Jerseyville

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Jerseyville
Jersey County Courthouse in Jerseyville
Jersey County Courthouse in Jerseyville
Location in Illinois
Jerseyville, Illinois
Jerseyville
Jerseyville
Basic data
Foundation : 1827
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Jersey County
Coordinates : 39 ° 7 ′  N , 90 ° 20 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 7 ′  N , 90 ° 20 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 8,373 (as of 2008 - estimated)
Population density : 734.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 11.4 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) of
which 11.4 km 2  (about 4 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 201 m
Postcodes : 62052
Area code : +1 618
FIPS : 17-38414
GNIS ID : 411103
Website : www.jerseyville-il.us
Mayor : Yvonne Hartmann

Jerseyville is a town and administrative center of Jersey County in western US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Jerseyville had 7,984 residents, an estimate in 2008 showed a population of 8,373.

Jerseyville is located in the eastern part of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area, known as Metro-East , around the city of St. Louis in neighboring Missouri .

Geography and traffic

Jerseyville is 39 ° 07'15 "north latitude and 90 ° 19'39" west longitude. The city extends over an area of ​​11.4 km², which consists exclusively of land.

23 km southwest of Jerseyville, the Illinois River flows into the Mississippi River at Grafton , which forms the border with Missouri .

By Jerseyville leading US Highway 67 , which here with the Illinois Route 16 and Illinois Route 109 coincide. A BNSF Railway also runs through Jerseyville .

St. Louis is 40 miles to the south. To the north it is 407 km to the Quad Cities . Via the capital city of Springfield , 125 km away , it is 446 km northeast of Chicago. Kansas City is 435 km to the west and Louisville 478 km to the east.

history

In 1827, James Faulkner of Pennsylvania built an estate for himself and his family in what is now Jerseyville, called the Little Red House . Little Red House served as a post office, as well as the first school, the first bank and the first pub in the area. In 1864, when the now Hickory Grove called settlement around falconer house gradually grew, the area of the out was New Jersey dating John Lott and Edward M. Daly surveyed and prepared for the new settlement of large quantities settlers from New Jersey. After their settlement, the new name of the city was chosen at a meeting and the majority chose Jerseyville because of their New Jersey origins .

In 1839 what is now Jersey County was spun off from Greene County and the city of Jerseyville was made the administrative center of the new county named after the city. After the end of the Civil War and the completion of the Alton & Chicago Railroad , the city experienced an economic boom. Most of the businesses and shops that are in the city center today date from this era at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries . During this time, the court building that still exists today was built in the neo-Romanesque style. Other Victorian-style buildings built during this period still define the image of the city center today.

The historic old town ( Downtown Historic District ) is now home to antique shops, souvenir shops, fashion boutiques, restaurants and banks.

Since the early 1990s , the southern and southwestern parts of the city have developed in particular. New residential areas and shopping opportunities emerged after the urban area had been expanded.

The Jersey County Courthouse and Jersey Historic District were added to the National Historic Places List in 1986 . In 1998 the farm building built in 1866 by William H. Fulkerston was added to the list. The building is on Highway 67 on the northern outskirts.

Jerseyville was also a small station on the Underground Railroad . The Little Red House was used as a hiding place for escaped slaves from the south until the end of the Civil War .

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1850 760 -
1860 2610 243.4%
1870 2576 -1.3%
1880 2894 12.3%
1890 3207 10.8%
1900 3517 9.7%
1910 4116 17%
1920 3839 -6.7%
1930 4309 12.2%
1940 4809 11.6%
1950 5792 20.4%
1960 7420 28.1%
1970 7446 0.4%
1980 7506 0.8%
1990 7382 -1.7%
2000 7984 8.2%
2008 estimate 8373 4.9%
Decennial US Census

Demographic data

In the 2010 census, the population was 8,465. These were distributed over 3,480 households in 2,171 families. The population density was around 700 / km².

The population in 2000 was 98.85% white , 0.09% African American , 0.18% Native American , 0.16% Asian, and 0.10% other. 0.63% said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.54% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.

24.4% were under 18 years of age, 8.1% between 18 and 24, 27.2% between 25 and 44, 19.9% ​​between 45 and 64 and 20.4% 65 and older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 84.6 men, and 80.5 among those over 18.

The median income per household was $ 35,556 and the median family income was $ 46,832. The average income for men was $ 37,312 and that of women was $ 21,282. The per capita income was $ 20,178. Around 5.80% of families and 7.3% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .

Known Jerseyville residents

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. ↑ Google Maps
  3. Jump up ↑ Description and History of Jerseyville
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Jerseyville, Illinois
  5. ↑ www.jerseyusa.net
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