Shelbyville, Illinois
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1827 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Shelby County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 24 ′ N , 88 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,700 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 490.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 9.58 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) of which 9.58 km 2 (about 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 195 m | ||
| Postal code : | 62565 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-69186 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 418336 | ||
Shelbyville is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Shelby County in the center of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Shelbyville had 4700 residents.
geography
Shelbyville is located on the Kaskaskia River at 39 ° 24'23 "north latitude and 88 ° 47'24" west longitude and extends over 9.58 km². The urban area is divided into the Shelbyville Township and the Rose Township .
To the east of the city is a dam through which the Kaskaskia River is dammed up to Lake Shelbyville .
Neighboring towns to Shelbyville are Duvall (7 miles north), Middlesworth (4.4 miles east), Clarksburg (7.5 miles southeast), and Tower Hill (10.1 miles west).
The nearest major cities are Illinois' capital Springfield (59.4 miles northwest), Indiana's capital Indianapolis (150 miles east), Louisville , Kentucky (351 miles southeast), Evansville , Indiana (150 miles southeast) and St. Louis , Missouri ( 185 km southwest).
traffic
In Shelbyville, Illinois State Route 16, which runs in a west-east direction, crosses Illinois State Route 128, which runs north to south . All other roads are inner-city connecting roads.
A Union Pacific Railroad line runs through Shelbyville in a north-south direction .
The Decatur Airport (54.3 km north) is the nearest regional airport; the nearest major airport is Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport (197 km southwest).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Shelbyville had 4,700 people in 2,093 households. The population density was 490.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.17 people lived in 2093 households.
The racial the population was composed of 98.3 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and 0.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
20.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 23.1 percent were 65 years or older. 52.2 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 37,636 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,020. 14.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Known residents
- Josephine Cochrane (1839–1913), inventor of the first dishwasher - lived in Shelbyville for most of her life
- H. Benne Henton (1877–1938), saxophonist - born in Shelbyville
- Jesse M. Donaldson (1885–1970), US Postal Secretary (1947–1953) - born near Shelbyville
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved January 11, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed January 11, 2013