Mount Carroll
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Carroll County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 6 ′ N , 89 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,832 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 373.9 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 : | 246 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61053 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-50881 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 413953 | ||
| Website : | www.mtcarrollil.org | ||
| Mayor : | Carl Bates | ||
Mount Carroll is a small town and the county seat of Carroll County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen State of Illinois of the far eastern shore of the Mississippi River . In 2000, Mount Carroll had 1,832 residents.
geography
Mount Carroll is at 42 ° 05'44 "north latitude and 89 ° 58'37" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 13.2 km², which consists exclusively of land.
Mount Carroll is 17 km east of Savanna , where the Mississippi River forms the border with Iowa .
St. Louis , Missouri is 457 km to the south, Chicago 229 km to the east, Wisconsin's capital Madison 159 km to the northeast, Cedar Rapids , Iowa 166 km to the west, and the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois 60 miles to the southwest.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 1,832. These were distributed over 765 households in 501 families. The population density was 372.3 / km². There were 855 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 161.2 / km².
The population in 2000 was 98.53% white , 0.16% African American , 0.27% Native American , 0.27% Asian and 0.33% other. 0.44% said they came from at least two of these groups. 1.31% of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.
24.4% were under 18 years of age, 7.9% between 18 and 24, 26.0% between 25 and 44, 21.9% between 45 and 64 and 19.7% 65 and older. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 95.9 men, among those over 18 years of age 88.7.
The median income per household was $ 34,861 and the median family income was $ 40,511. The average income for men was $ 29,292 and that for women was $ 22,212. The per capita income was $ 16,455. Around 5.1% of families and 8.5% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .