McLeansboro, Illinois
| McLeansboro | |
| City | |
 Street view of the Aaron G. Cloud House and the Cloud State Bank, located at 164 and 108 S. Washington Street in McLeansbor | |
| Name origin: Mclean | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Hamilton |
| City | McLeansboro |
| Municipality | City |
| Coordinates | 38°5′35″N 88°32′10″W / 38.09306°N 88.53611°W |
| Area | 2.74 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - land | 2.61 sq mi (7 km2) |
| - water | 0.13 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 2,883 (2010) |
| Density | 1,286.3 / sq mi (497 / km2) |
| Mayor | Dick Deitz |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62859 |
| Area code | 618 |
   Location of McLeansboro within Illinois
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| Wikimedia Commons: McLeansboro, Illinois | |
| Website: http://www.mcleansboro.com | |
McLeansboro is a city in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,883 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Hamilton County.[1] Located in Southern Illinois, the town was named for Dr. William B. McLean, who donated the land for its founding. ABC News Reporter Christen Craig, sports figures Jerry Sloan (former basketball player and head coach for the Chicago Bulls and former head coach of the Utah Jazz) and Carl Mauck (former center for the Houston Oilers and National Football League coach) were born there.
McLeansboro is part of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area.
Geography
McLeansboro is located at 38°5′35″N 88°32′10″W / 38.09306°N 88.53611°W (38.093115, -88.536213).[2]
According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of 2.74 square miles (7.1 km2), of which 2.61 square miles (6.8 km2) (or 95.26%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km2) (or 4.74%) is water.[3]
History
Politics
The town has various positions people run for. The last election only contained four positions of the city that were up for re-election/election, and they are listed below.
Election of 2014
The city will hold a mayoral election in 2014. The positions that will be up for election are: mayor, sheriff, and county clerk. Mayor is being held by Dick Dietz, Sheriff is being held by Greg Brenner, and County Clerk is being held by Maryanne Hopfinger.
2012 election
In the November 2012 election, Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama by over 1,300 votes in the county. The whole portion of Southern Illinois voted for Romney.
Circuit Clerk
From the fall primary election, newcomer Democrat Beth Sandusky defeated incumbent Bobbi Oxford by a margin of over 300 votes. Republican Karen French ran unopposed on the ballot. In the November 2012 election, voters supported Sandusky over French in a close race of 2092 to 1793. [citation needed]
County Board
(The county board election results are unavailable at this time.)
Other positions
Justin Ernest Hood ran and was re-elected as State's Attorney, and Ronald Ewald was re-elected coroner.
Politics
The town has various positions people run for. The last election only contained four positions of the city that were up for re-election/election, and they are listed below.
Election of 2014
The city will hold a mayoral election in 2014. The positions that will be up for election are: mayor, sheriff, and county clerk. Mayor is being held by Dick Dietz, Sheriff is being held by Greg Brenner, and County Clerk is being held by Maryanne Hopfinger.
2012 election
In the November 2012 election, Mitt Romney defeated Barack Obama by over 1,300 votes in the county.[citation needed] The whole portion of Southern Illinois voted for Romney.[citation needed]
Circuit Clerk
From the fall primary election, newcomer Democrat Beth Sandusky defeated incumbent Bobbi Oxford by a margin of over 300 votes. Republican Karen French ran unopposed on the ballot. In the November 2012 election, voters supported Sandusky over French in a close race of 2092 to 1793.[citation needed]
County Board
(The county board election results are unavailable at this time.)
Other positions
Justin Ernest Hood ran and was re-elected as State's Attorney, and Ronald Ewald was re-elected coroner.
Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,945 people, 1,265 households, and 747 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,286.3 people per square mile (496.5/km²). There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of 630.7/sq mi (243.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White, 0.78% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.
There were 1,265 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $22,183, and the median income for a family was $35,296. Males had a median income of $35,114 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,354. About 11.9% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places – Illinois". United States Census. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Further reading
- History of Southern Illinois, George Washington Smith, 1912.
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