Clinton, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1835 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | DeWitt County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 9 ′ N , 88 ° 58 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 7,485 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,100.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.7 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 6.8 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 227 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61727 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-15001 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 406261 | ||
| Website : | www.clintonillinois.com | ||
| Mayor : | Ed Wollet | ||
Clinton is a small town and the administrative seat of DeWitt County in the center of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000, Clinton had 7,485 residents.
Clinton is named after DeWitt Clinton , the former governor (1817–1823) of New York .
The Clinton Nuclear Power Plant is located approximately 14 km east of the city .
geography
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Clinton is at 40 ° 09'08 "north latitude and 88 ° 57'33" west longitude. The city extends over 6.7 km², which consists exclusively of land.
US Highway 51 runs through Clinton in a north-south direction and intersects Illinois State Route 10 and Illinois State Route 54 in the center of the city .
Two railroad lines run through Clinton.
The nearest towns are Lincoln 22 miles west , Bloomington 23 miles north , Champaign 40 miles east, and Decatur 22 miles south .
From Clinton it is 76.7 km from Illinois' capital Springfield in a southwest direction 236 km to St. Louis in Missouri , to Chicago it is 260 km in a north-northeast direction, the Quad Cities are 262 km in the northwest and Indiana's capital Indianapolis located 261 km to the east.
history
Clinton was founded in 1835 by Jesse Fell, a Bloomington, Illinois businessman and Illinois General Assembly MP James Allan. You were on a business trip from Bloomington to Decatur and stopped halfway there. The position seemed ideal to them for the construction of a new settlement, especially since no one had yet inhabited the area. The settlement was named Clinton in honor of former New York Governor DeWitt Clinton.
In 1858, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in Clinton. The following quote has come down to us from this:
You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.
You can fool all people for a while, some even all the time. But you cannot permanently fool all people.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 7,485. These were distributed to 3,157 households in 2,000 families. The population density was 1103.3 / km². There were 3,395 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 500.4 / km².
The population in 2000 was 97.1% white , 0.8% African American , 0.2% Native American , 0.2% Asian and 0.9% other. 0.7% said they came from at least two of these groups. 2.2% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.
25.3% were under 18 years of age, 8.5% between 18 and 24, 28.9% between 25 and 44, 21.5% between 45 and 64 and 15.8% 65 and older. The mean age was 37 years. For every 100 women there were 891.1 men, among those over 18 years of age 89.1.
The median income per household was $ 36,279 and the median family income was $ 48,024. The median income for men was $ 34,777 and that for women was $ 22,296. The per capita income was $ 18,729. Around 7.8% of families and 10.8% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Clinton Power Station
- ↑ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Lincoln, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Lincoln, IL - Bloomington, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Champaign, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Decatur, IL
- ^ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Springfield, IL - St. Louis, MS
- ↑ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Chicago, IL
- ^ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Rock Island, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Clinton, IL - Indianapolis, IN
- ^ Clinton: 1835-1985 Clinton Sesquicentennial Board
- ↑ Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations associated with our greatest President.
- ^ US Census Bureau - Clinton, Illinois