Pittsfield, Illinois

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pittsfield
Pike County Courthouse
Pike County Courthouse
Location in Illinois
Pittsfield, Illinois
Pittsfield
Pittsfield
Basic data
State : United States
State : Illinois
County : Pike County
Coordinates : 39 ° 37 ′  N , 90 ° 48 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 37 ′  N , 90 ° 48 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 4,576 (as of 2010)
Population density : 381.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 13 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) of
which 12 km 2  (approx. 5 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 223 m
Postal code : 62363
Area code : +1 217
FIPS : 17-60222
GNIS ID : 415748
Website : www.pittsfieldil.org
Mayor : John Hayden

Pittsfield is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Pike County in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , Pittsfield had 4,576 residents.

geography

Pittsfield is located about 15 km west of the Illinois River in the Newburg and Pittsfield Township in western Illinois. The geographical coordinates are 39 ° 36'35 "north latitude and 90 ° 48'30" west longitude. The city extends over 13 km², which is spread over 12 km² of land and 1 km² of water.

Pittsfield neighbors are Griggsville (14.3 km northeast), Detroit (11.5 km east), Time (12.2 km southeast), Nebo (20.5 km south), Pleasant Hill (14.8 miles southwest) , Summer Hill (14.3 km southwest), El Dara (17.2 km west), and New Salem (13.8 km north-northwest).

The closest major cities are the Quad Cities (239 km north), Peoria (190 km northeast), Illinois' capital Springfield (110 km east), St. Louis , Missouri (163 km south-southeast), and Missouri's capital, Jefferson City (198 km southwest ).

traffic

US Highway 54 and Illinois State Route 106 meet in the urban area of ​​Pettsfield . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

With the Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport is located in the northeast of the city, a small airfield. The nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (144 km south).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Pittsfield had 4,576 people in 1,820 households. The population density was 381.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 1,820 households.

The racial the population was composed of 93.6 percent white, 5.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesian and 0.2 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.

19.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.2 percent were 65 years or older. 48.7 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 38,864  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,615. 14.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Known residents

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved May 23, 2013
  2. ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 23, 2013
  3. ↑ AirNav.com - PPQ Accessed on May 23, 2013
  4. ↑ Internet Movie Database - Ryan Carnes.Retrieved May 23, 2013
  5. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Charles Russel Davis.Retrieved May 23, 2013
  6. ^ Ferris State University - About Woodbridge N. Ferris.Retrieved May 23, 2013
  7. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Russel Watson Keeney.Retrieved May 23, 2013
  8. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Sid Simpson.Retrieved May 23, 2013
  9. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Scott Wike.Retrieved May 23, 2013
  10. ^ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - William Elza Williams.Retrieved May 23, 2013

Web links

Commons : Pittsfield, Illinois  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files