Pike County Chamber of Commerce

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COMMUNITY PROFILE OF PLEASANT HILL, ILLINOIS
General Information

County PIKE           


POPULATION         Current          CLIMATE
City               1,120     Avg. Winter Temp      29.00 F   -1.70 C 
County             17,162    Avg. Summer Temp      80.00 F   26.66 C
Labor Market       45,600    Avg. Annual Rainfall  38.00 In  96.52 Cm
                             Avg. Annual Snowfall  18.00 In  46.00 Cm




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Economic Development Amenities



Municipal Services
     Local Government TRUSTEE / TRUSTEES / TOWN     Municipal Zoning NO 
   Comprehensive Plan NO                               County Zoning YES
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO 
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System NO                                Rescue Squad NO 
 
 Fire Insurance Class  8    in city   0    outside
 
                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         30
    Police Department            1          1          0
 
Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES              Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels   33
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    1 Weekly
                                          
         Machine Shops   0  If none, distance to nearest  15 MI   24 KM
            Tool & Die   0  If none, distance to nearest  15 MI   24 KM
 
                 Banks   2  Assets $     80,000,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0
 
Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO                 Foreign Trade Zone NO 
                    Enterprise Zone NO       Tax Increment Financing Dist NO 
 
Remarks




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Transportation


MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   0 Federal   1 State
Interstates Serving Community NONE                                              
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance    30 MI   48 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   1
          Interstate Carriers   0
          Intrastate Carriers   0                                                            32

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO 

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport BALDWIN FIELD
                     Local NO    50 MI 80 KM
       Commercial Airlines   2   Flights per day   9

    Nearest Public Airport PENSTONE AIRPORT
                     Local NO   20 MI   32 KM
           Type of Surface CONCRETE       
           Longest Runway  4000 FT     990 M [LIGHTED]
24 Hr      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    14 MI   22 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           690     1,104       4         2
Chicago           290       464       3         1
Cleveland         635     1,016       3         2
Dallas            660     1,056       5         2
Denver            790     1,264       4         2
Detroit           545       872       3         1
Kansas City       235       376       3         1
Los Angeles     1,950     3,120       6         5
Memphis           400       640       4         1
Minneaplis        500       800       5         2
New Orleans       800     1,280       4         2
New York        1,010     1,616       4         2
St. Louis         100       160       3         1
Seatle          2,155     3,448       6         5

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
GATEWAY-WESTERN                        
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       

Piggyback Service NO   80 MI  120 KM
Container Service NO   80 MI  120 KM

Remarks
Package Delivery Service:
FEDERAL EXPRESS, U.P.S, and RPS




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Utilities




Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL                
        Water Source WELLS
33
                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day 
              Storage Capacity          137,000             520,600
            Treatment Capacity          504,000           1,915,200
          Average Daily Demand          110,000             418,000
             Peak Daily Demand          200,000             760,000
               Excess Capacity          304,000           1,155,200

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant SECONDARY      
                       Process                     
            Treatment Capacity          240,000             912,000
                  Present Load          120,000             456,000
               Excess Capacity          120,000             456,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier PLEASANT HILL            
       Electric Supplier AMERENCIPS 
Local Telephone Supplier G.T.E.                                            
       Digital Switching NO 
 Long Distances Carriers AT&T 

Remarks
AMERENCIPS & IL RURAL ELECTRIC OFFERS ATTRACTIVE
RATES TO LARGE INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIAL USERS.


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Health Facilities




     Distance to Nearest Hospital    15 MI   24 KM
             Doctors in Community     1
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO 15 MI   24 KM

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Education Facilities





Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        20         215
Junior High               1         4          62
High School               1        13         121
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         1         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score  21.4

Remarks
TRADE AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE
WITHIN 50 MILES. JOHN WOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
QUINCY UNIVERSITY (4 YR) HANNIBAL LA GRANGE, MO.
(4YR) . . .





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Employment




Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
PANHANDLE EASTERN          GAS TRANSMISSION           44  OIL, CHEM. & AT     0
                        
RICHTER                                                9  NONE                0
                         
PLEASANT HILL FEED         LIVESTOCK FEED              4  NONE                0
                        
PIKE COUNTY SERVICE        LIVESTOCK FEED/FERTILIZER   7  NONE                0
                        
PLEASANT HILL DIST UNIT 3  EDUCATION                   90 YES                 0

POC                        CONSTRUCTION                30 NONE                1983

Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for ADAMS BROWN PIKE LMA                         
Annual Average for Year 1996
      Total Labor Force  45,600
             Unemployed   2,200
             Percentage   4.80%
         Total Employed  43,400
          Manufacturing  15.00%
      Non-Manufacturing  64.00%
            Agriculture  21.00%

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 occurrences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved   0

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

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 10.51  $ 12.02   Maintenance Mechanic     $  5.15  $  7.00
Assembler-Electronic     $  5.50  $ 10.00   Office Clerk             $  5.55  $  6.90
Assembler-Production     $  5.15  $  6.50   Secretary                $  6.00  $  8.47
Computer Operator        $  7.00  $  7.85   Sheet Metal Worker       $  6.50  $ 10.50
Computer Programmer      $ 10.73  $ 15.00   Ship-Receiving Clerk     $  5.45  $  6.95
Data Entry Operator      $  5.15  $  7.50   Systems Analyst          $ 15.82  $ 16.47
Drill or Punch Press     $  0.00  $ 11.00   Technician               $ 10.17  $ 12.88
Engineer                 $  0.00  $ 12.00   Tool & Die Maker         $ 10.00  $ 12.99
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  5.15  $  7.81   Warehouse Worker         $  5.15  $  7.50
Laborer                  $  6.00  $  9.78   Welder                   $  5.50  $  7.50
Machinist                $  0.00  $ 11.00   Word Processor           $  5.15  $  7.25

Remarks
WAGE RATES GENERALLY RUN 15% TO 20% BELOW
PUBLISHED STATEWIDE RATES FOR ILLINOIS. CUSTOM
EMPLOYEE TRAINING AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS
SOURCES.


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Community Facilities




(Available within 10 miles)
                  
                   Guest Houses        9
                   Motels/Hotels       0        Protestant Churches   5
                 Number of Rooms       0          Catholic Churches   0
                     Restaurants       2          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room       0              Country Clubs   0
             Public Golf Courses       0               Health Clubs   0
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO                     5MI          
              Name of Lake/River MISSISSIPPI                                                  

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Tax Structure




Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property.

Property Tax Rates
    Year    0                   Sales Tax Rate  6.2500%
    City  0.2900%              Utility Tax On 
  County  0.5900%                  Electricity  0.0000%
  School  3.2900%                  Natural Gas  0.0000%
Other(s)  1.2600%                    Telephone  0.0000%
   Total  5.4200%                        Water  0.0000%

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Location Services and Other Information




                              Profile Information Provided By
                                 
                                     Wyvetta Menke                      
                                     104 Quincy Street                  
                                     P.O. Box 187                       
                                     Pleasant Hill, IL  62366    
                                     Phone (217) 734-2113
                                     Fax (217) 734-2251

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 62366           Rep Dist           96                          
                            Senate Dist        48                           
                            Congressional Dist 20           
 


Pike County Chamber of Commerce
224 West Washington St.
Pittsfield, IL 62363
217-285-2971
Fax: 217-285-5251
E-mail: info@pikeil.org

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