Zion (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1901 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Lake County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 27 ′ N , 87 ° 50 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
24,413 (as of 2010) 9,572,572 (as of 2010) |
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| Population density : | 1,151.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 21.2 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.2 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 198 m | ||
| Postal code : | 60099 | ||
| Area code : | +1 224, 847 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-84220 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 421625 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofzion.com | ||
| Mayor : | Lane Harrison | ||
Zion is a city in Lake County in the northeast of the US -amerikanischen State of Illinois and part of the Chicago metropolitan area . In 2000 Zion had a population of 22,866; by the census in 2010 , the population increased to 24,413.
geography
Zion lies at 42 ° 327'12 "north latitude and 87 ° 50'25" west longitude and extends over 21.24 km², which consists exclusively of land.
Zion is on the west bank of Lake Michigan . It is around 80 km south to downtown Chicago . The border with the neighboring state of Wisconsin is 5.8 km north of Zion.
Neighboring communities are Winthrop Harbor to the north, Wadsworth to the west, Gurnee to the southwest, and Waukegan to the south.
After Milwaukee in Wisconsin, there are 72.7 km to the north, Wisconsin's capital Madison is located 176 km north-east. Rockford , Illinois' third largest city, is 120 km west of Zion.
traffic
Illinois State Routes 137 runs through Zion in a north-south direction parallel to the shores of Lake Michigan . In the center of Zion, Illinois State Routes 173 branches off to the west .
The North Line , part of the METRA system and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad , runs through Zion and connects the city of Kenosha in Wisconsin with downtown Chicago. Zion is connected to Waukegan by bus route 571 operated by the public bus company Pace .
history
Zion was founded in 1901 by John Alexander Dowie , a congregationalist and founder of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church . In the first few years this strictly religious church, which also took the view of the earth's disk shape, was the only religious community in the city.
From 1906 Dowie's successor Wilbur Glenn Voliva took over the leadership of the community and established a theocracy in the city that was strictly based on the moral principles of the religious community . The theories of the community were also disseminated to the outside world via its own radio station.
The city's economy came to a standstill during the Great Depression . Competing churches achieved success in proselytizing the urban population. This not only broke the monopoly of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church , but also changed the city's political life.
In 1937 the building of the first church burned down and was then replaced by a modern building. The former house of John Alexander Dowie , a representative wooden house with 350 rooms, later served as a hospital. In the late 1980s this was replaced by a modern building.
Demographic data
The official census in 2000 found a population of 22,866. These were distributed over 7,552 households in 5,558 families. The population density was 1076.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 8,112 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 382 buildings per square kilometer.
The population in 2000 was 58.8 percent white , 27.1 percent African American , 0.4 percent Native American and 2.0 percent Asian and 7.8 percent other. 2.2 percent said they came from at least two of these groups. 4.0 percent of the population were Hispanics belonging to any of the above groups.
33.2 percent were under 18 years of age, 9.5 percent between 18 and 24, 31.4 percent between 25 and 44, 17.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 8.4 percent 65 and over. The mean age was 30 years. Statistically, for every 100 women there were 94.3 men, 88.0 for those over 18 years of age.
The median income per household was 45,723 US dollars (USD), the median family income 50,378 USD. The median income for men was $ 37,455 and that for women was $ 27,563. The per capita income was $ 17,730. Around 10.1 percent of families and 11.9 percent of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
sons and daughters of the town
- Gordon Lindsay (1906–1973), evangelist
- Richard Bull (1924-2014), actor
- Gary Coleman (1968-2010), actor
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ US Census Bureau - Population for Zion, Illinois. Retrieved June 24, 2011
- ↑ CityPopulation.de Retrieved June 24, 2011
- ↑ Google Maps: Zion, IL - Chicago, IL
- ↑ Google Maps: Zion, IL - Wisconsin State Line
- ↑ Google Maps: Zion, IL - Milwaukee, WI
- ^ Google Maps: Zion, IL - Madison, WI
- ^ Google Maps: Zion, IL - Rockford, IL
- ↑ The Flat Earth - by Donald E. Simane ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 24, 2011
- ^ US Census Bureau - Zion, Illinois. Retrieved June 24, 2011
