Quincy (Illinois)
| Quincy | |
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| Nickname : Gem City | |
 The Quincy Bayview Bridge (v.) And the Quincy Memorial Bridge (h.) |
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| Location in Illinois | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1819 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Illinois |
| County : | Adams County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 56 ′ N , 91 ° 23 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
40,633 (status: 2010) 76,845 (status: 2009) |
| Population density : | 1,074.7 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 37.81 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 173 m |
| Postcodes : | 62301, 62305 |
| Area code : | +1 217 |
| FIPS : | 17-62367 |
| GNIS ID : | 416314 |
| Website : | www.quincyil.gov |
| Mayor : | John A. Spring |
_riverfront_2002.jpg) Park on the east bank of the Mississippi River, Quincy Bay |
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Quincy [ kwɪnsi ] is a city on the Mississippi River and the administrative seat of Adams County to the west of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . At the 2010 census , Quincy had 40,633 residents. The city is named after former President John Quincy Adams .
geography
Quincy is located on the Mississippi, which forms the border with Missouri . The city is located at 39 ° 55'56 "north latitude and 91 ° 23'19" west longitude and extends over 37.81 km².
Quincy is 180 km northwest of St. Louis , 152 km west of Springfield , 176 km southwest of Peoria , 190 km south of Davenport and 289 km northeast of Kansas City .
traffic
Interstate 172 runs north-south on the eastern outskirts of Quincy . From Missouri the US Highway 24 leads over the Quincy Bayview Bridge into the city center and meets there with the Illinois State Routes 57 , 96 and 104 .
In Quincy, several railway lines meet, which are operated by various railway companies (including BNSF Railway , Amtrak ).
The nearest airfield is Quincy Regional Airport, 20 km east of the city center .
Demographic data
| Population development | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1840 | 2319 | - | |
| 1850 | 6902 | 197.6% | |
| 1860 | 13,718 | 98.8% | |
| 1870 | 24.052 | 75.3% | |
| 1880 | 27,268 | 13.4% | |
| 1890 | 31,494 | 15.5% | |
| 1900 | 36,252 | 15.1% | |
| 1910 | 36,587 | 0.9% | |
| 1920 | 35,978 | -1.7% | |
| 1930 | 39.241 | 9.1% | |
| 1940 | 40,469 | 3.1% | |
| 1950 | 41,450 | 2.4% | |
| 1960 | 43,793 | 5.7% | |
| 1970 | 45,288 | 3.4% | |
| 1980 | 42,554 | -6% | |
| 1990 | 39,681 | -6.8% | |
| 2000 | 40,366 | 1.7% | |
| 2010 | 40,633 | 0.7% | |
| 1840-1990 2000-2010 | |||
According to the 2010 census , Quincy had 40,633 people in 16,938 households. The population density was 1074.7 people per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 90.8 percent white, 5.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.4 percent of the population.
Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 16,938 households.
22.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.3 percent were 65 years or older. 52.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 39,024 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,736. 16.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
sons and daughters of the town
- Mary Astor , actress
- Tad Hilgenbrink , actor
- Roy Brocksmith , actor
- Caren Kemner , volleyball player
- Neysa McMein , illustrator
- Paul Tibbets , Air Force pilot. On August 6, 1945, he directed the first atomic bomb to be dropped over inhabited areas.
- John Milton Yinger (1916-2011), sociologist
- Jonathan Van Ness , media personality
Twin cities
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Quincy, IL Retrieved March 23, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on March 23, 2012
- ^ Decennial US Census. Retrieved March 23, 2012
