Cahokia, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1699 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | St. Clair County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 34 ′ N , 90 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
15,241 (status: 2010) 2,830,355 (status: 2010) |
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| Population density : | 586.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 26.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 26.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 124 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62200-62299 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-10370 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 426287 | ||
| Website : | cahokiaillinois.org | ||
| Mayor : | Gary Cornwell | ||
 Old Cahokia Courthouse |
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Cahokia is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in St. Clair County in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , Cahokia had 15,241 residents.
The city is located in the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan region called Metro-East , around 6 km northwest of the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri .
geography
Cahokia is located on the east bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Missouri . The place is located at 38 ° 33'46 "north latitude and 90 ° 10'36" west longitude and extends over 26 km². Most of Cahokia is in Centerville Township , but a small part also extends into Sugar Loaf Township .
Neighboring places of Cahokia are Sauget (on the northern and northeastern city limits), East St. Louis (9.5 km northeast), Belleville (22.5 km east-southeast), Millstadt (19.7 km southeast), Dupo (on the southern City limits) and East Carondelet . Downtown St. Louis is 5.5 miles north.
traffic
Interstate 255 runs through the southeast of the city and forms the southeast bypass of the greater St. Louis area on a joint route with US Highway 50 . Along the Mississippi that here the Illinois portion of the leads Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 3 through the city of Cahokia. Downtown is the southern terminus of Illinois State Route 157 , which leads northeast out of Cahokia. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line runs parallel to the Mississippi through the urban area of Cahokia.
The St. Louis Downtown Airport is located on the northeastern outskirts of Cahokia. The larger Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport is 19 miles northwest.
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Cahokia had 15,241 people in 5126 households. The population density was 586.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically speaking, there were 2.93 people in each of the 5126 households.
The racial the population was composed of 34.3 percent white, 62.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and 1.0 percent from other ethnic groups; 2.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.0 percent of the population.
32.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.0 percent were 65 years or older. 53.8 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 32,241 USD . The per capita income was $ 16,523. 33.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved April 11, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Retrieved April 11, 2013
