is located at 40°4428N 89°89W (40.741074, -89.135875).According to the 2010 census, Secor has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all land. The town has a population of 1,788. Secor is the only town in the state of Nevada with a population over 1,000. It is located in the eastern part of the state, near the border with Nevada, Nevada, Utah, Nevada and Nevada-New Mexico. The city's population was 1,856 in 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It has an estimated population of 2,816. The population of Secor was 2,738 in the 2010 Census, and the population of the entire state was 2.9 million. The area has a topography of 40.4 square miles, or 0.7 square kilometers. It lies at an average elevation of 40° 4428 N 89° 89°W. The nearest town to the city is Secor, which is at an altitude of 40 miles (65 km), or 9 miles (16 km) from the city. The closest town to Secor to the north is the town of Bakersfield, California, at an elevation of 40°44 28 N 89 °W, at a distance of 9.5 miles (15 km).

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 379 people, 144 households, and 109 families residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 99.74% White and 0.26% African American. The village's population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median income for a household in theVillage was $44,205, and the median incomes for a family was $ 44,722. The per capita income for the Village was $22,635. About 6.5% of the population was below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 17.2 per cent of those age 65 or over. For every 100 females age 18 or over, there are 95.8 males. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was2.98. The population of the Village of Stonewall was 1,068.7 inhabitants per square mile (412.6/km²) as of the Census of 2000. There were 155 housing units at an average density of 437.1 per squaremile (168.8/ km²) The median age was 38.4 years. For each 100 females, therewere 95.4 males.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Secor, Woodford County, Illinois = 86. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 47. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 97. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Secor = 3.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 4,947 individuals with a median age of 35.7 age the population dropped by -2.90% in Secor, Woodford County, Illinois population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,179.31 residents per square mile of area (454.83/km²). There are average 2.57 people per household in the 143 households with an average household income of $54,913 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 9.50% of the available work force and has dropped -5.34% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 19.82%. The number of physicians in Secor per 100,000 population = 91.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Secor = 36.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 19.8 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 104. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 191. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 14 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 41, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Secor, Woodford County, Illinois which are owned by the occupant = 74.84%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 59 years with median home cost = $89,000 and home appreciation of 0.88%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $17.48 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,306 per student. There are 18 students for each teacher in the school, 1068 students for each Librarian and 787 students for each Counselor. 3.91% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 3.48% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 1.30% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).