Jonesboro, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Union County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 27 ′ N , 89 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,853 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 378.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 4.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 4.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 172 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62952 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-38635 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 411229 | ||
Jonesboro is a small town and the administrative seat of Union County in the south of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Jonesboro had 1,853 residents.
Jonesboro was the site of the third of the famous debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas on September 15, 1858 .
geography
Jonesboro is at 37 ° 27'04 "north latitude and 89 ° 16'07" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 4.9 km², which consists exclusively of land.
Jonesboro is 17 km east of the Mississippi River , which forms the border with Missouri .
Illinois State Route 146 runs through Jonesboro and meets Illinois State Route 127 in the city center . US Highway 51 runs east of the neighboring town of Anna , which is only 2 km away . A few kilometers further east runs Interstate 57 , which runs from Chicago in a north-south direction through all of Illinois and joins Interstate 55 a little after Cairo at the Ohio estuary in the neighboring state of Missouri .
St. Louis is 187 km in a north-northeast direction, Illinois' capital Springfield 296 km in the north, Kentucky's largest city Louisville in an east-northeast direction 377 km, Tennessee's capital Nashville 302 km in the southeast, Memphis 317 km in the southwest and Missouri's capital Jefferson City 381 km to the northwest.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 1,853. These were distributed to 740 households in 489 families. The population density was 374.6 / km². There were 792 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 160.1 / km².
The population in 2000 was 96.87% white , 0.65% African American , 0.59% American Indian , 0.59% Asian, and 0.76% other. 0.54% said they came from at least two of these groups. 1.19% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.
24.1% were under 18 years of age, 8.0% between 18 and 24, 25.6% between 25 and 44, 23.3% between 45 and 64 and 19.0% 65 and older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were 89.9 men, for those over 18 years of age 83.2.
The average income per household was 30,441 US dollars (USD), the average family income 40,066 USD. The average income for men was $ 31,691 and that of women was $ 24,464. The per capita income was $ 15,372. Around 12.5% of families and 17.1% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ www.mrlincolnandfreedom.org
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ Google Maps
- ↑ city, Illinois / POPULATION / DECENNIAL_CNT US Census Bureau - Jonesboro, Illinois