Charleston, Illinois

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Charleston
The Coles County Courthouse in Charleston, built in 1898, listed in the NRHP since 1978 [1]
The Coles County Courthouse in Charleston, built in 1898, listed on the NRHP since 1978
Location in Illinois
Charleston, Illinois
Charleston
Charleston
Basic data
Foundation : 1831
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Coles County
Coordinates : 39 ° 29 ′  N , 88 ° 11 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 29 ′  N , 88 ° 11 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 21,838 (as of 2010)
Population density : 949.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 23.0 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) of
which 23.0 km 2  (approx. 9 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 205 m
Postal code : 61920
Area code : +1 217
FIPS : 17-12567
GNIS ID : 405982
Website : www.charlestonillinois.org
Mayor : Larry Rennels
Old Main 2012-09-21 00-32-11.jpg
Old Main , the main building of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, listed on the NRHP since 1981

Charleston is a small town (with the status " City ") in Coles County in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , Charleston had 21,838 residents.

Charleston is home to the state-owned Eastern Illinois University , which had around 8,000 students enrolled in 2019.

geography

Charleston is located in eastern Illinois on the western bank of the Embarras River . The geographical coordinates are 39 ° 29'19 "north latitude and 88 ° 10'44" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​23 km 2 . Charleston is mainly located in the Charleston Township , but also extends into the Hutton , Lafayette and Seven Hickory Township .

Neighboring towns of Charleston are (6.1 miles north), Embarrass (4.9 miles east-northeast), Westfield (11.2 miles east-southeast), Janesville (11.9 miles southwest), and Mattoon (11.4 miles west).

The closest major cities are Illinois' capital Springfield (151 km west-northwest), Chicago (298 km northeast), Indiana's capital Indianapolis (194 km east) and St. Louis , Missouri (223 km southwest).

traffic

Interstate 57 , which connects Chicago with Memphis , runs west of Charleston . Illinois State Routes 16 and 130 meet in the Charleston metropolitan area . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

A section of the Union Pacific Railroad runs through the urban area of ​​Charleston for rail freight transport .

The Coles County Memorial Airport is 12 km west of Charleston.

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1970 16,421 -
1980 19,355 17.9%
1990 20,398 5.4%
2000 21,039 3.1%
2010 21,838 3.8%
1970-2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Charleston had 21,838 people in 7,927 households. The population density was 949.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.24 people lived in each of the 7,927 households.

The racial the population was composed of 88.7 percent white, 7.0 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 1.6 percent Asian and 0.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.7 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.0 percent of the population.

12.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 77.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 9.5 percent were 65 years or older. 52.9 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 28,960  USD . The per capita income was $ 17,890. 37.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 78001118.Retrieved May 29, 2013
  2. ↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000214.Retrieved May 29, 2013
  3. ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 29, 2013
  4. ^ Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved May 26, 2020
  5. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 29, 2013
  6. ↑ AirNav.com - KMTO Accessed on May 29, 2013
  7. ^ US Decennial Census. Retrieved May 29, 2013

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