Fulton (Illinois)
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 Aerial view of Fulton (right) and Clinton (left), separated by the Mississippi |
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Whiteside County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 52 ′ N , 90 ° 10 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,481 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 580.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 197 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61252 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-28144 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 408806 | ||
| Website : | www.cityoffulton.us | ||
| Mayor : | Larry Russell | ||
Fulton is a city (with the status " City ") in Whiteside County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Fulton had 3481 residents. The city was originally named after Constantin François Volney Volney , but was subsequently named after the engineer Robert Fulton .
geography
Fulton lies at 41 ° 52'02 "north latitude and 90 ° 09'34" west longitude and extends over 6 km². The place forms the center of the Fulton Township , but extends to a small part into the neighboring Garden Plain Township to the south .
Fulton is located on the Mississippi across from the larger neighboring city of Clinton , Iowa . Other neighboring towns are Thomson (12.2 km north-northeast), Morrison (18.5 km east-southeast) and Albany (12.7 km south-southwest).
The closest major cities are Dubuque (97.2 km north-northwest), Rockford (122 km east-northeast) and the Quad Cities (64.5 km southwest).
traffic
By Fulton herein the Illinois portion extending along the Mississippi Great River Road forming Illinois State Route 84 . US Highway 30 forms the southern outskirts of the city . On the Mark N. Norris Bridge is the western end point of Illinois State Route 136 , which forms the extension of the State Route of the same name in Iowa and leads east through Fulton. All other roads are subordinate or inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line of the BNSF Railway runs through Fulton in a north-south direction .
The nearest major airport is Quad City International Airport, 40 miles southwest of Fulton .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Fulton had 3,481 people in 1,553 households. The population density was 580.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.21 people lived in each of the 1,553 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.1 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.7 percent of the population.
21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.7 percent were 65 years or older. 51.9 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 48,333 USD . The per capita income was $ 26,199. 5.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 4, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 4, 2012
