Aledo, Illinois

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Aledo
Aledo, Illinois
Aledo
Aledo
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1855
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Mercer County
Coordinates : 41 ° 12 ′  N , 90 ° 45 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 12 ′  N , 90 ° 45 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 3,613 (as of: 2000)
Population density : 602.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 6 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of
which 6 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 224 m
Postcodes : 61231
Area code : +1 309
FIPS : 17-00646
GNIS ID : 403393
Website : www.aledo-il.org
Mayor : Janice Green (administrator)

Aledo is a small town and the county seat of Mercer County in western US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Aledo had 3,613 inhabitants.

geography

Aledo is at 41 ° 12'01 "north latitude and 90 ° 45'00" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​6 km², which consists exclusively of land.

Aledo is 15 miles east of the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Iowa . The Illinois State Route 94 leads through Aledo , into which the Illinois State Route 17 joins west of the city and branches off again in the east in the city center.

After skirt Iceland in the Quad Cities are of Aledo 46.3 km in a north-northeasterly direction, Chicago is located 314 km to the east, Peoria 136 km in Südösten, Illinois' capital Springfield 235 km south-southeast direction, and Iowa's capital Des Moines located 290 km west of Aledo.

Demographic data

In the 2000 census, the population was 3,613. These were distributed over 1,506 households in 1,016 families. The population density was 622.8 / km². There were 1,588 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 273.7 / km².

The population in 2000 was 98.34% white , 0.44% African American , 0.11% American Indian , 0.30% Asian and 0.19% other. 0.61% said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.72% of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.

23.4% were under 18 years of age, 7.1% between 18 and 24, 24.5% between 25 and 44, 34.3% between 45 and 64 and 20.7% 65 and older. The average age was 42 years. Statistically, there were 86.6 men for every 100 women, 83.8 among those over 18 years of age.

The median income per household was $ 33,449 and the median family income was $ 41,934. The average income for men was $ 35,233 and that of women was $ 21,271. The per capita income was $ 18,498. Around 7.1% of families and 8.1% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

Individual evidence

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  3. US Census Bureau - Aledo, Illinois  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / factfinder.census.gov  

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