McLeansboro
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Hamilton County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 6 ′ N , 88 ° 32 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,945 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 499.2 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.9 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 150 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62859 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-45824 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 413321 | ||
| Website : | www.mcleansboro.com | ||
McLeansboro is a small town and the administrative seat of Hamilton County in the south of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 McLeansboro had 2945 residents.
The city is named after William B. McLean , who owned the land for the founding of the city.
geography
McLeansboro is located at 38 ° 5'35 "north latitude and 88 ° 32'10" west longitude and extends over 5.9 km², which consists exclusively of land.
Illinois State Routes 14 , 142 and 242 meet in McLeansboro . A railway line also runs through the city.
Interstate 64 runs 19.5 km north of the city in a west-east direction and is the shortest connection from St. Louis , Missouri (174 km west) to Louisville , Kentucky (276 km east).
Interstate 57 is 22 miles west of McLeansboro . This connects Chicago (493 km to the north) with Memphis , Tennessee (416 km to the south).
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 2,945. These were distributed over 1,265 households in 747 families. The population density was 502.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 1,435 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 224.8 buildings per square kilometer.
The population in 2000 was 98.1 percent white , 0.8 percent African American , 0.2 percent Asian, and 0.2 percent other. 0.7 percent said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.4 percent of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.
22.8 percent were under 18 years of age, 8.3 percent between 18 and 24, 22.7 percent between 25 and 44, 20.6 percent between 45 and 64 and 25.7 percent 65 and over. The mean age was 42 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 81.3 men, 74.4 among the over 18-year-olds.
The median income per household was 22,183 US dollars (USD), the median family income 35,296 USD. The median income for men was $ 35,114 and that for women was $ 18,125. The per capita income was $ 15,354. Around 11.9 percent of families and 19.7 percent of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
sons and daughters of the town
- Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931), politician
- James R. Campbell (1853-1924), politician
- John Henry Stelle (1891–1962), politician and governor of Illinois from 1940 to 1941
- Jerry Sloan (1942-2020), basketball player and coach
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Google Maps: McLeansboro, IL - Interstate 64
- ^ Google Maps: McLeansboro, IL - St. Louis, MO
- ^ Google Maps: McLeansboro, IL - Louisville, KY
- ^ Google Maps: McLeansboro, IL - Interstate 57
- ↑ Google Maps: McLeansboro, IL - Chicago, IL
- ^ Google Maps: McLeansboro, IL - Memphis, TN
- ^ US Census Bureau - McLeansboro, Illinois