Carbondale (Illinois)
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| Foundation : | 1852 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Jackson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 44 ′ N , 89 ° 13 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
25,902 (as of 2010) 126,430 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 841 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 31.3 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) of which 30.8 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 126 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62901 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-11163 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 405578 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.carbondale.il.us | ||
| Mayor : | Joel Fritzler | ||
Carbondale is the largest city (with the status " City ") in Jackson County in the south of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . According to the United States Census 2010 , Carbondale has a population of about 25,900.
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a state university in the city. It was founded here in 1874 and has its main campus here .
geography
Carbondale's geographic coordinates are 37 ° 44 ' N , 89 ° 13' W (37.726418, −89.220270). The city is located in the catchment area of the Big Muddy River , 126 m above sea level, in the center of the coal mining areas of southern Illinois. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 31.4 km 2 , of which 30.8 km 2 is land and 0.6 km 2 (= 2.06%) is water.
There are several small rivers in the city, including the Piles Fork in the east and Little Crab Orchard Creek in the west of the city.
traffic
The Illinois State Route 13 leads as Main Street in east-west direction through Carbondale. It is intersected downtown by US Highway 51 , which runs south to north as Illinois Avenue . Both streets are one-way in the center, so Route 13 runs east on Walnut Street and US-51 runs south on University Avenue . All other roads are county roads, further subordinate and partly unpaved roads or inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the former Illinois Central Railroad , which is now part of the Canadian National Railway , has run parallel to Highway 51 since 1854 . This route is also used by Amtrak . This national rail service provider connects Carbondale with Chicago via three daily connections in both directions . Another daily train connection goes to Memphis and New Orleans . Amtrak train 59, the southbound City of New Orleans runs from Carbondale to Memphis, Jackson and New Orleans, in the opposite direction takes train 58 via Centralia , Effingham, Mattoon, Champaign-Urbana , Kankakee, Homewood to Chicago Union Station . Carbondale and Chicago are also connected by train pairs 390/391, Saluki , in the morning and 392/393, Illinois , in the afternoon. Both pairs of trains end or begin in Carbondale.
The city is about 20 km from Williamson County Regional Airport , from which a commercial operator offers flights to St. Louis , Missouri four times a day . The Southern Illinois Airport is located directly northwest of the city and serves private planes, the university and the local hospital.
history
The city was founded in 1852. The name goes back to the suggestion of one of the founders; Daniel H. Brush suggested naming the town Carbondale because it was located in a coal mining area. The post office opened on February 27, 1854. In 1869 Carbondale was incorporated as a Village, four years later Carbondale received a new charter as a City.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places lists for Carbondale:
| Ref. Number | Name of the resource | address | Multiple property submission? | Recording date |
| 06000012 | R. Buckminster Fuller and Anne Hewlett Dome Home | 407 S. Forest Ave. | February 9, 2006 | |
| 02000457 | Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot | 111 S. Illinois Ave | May 9, 2002 | |
| 85002839 | Reef House | 411 S. Poplar St. | November 14, 1985 | |
| 75000664 | West Walnut Street Historic District | roughly limited by W. Elm, S. Poplar, W. Main and S. Forest St. | May 2nd 1975 | |
| 85003219 | Woodlawn Cemetery | 405 E. Main St. | December 19, 1985 |
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 2213 | - | |
| 1890 | 2832 | 28% | |
| 1900 | 3318 | 17.2% | |
| 1910 | 5411 | 63.1% | |
| 1920 | 6207 | 14.7% | |
| 1930 | 7528 | 21.3% | |
| 1940 | 8550 | 13.6% | |
| 1950 | 10,921 | 27.7% | |
| 1960 | 14,670 | 34.3% | |
| 1970 | 22,816 | 55.5% | |
| 1980 | 26,414 | 15.8% | |
| 1990 | 27,033 | 2.3% | |
| 2000 | 25,597 | -5.3% | |
| 2010 | 25.902 | 1.2% | |
According to the 2010 census , Carbondale had 25,902 people in 11,035 households. The population density was 841 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.02 people lived in each of the 11,035 households.
The racial the population was composed of 62.4 percent white, 25.6 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 5.7 percent Asian and 2.5 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.4 percent of the population.
12.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 80.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 7.4 percent were 65 years or older. 46.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 19,214 USD . The per capita income was $ 15,030. 42.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Laurie Metcalf (born 1955), actress
- Paul Gilbert (* 1966), guitarist
Twin cities
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 6, 2012
- ^ Edward Callary: Place names of Illinois . University of Illinois Press, Chicago 2009, ISBN 978-0-252-03356-8 , pp. XXX-YYY. ( Carbondale in Google Book Search)
- ↑ Sister Cities ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 6, 2012
