Oquawka
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Location in Illinois
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1827 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Henderson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 56 ′ N , 90 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,539 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 307.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) of which 5 km 2 (about 2 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 168 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61469 | ||
| Area code : | +1 309 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-56237 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 415152 | ||
| Website : | www.oquawka.com | ||
| Mayor : | Todd A. Miller (President) | ||
Oquawka is a village and the administrative center of the Henderson County in western US -amerikanischen State of Illinois on the east bank of the Mississippi River . In 2000 Oquawka had 1,539 inhabitants.
geography
Oquawka is 40 ° 56'20 "north latitude and 90 ° 56'57" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 5 km², which consists exclusively of land.
The place is on the east bank of the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Iowa . Illinois State Route 164 runs through Oquawka and meets a number of secondary roads here. The nearest town is Burlington , Iowa, 15 miles downstream .
The nearest major cities are Iowa's capital, Des Moines , 297 km to the west, and St. Louis in Missouri , Illinois , 320 km to the south, and Springfield, 210 km to the southeast . Peoria is 134 km to the east, Chicago 344 km to the east-northeast and the Quad Cities 93 km to the northeast.
Local attraction
In Oquawka there is a memorial stone that commemorates a circus elephant named Norma Jean . This fell victim to a lightning strike on July 17, 1972. The pachyderm belonged to a small circus that was a guest in Oquawka at the time. Norma Jean was buried at the point of impact and the circus went bankrupt a year after losing its main attraction. Later, the local pharmacist Wade Meloan campaigned for a memorial stone to be erected on the site of the grave.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 1,539. These were distributed to 656 households in 421 families. The population density was 407.0 / km². There were 736 buildings, which corresponds to a building density of 194.6 / km².
The population in 2000 was 98.38% white , 0.06% African American , 0.13% American Indian, and 0.13% Asian . 1.30% said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.71% of the population were Hispanics from any of the above groups.
22.4% were under 18 years of age, 8.2% between 18 and 24, 27.0% between 25 and 44, 23.7% between 45 and 64 and 18.7% 65 and over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were statistically 93.8 men, 90.9 among those over 18 years of age.
The median income per household was $ 32,500 and the median family income was $ 38,152. The average income for men was $ 29,333 and that for women was $ 18,571. The per capita income was $ 15,254. Around 8.4% of families and 12.8% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ a b Google Maps
- ^ Oquawka's History
- ^ US Census Bureau - Oquawka, Illinois