Keithsburg
| Keithsburg | |||
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| Nickname : Greaseburg | |||
Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Mercer County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 6 ′ N , 90 ° 56 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 714 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 106.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 8.2 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 6.7 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 168 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61442 | ||
| Area code : | +1 309 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-39298 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 411353 | ||
Keith Castle is a small town in Mercer County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen State of Illinois on the east bank of the Mississippi River . In 2000 Keithsburg had 714 inhabitants.
geography
Keithsburg lies at 41 ° 06'00 "north latitude and 90 ° 56'14" west longitude. The city extends over 8.2 km², which is spread over 6.7 km² of land and 1.5 km² of water.
Keithsburg is on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa . There is no road through Keithsburg of state or national importance.
The Quad Cities 76 km away are 347 km northeast of Chicago , Peoria is 152 km to the southeast, Iowa's capital Des Moines is 284 km to the northwest, and St. Louis , Missouri is 338 km to the south.
Flood
Keithsburg was badly damaged during the Mississippi floods of 1993. Meanwhile, the city has been rebuilt and returned to normal life before the flood.
Another flood in 2008 broke two dams near the city, which has now been flooded again.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 714. These were distributed to 278 households in 199 families. The population density was 106.9 / km². There were 306 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 45.8 / km².
The population in 2000 was 98.32% white , 0.28% African American , 0.18% Native American and 1.40% mixed race. 0.42% of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.
26.9% were under 18 years of age, 7.7% between 18 and 24, 26.6% between 25 and 44, 22.1% between 45 and 64 and 16.7% 65 and older. The average age was 36 years. Statistically, there were 91.4 men for every 100 women, 88.4 for those over 18 years of age.
The median income per household was $ 32,500 and the median family income was $ 40,781. The average income for men was $ 27,000 and that of women was $ 16,619. The per capita income was $ 14,008. Around 10.3% of families and 14.0% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .