Darmstadt (Illinois)

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Darmstadt
Darmstadt (Illinois)
Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Location in Illinois
Basic data
Foundation : 1816/1855
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : St. Clair County
Coordinates : 38 ° 19 ′  N , 89 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 38 ° 19 ′  N , 89 ° 44 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 68 (as of 2010)
Population density : 357.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 0.19 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of
which 0.19 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 130 m
Area code : +1 618
FIPS : 17-18641
GNIS ID : 426309

Darmstadt is a small town in the United States . Darmstadt is about 8 km northeast of Lenzburg in St. Clair County in Illinois .

Neighboring communities

Fayetteville St. Libory Johannisburg , Venedy
New Athens Neighboring communities Lively Grove
Lenzburg Tilden , Marissa Biddlebom

history

In 1816, Mud Creek Prairie was founded by American settlers. After 1830, German settlers also came to the small town. Most of the German settlers came from Dietzenbach , Dreieichenhain and Offenbach . The Darmstadt church was consecrated in 1848. Since February 1st, 1855 the place has been called Darmstadt .

In 1880 Darmstadt had about 350 inhabitants. In 1977 the place had only about 130 inhabitants.

Today Darmstadt is part of the small town of Lenzburg.

Economy and Infrastructure

Most of Darmstadt's residents work in agriculture or in the neighboring coal mines . Darmstadt is connected to the American road network via Darmstadt Road , Coal Mine Road , New Athens Darmstadt Road , Weilmuenster Road and the IL4 . The place has no rail connection. The nearest railway connections are in Lenzburg and Marissa. The nearest international airport is in St. Louis . The Prairie State Energy Campus, LLC ( 38 ° 16 ′ 39 ″  N , 89 ° 40 ′ 3 ″  W ) is located approximately 7 km southeast of Darmstadt . There is a coal mine and a 1600 MW coal power plant on campus .

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