Tuscola
| Tuscola | |||
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 Douglas County Courthouse in Tuscola |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1868 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Douglas County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 48 ′ N , 88 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,448 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 808.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 200 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61953 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-76407 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 419965 | ||
| Website : | www.tuscola.org | ||
| Mayor : | Daniel J. Kleiss | ||
 Post office in Tuscola |
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Tuscola is a small town and the administrative seat of Douglas County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Tuscola had 4448 inhabitants.
geography
Tuscola is 39 ° 47'52 "north latitude and 88 ° 16'54" west longitude. The city extends over 5.5 km², which consists exclusively of land.
US Highway 36 , which crosses US Highway 45 on the southeastern outskirts, runs through Tuscola in an east-west direction . Interstate 57 runs on the western edge of the city and is the shortest connection from Chicago (255 km northeast of Tuscola) and Memphis , Tennessee (604 km southwest of Tuscola). Via Decatur , 60.8 km away , it is 126 km west to Springfield , the capital of Illinois. It is 185 km east on Highway 36 to Indiana's capital Indianapolis .
In Tuscola there is also a junction of several railway lines.
history
When it was founded in 1868, OC Hackett was elected head of Tuscola Township with a majority of one vote over WB Ervin . Hackett had a sassafras plantation known as Hackett's Run well before Douglas County was founded in 1884. Hackett's father, John Hackett , settled in neighboring Coles County in 1835 . According to family chronicles, Abraham Lincoln was a guest on the family farm during the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 4,448. These were distributed over 1,885 households in 1,261 families. The population density was 815.7 / km². There were 2,015 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 369.6 / km².
The population in 2000 was 98.1% white , 0.3% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.5% Asian, and 0.2% other. 0.4% said they came from at least two of these groups. 1.1% of the population consisted of Hispanics belonging to any of the named groups.
25.0% were under 18 years of age, 8.1% between 18 and 24, 29.0% between 25 and 44, 21.5% between 45 and 64 and 15.8% 65 and older. The mean age was 38 years. For every 100 women there were 91.9 men, 89.3 among those over 18 years of age.
The median income per household was $ 39,608 and the median family income was $ 44,816. The median income for men was $ 35,063 that for women was $ 22,090. The per capita income was $ 19,465. Around 2.3% of families and 4.1% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Known residents
- Philip Deaver - author
- Jennie Garth - actress
- Joseph Gurney Cannon - Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- Fred Wakefield - NFL professional
- Smiley Burnette - actor and musician
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Receipts from Google maps
- ^ A b History of Douglas County, Illinois
- ^ History of Coles County, Illinois .
- ^ US Census Bureau - Tuscola, Illinois