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PAXTON FAST FACTS


LOCATION:     40°27′31″N, 88°5′45″W

ZIP CODE:  60957          AREA CODE:  217

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT:  15

STATE SENATE DISTRICT: 53

REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT: 105

POPULATION: 4525

GOVERNMENT: Mayor/Council/City

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:  Yes

SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE: Yes

EMERGENCY 911 SYSTEM: Yes

FIRE INSURANCE CLASS:  7

FIRE DEPT:  Volunteer (30)

POLICE DEPT: Full Time (7)

MUNICIPAL ZONING: Yes

COUNTY ZONING:  Yes

HOME RULE:  No

PUBLIC LIBRARY:  Yes

RESCUE SQUAD:  Yes

WATER SUPPLY: Municipal

WATER SOURCE:  Well

SEWAGE TREATMENT:  Tertiary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY TAX RATE (2006 payable 2007):

City                         $1.30455

County                     $1.15420

School                     $5.32600

Others                     $1.70690

Total                       $9.49165

Rate applied to $100/Assessed value. Assessed value equals 1/3 of estimated market value.

SALES TAX RATE - TOTAL:  6.25%

COLLEGES:
University of Illinois - 25 miles south

Parkland Junior College - 25 miles south

Illinois State University - 45 miles west

Illinois Wesleyan University - 45 miles west

Mt. Olivet College - 50 miles north

AIRPORTS:

Paxton Municipal Airport

Willard Airport (Savoy) - 40 miles south

Central Illinois Regional Airport - 45 miles west

HIGHWAYS: Interstate 57, US Rte 45, IL Rte 9

 

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