Carlinville, Illinois | |
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 Macoupin County Courthouse in Carlinville | |
 Location in Macoupin County, Illinois | |
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  Carlinville Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′36″N 89°51′56″W / 39.27667°N 89.86556°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Macoupin |
| Townships | Carlinville Brushy Mound |
| Founded | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sarah Oswald |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.37 sq mi (8.72 km2) |
| • Land | 3.37 sq mi (8.72 km2) |
| Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,710 |
| • Density | 1,694.86/sq mi (654.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62626 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-11202 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393743[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Carlinville, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Carlinville is a city and the county seat of Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.[4] As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,710.
It is the home of Blackburn College, a small college affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The city is the former home of Prairie Farms Dairy.
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ONE CHICAGO BUSINESS THE SOLUTION TO CARLINVILLE'S POPULATION EXPLOSION WHICH THE SOLUTION TO CARLINVILLE'S POPULATION EXPLOSION WHICH OCCURRED BACK IN 1918. POPULATION EXPLOSION WHICH OCCURRED BACK IN 1918. > IT IS KNOWN FOR LARGEST OCCURRED BACK IN 1918. > IT IS KNOWN FOR LARGEST COLLECTION OF SEARS MAIL ORDER > IT IS KNOWN FOR LARGEST COLLECTION OF SEARS MAIL ORDER HOMES IN THE WORLD. COLLECTION OF SEARS MAIL ORDER HOMES IN THE WORLD. >> THEY WERE ALL BUILT IN 1918 HOMES IN THE WORLD. >> THEY WERE ALL BUILT IN 1918 TO HOUSE MINERS WHO WORKED AT >> THEY WERE ALL BUILT IN 1918 TO HOUSE MINERS WHO WORKED AT THE NEARBY COAL MINES THAT HAD TO HOUSE MINERS WHO WORKED AT THE NEARBY COAL MINES THAT HAD JUST OPENED UP. THE NEARBY COAL MINES THAT HAD JUST OPENED UP. THEN POPULATION IN CARLINVILLE JUST OPENED UP. THEN POPULATION IN CARLINVILLE WAS ONLY 3,000 PEOPLE, AND THEN POPULATION IN CARLINVILLE WAS ONLY 3,000 PEOPLE, AND OVERNIGHT IT WENT TO 5,000 WAS ONLY 3,000 PEOPLE, AND OVERNIGHT IT WENT TO 5,000 PEOPLE. OVERNIGHT IT WENT TO 5,000 PEOPLE. THIS WAS THE LARGEST SINGLE PEOPLE. THIS WAS THE LARGEST SINGLE TICKET ORDER THAT SEARS EVER THIS WAS THE LARGEST SINGLE TICKET ORDER THAT SEARS EVER RECEIVED FOR HOMES. TICKET ORDER THAT SEARS EVER RECEIVED FOR HOMES. THERE ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT STYLES RECEIVED FOR HOMES. THERE ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT STYLES IN THE EDITION. THERE ARE EIGHT DIFFERENT STYLES IN THE EDITION. FIVE, THREE BEDROOM, AND THREE IN THE EDITION. FIVE, THREE BEDROOM, AND THREE TWO BEDROOM. FIVE, THREE BEDROOM, AND THREE TWO BEDROOM. AND SEARS WAS EVEN SO GLAD, YOU TWO BEDROOM. AND SEARS WAS EVEN SO GLAD, YOU KNOW, SO HAPPY THAT CARLINVILLE AND SEARS WAS EVEN SO GLAD, YOU KNOW, SO HAPPY THAT CARLINVILLE HAD ORDERED SO MANY, THEY NAMED KNOW, SO HAPPY THAT CARLINVILLE HAD ORDERED SO MANY, THEY NAMED ONE OF THE HOMES AFTER HAD ORDERED SO MANY, THEY NAMED ONE OF THE HOMES AFTER CARLINVILLE. ONE OF THE HOMES AFTER CARLINVILLE. IT IS NAMED THE CARLIN. CARLINVILLE. IT IS NAMED THE CARLIN. >> YOU WOULD FILL OUT A FORM IN IT IS NAMED THE CARLIN. >> YOU WOULD FILL OUT A FORM IN THE BACK OF THE CATALOG THAT HAD >> YOU WOULD FILL OUT A FORM IN THE BACK OF THE CATALOG THAT HAD ANY HOUSE YOU WANTED IN IT. THE BACK OF THE CATALOG THAT HAD ANY HOUSE YOU WANTED IN IT. YOU WOULD TAKE THAT AND PUT DOWN ANY HOUSE YOU WANTED IN IT. YOU WOULD TAKE THAT AND PUT DOWN EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ON YOUR YOU WOULD TAKE THAT AND PUT DOWN EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ON YOUR ORDER FORM. EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ON YOUR ORDER FORM. IT HAD THINGS TO CHECK OFF LIKE ORDER FORM. IT HAD THINGS TO CHECK OFF LIKE ELECTRICITY, WHAT TYPE OF IT HAD THINGS TO CHECK OFF LIKE ELECTRICITY, WHAT TYPE OF ELECTRICITY, LIGHT FIXTURES, ELECTRICITY, WHAT TYPE OF ELECTRICITY, LIGHT FIXTURES, PLUMBING, WIRING, INSULATION, ELECTRICITY, LIGHT FIXTURES, PLUMBING, WIRING, INSULATION, EVEN TO THE INSULATION IN THE PLUMBING, WIRING, INSULATION, EVEN TO THE INSULATION IN THE WALLS, WHAT TYPE OF BOARDS TO BE EVEN TO THE INSULATION IN THE WALLS, WHAT TYPE OF BOARDS TO BE USED. WALLS, WHAT TYPE OF BOARDS TO BE USED. THEY EVEN CAME WITH COAL USED. THEY EVEN CAME WITH COAL TURNANCES. THEY EVEN CAME WITH COAL TURNANCES. THERE WAS A SHOOT IN THE TURNANCES. THERE WAS A SHOOT IN THE BASEMENT THAT COAL WENT DOWN, THERE WAS A SHOOT IN THE BASEMENT THAT COAL WENT DOWN, YOU KNOW, TO MAN THE FURNACE. BASEMENT THAT COAL WENT DOWN, YOU KNOW, TO MAN THE FURNACE. I REMEMBER ONE OF THE LITTLE ADS YOU KNOW, TO MAN THE FURNACE. I REMEMBER ONE OF THE LITTLE ADS SAID WATER WATER RUNNING EVERY I REMEMBER ONE OF THE LITTLE ADS SAID WATER WATER RUNNING EVERY WHERE LIKE YOU COULD ACTUALLY SAID WATER WATER RUNNING EVERY WHERE LIKE YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE AT THE TURN OF A HAND, YOU WHERE LIKE YOU COULD ACTUALLY HAVE AT THE TURN OF A HAND, YOU CAN TURN WATER ON. HAVE AT THE TURN OF A HAND, YOU CAN TURN WATER ON. THAT WAS LIKE A BIG THING CAN TURN WATER ON. THAT WAS LIKE A BIG THING BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE THAT WAS LIKE A BIG THING BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE INDOOR PLUMBING AND STUFF AT BECAUSE PEOPLE DIDN'T HAVE INDOOR PLUMBING AND STUFF AT THAT TIME. INDOOR PLUMBING AND STUFF AT THAT TIME. EACH PIECE WAS NUMBERED AND CUT THAT TIME. EACH PIECE WAS NUMBERED AND CUT AND READY TO FIT TOGETHER LIKE A EACH PIECE WAS NUMBERED AND CUT AND READY TO FIT TOGETHER LIKE A DOLL HOUSE. AND READY TO FIT TOGETHER LIKE A DOLL HOUSE. EVERYTHING JUST LIKE A DOLL DOLL HOUSE. EVERYTHING JUST LIKE A DOLL HOUSE, WENT TOGETHER. EVERYTHING JUST LIKE A DOLL HOUSE, WENT TOGETHER. YOU GET A COMPLETE BLUE PRINT HOUSE, WENT TOGETHER. YOU GET A COMPLETE BLUE PRINT AND PLANS PAGE BY PAGE PLANS YOU GET A COMPLETE BLUE PRINT AND PLANS PAGE BY PAGE PLANS THAT WERE LIKE IN A BOOKLET. AND PLANS PAGE BY PAGE PLANS THAT WERE LIKE IN A BOOKLET. IT TELLS YOU WHERE TO START. THAT WERE LIKE IN A BOOKLET. IT TELLS YOU WHERE TO START. THIS PIECE GOES HERE. IT TELLS YOU WHERE TO START. THIS PIECE GOES HERE. THIS PIECE GOES THERE. THIS PIECE GOES HERE. THIS PIECE GOES THERE. IT WILL BE NUMBERED WITH A THIS PIECE GOES THERE. IT WILL BE NUMBERED WITH A NUMBER STAMPED ON IT. IT WILL BE NUMBERED WITH A NUMBER STAMPED ON IT. I LIVED IN A SEARS HOME FOR 18 NUMBER STAMPED ON IT. I LIVED IN A SEARS HOME FOR 18 YEARS. I LIVED IN A SEARS HOME FOR 18 YEARS. THIS IS THE ROSE BARRY MODEL YEARS. THIS IS THE ROSE BARRY MODEL WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LARGEST OF THIS IS THE ROSE BARRY MODEL WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LARGEST OF THE TOO BEDROOM HOMES WHICH, IF WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LARGEST OF THE TOO BEDROOM HOMES WHICH, IF YOU CAN SAY LARGEST, IT IS A THE TOO BEDROOM HOMES WHICH, IF YOU CAN SAY LARGEST, IT IS A LITTLE SMALL. YOU CAN SAY LARGEST, IT IS A LITTLE SMALL. I LOVE MY HOUSE. LITTLE SMALL. I LOVE MY HOUSE. I WILL LIVE HERE FOREVER. I LOVE MY HOUSE. I WILL LIVE HERE FOREVER. . MY BATHROOM, THE TILE FLOOR, I WILL LIVE HERE FOREVER. . MY BATHROOM, THE TILE FLOOR, THE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IS THE . MY BATHROOM, THE TILE FLOOR, THE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IS THE ORIGINAL TILE FLOOR THAT'S LIKE THE CERAMIC TILE FLOOR IS THE ORIGINAL TILE FLOOR THAT'S LIKE 80 YEARS OLD. ORIGINAL TILE FLOOR THAT'S LIKE 80 YEARS OLD. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE 80 YEARS OLD. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE PLUMBER WHO IS HELPING US FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM THE PLUMBER WHO IS HELPING US BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING A NEW PLUMBER WHO IS HELPING US BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING A NEW ADDITION, HE SAID THAT THOSE -- BECAUSE WE ARE BUILDING A NEW ADDITION, HE SAID THAT THOSE -- THE PIPES ARE UNDERNEATH THAT ADDITION, HE SAID THAT THOSE -- THE PIPES ARE UNDERNEATH THAT FLOOR, AND THEY ARE ENCASED IN A THE PIPES ARE UNDERNEATH THAT FLOOR, AND THEY ARE ENCASED IN A FIVE INCH LAYER OF CONCRETE. FLOOR, AND THEY ARE ENCASED IN A FIVE INCH LAYER OF CONCRETE. THAT WAS DONE AT THAT TIME TO FIVE INCH LAYER OF CONCRETE. THAT WAS DONE AT THAT TIME TO KEEP THEM FROM SHIFTING OR THAT WAS DONE AT THAT TIME TO KEEP THEM FROM SHIFTING OR MOVING. KEEP THEM FROM SHIFTING OR MOVING. IF THE HOUSE SETTLED TO KEEP THE MOVING. IF THE HOUSE SETTLED TO KEEP THE PIPES STATIONARY. IF THE HOUSE SETTLED TO KEEP THE PIPES STATIONARY. THE ORIGINAL BATHTUB, THE PIPES STATIONARY. THE ORIGINAL BATHTUB, THE ORIGINAL -- IT IS A SKIRTED THE ORIGINAL BATHTUB, THE ORIGINAL -- IT IS A SKIRTED CLOSET BATHTUB WHICH MEANS THEY ORIGINAL -- IT IS A SKIRTED CLOSET BATHTUB WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE A SKIRT AROUND THE CLAW CLOSET BATHTUB WHICH MEANS THEY HAVE A SKIRT AROUND THE CLAW FEET ON THE BOTTOM. HAVE A SKIRT AROUND THE CLAW FEET ON THE BOTTOM. THAT WAS LIKE A DELUXE BATHROOM. FEET ON THE BOTTOM. THAT WAS LIKE A DELUXE BATHROOM. >> THIS IS THE CARLIN MODEL OF THAT WAS LIKE A DELUXE BATHROOM. >> THIS IS THE CARLIN MODEL OF THE SEARS HOME. >> THIS IS THE CARLIN MODEL OF THE SEARS HOME. THIS WAS THE ONE NAMED AFTER THE SEARS HOME. THIS WAS THE ONE NAMED AFTER CARLINVILLE. THIS WAS THE ONE NAMED AFTER CARLINVILLE. IF YOU NOTICED IT HAS THE LITTLE CARLINVILLE. IF YOU NOTICED IT HAS THE LITTLE BALCONY UP IN THE TOP. IF YOU NOTICED IT HAS THE LITTLE BALCONY UP IN THE TOP. THAT IS ITS UNIQUE FEATURE. BALCONY UP IN THE TOP. THAT IS ITS UNIQUE FEATURE. EACH HOUSE HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE THAT IS ITS UNIQUE FEATURE. EACH HOUSE HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE FEATURE. EACH HOUSE HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE FEATURE. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF FEATURE. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE TWO BEDROOM HOMES. THIS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST OF THE TWO BEDROOM HOMES. THIS IS THE LEBANON. IT ITS THE TWO BEDROOM HOMES. THIS IS THE LEBANON. IT ITS UNIQUE FEATURE IS THE BUMPED OUT THIS IS THE LEBANON. IT ITS UNIQUE FEATURE IS THE BUMPED OUT FRONT BEDROOM. UNIQUE FEATURE IS THE BUMPED OUT FRONT BEDROOM. AND IF YOU FOLLOW ME THIS WAY, FRONT BEDROOM. AND IF YOU FOLLOW ME THIS WAY, THIS HOUSE IS THE WARRINGTON, AND IF YOU FOLLOW ME THIS WAY, THIS HOUSE IS THE WARRINGTON, ITS UNIQUE FEATURE IT IS MORE THIS HOUSE IS THE WARRINGTON, ITS UNIQUE FEATURE IT IS MORE LIKE ASSAULT BOX DESIGN, NO ITS UNIQUE FEATURE IT IS MORE LIKE ASSAULT BOX DESIGN, NO ADDED FEATURES, NO BUMPED OUTS, LIKE ASSAULT BOX DESIGN, NO ADDED FEATURES, NO BUMPED OUTS, NO GABLES, NO ANYTHING IT IS ADDED FEATURES, NO BUMPED OUTS, NO GABLES, NO ANYTHING IT IS KIND OF A PLAIN JANE. NO GABLES, NO ANYTHING IT IS KIND OF A PLAIN JANE. THERE WERE 1 R56 HOUSES -- 156 KIND OF A PLAIN JANE. THERE WERE 1 R56 HOUSES -- 156 HOUSES IN THE EDITION, THERE ARE THERE WERE 1 R56 HOUSES -- 156 HOUSES IN THE EDITION, THERE ARE 152 STILL HERE, THREE WERE HOUSES IN THE EDITION, THERE ARE 152 STILL HERE, THREE WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND ONE WAS 152 STILL HERE, THREE WERE DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND ONE WAS MOVED TO TEMPORARY LOCATION. DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND ONE WAS MOVED TO TEMPORARY LOCATION. THEY ARE ALL STURDY, STABLE MOVED TO TEMPORARY LOCATION. THEY ARE ALL STURDY, STABLE HOUSES. THEY ARE ALL STURDY, STABLE HOUSES. THEY ARE GOING TO BE HERE A HOUSES. THEY ARE GOING TO BE HERE A LONG, LONG TIME. THEY ARE GOING TO BE HERE A LONG, LONG TIME. >> THE CARLINVILLE CHAMBER OF LONG, LONG TIME. >> THE CARLINVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROVIDES THE PAMPHLET >> THE CARLINVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROVIDES THE PAMPHLET DIRECTING VISITORS ON A TOUR OF COMMERCE PROVIDES THE PAMPHLET DIRECTING VISITORS ON A TOUR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. DIRECTING VISITORS ON A TOUR OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERY DECEMBER THEY OFFER A TOUR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERY DECEMBER THEY OFFER A TOUR OF THE HOMES. FOR THE DATE AND TIME OF THE DECEMBER TOUR OF SEARS' HOMES, CALL CARLINVILLE CHAMBER OF DECEMBER TOUR OF SEARS' HOMES, CALL CARLINVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (217)854-2141.
History
Carlinville is named for Thomas Carlin,[5] seventh governor of Illinois, who as a member of the state legislature was instrumental in creating Macoupin County.
Carlinville has long been a site of Illinois history, and played host to many presidential hopefuls via campaign stops at a time in American history when railway routes produced many visits by politicians. Perhaps the largest and most important hallmark of Carlinville's history is its courthouse, the largest built outside of New York City at the time of its erection. Built in 1870 and designed by famous state capitol building architect Elijah E. Myers, the construction of Carlinville's courthouse produced its candidacy for the location of the state capitol.[citation needed] Locally, it is known as "The Million Dollar Courthouse" due to its cost overruns at the time it was built.
In the early 1900s Carlinville became the site of a great many Sears Catalog Homes. An entire neighborhood was constructed of the homes and was funded, in 1918, by Standard Oil of Indiana for its mineworkers in Carlinville, at a cost of approximately one million dollars. In gratitude, Sears, Roebuck named one of its house models the "Carlin". Today 149 of the original 156 homes still exist, the largest single repository of Sears Catalog Homes in the United States.[6]
One notable resident of Carlinville was American entomologist Charles Robertson, who carried out what is still the single most intensive study of flower-visiting insects of a single locality (Carlinville), culminating in a 221-page book published in 1928 under the title Flowers and Insects. From among the specimens he collected in the process of doing this study, he named over 100 new species of bees and wasps. Scientists in 1970–1972 did a similar survey, and found that most of the bees noted by Robertson were still present. This is presumably due to the existence of bee habitat in hedgerows, on slopes, and in other non-agricultural land in the survey area.[7]
Other notable Carlinvillians include nature writer and novelist Mary Hunter Austin, once called "the most intelligent woman in America" by H.G. Wells,[8] distinguished military personnel, politicians, and others.
Geography
Carlinville is in central Macoupin County. Illinois Routes 4 and 108 pass through the city center, joining as East 1st South Street through the city's east side. Route 4 leads north-northeast 40 miles (64 km) to Springfield, the state capital, and south 21 miles (34 km) to Staunton, while Route 108 leads east 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 55 and west 29 miles (47 km) to Carrollton.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Carlinville has a total area of 3.37 square miles (8.7 km2), all land.[2] Briar Creek passes through the east side of the city, joining Macoupin Creek just south of the city limits. Macoupin Creek is a west-flowing tributary of the Illinois River.
Climate
| Climate data for Carlinville, Illinois, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2022 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) |
82 (28) |
91 (33) |
92 (33) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
113 (45) |
110 (43) |
105 (41) |
95 (35) |
84 (29) |
74 (23) |
113 (45) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.1 (2.3) |
41.3 (5.2) |
52.1 (11.2) |
65.1 (18.4) |
74.1 (23.4) |
82.9 (28.3) |
86.2 (30.1) |
85.0 (29.4) |
79.2 (26.2) |
67.0 (19.4) |
52.9 (11.6) |
40.9 (4.9) |
63.6 (17.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 27.7 (−2.4) |
32.2 (0.1) |
42.1 (5.6) |
54.0 (12.2) |
63.8 (17.7) |
72.8 (22.7) |
76.1 (24.5) |
74.3 (23.5) |
67.1 (19.5) |
55.4 (13.0) |
43.0 (6.1) |
32.8 (0.4) |
53.4 (11.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.2 (−7.1) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
32.2 (0.1) |
42.9 (6.1) |
53.5 (11.9) |
62.6 (17.0) |
66.0 (18.9) |
63.6 (17.6) |
55.1 (12.8) |
43.9 (6.6) |
33.2 (0.7) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
43.3 (6.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −22 (−30) |
−23 (−31) |
−12 (−24) |
16 (−9) |
26 (−3) |
37 (3) |
44 (7) |
38 (3) |
25 (−4) |
14 (−10) |
−4 (−20) |
−20 (−29) |
−23 (−31) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.28 (58) |
2.09 (53) |
2.90 (74) |
4.67 (119) |
4.27 (108) |
4.64 (118) |
3.44 (87) |
3.24 (82) |
3.32 (84) |
3.31 (84) |
3.53 (90) |
2.32 (59) |
40.01 (1,016) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.8 (15) |
4.7 (12) |
2.3 (5.8) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
2.8 (7.1) |
16.5 (42.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.5 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 104.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 3,117 | — | |
| 1890 | 3,293 | 5.6% | |
| 1900 | 3,502 | 6.3% | |
| 1910 | 3,616 | 3.3% | |
| 1920 | 5,212 | 44.1% | |
| 1930 | 4,144 | −20.5% | |
| 1940 | 4,965 | 19.8% | |
| 1950 | 5,116 | 3.0% | |
| 1960 | 5,440 | 6.3% | |
| 1970 | 5,675 | 4.3% | |
| 1980 | 5,439 | −4.2% | |
| 1990 | 5,416 | −0.4% | |
| 2000 | 5,685 | 5.0% | |
| 2010 | 5,917 | 4.1% | |
| 2020 | 5,710 | −3.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
As of the census[12] of 2000, there were 5,685 people, 2,125 households, and 1,393 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,390 inhabitants per square mile (920/km2). There were 2,289 housing units at an average density of 962.3 per square mile (371.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.01% White, 1.50% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.76% of the population.
There were 2,125 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.3% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,259, and the median income for a family was $39,693. Males had a median income of $35,137 versus $21,286 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,663. About 9.0% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 14.6% of those age 65 or over.
Transportation
Illinois Route 4 passes north to south through Carlinville. Interstate 55 passes 12 miles (19 km) east of the city. Illinois Route 108 passes through Carlinville connecting Interstate 55 to the east with Kampsville to the west, where it crosses the Illinois River on a free, state-operated ferry.
The Carlinville Amtrak station is served directly by five daily trains, offering easy access south to St. Louis and north to Springfield and Chicago. One train is the Texas Eagle which connects Chicago to Texas and features sleeping cars, a dining car and a lounge.
Freight rail service is provided by the Union Pacific Railroad, formerly the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio, the Illinois Central Gulf, the Chicago, Missouri and Western, and the Southern Pacific Chicago - St. Louis Railways. The main line of the GM&O passed through Carlinville.
The Illinois Terminal Railroad, an electric interurban to St. Louis from Springfield that once provided both freight and passenger service, passed down the middle of Carlinville's West Street. It was still operating freight trains on West Street to a nearby grain elevator into the 1970s. Its trestle crossing Goat Hollow south of Carlinville burned severing the line, which was then abandoned. A small portion of the line is used by Monterey Coal Co. mine to connect with the former Chicago and North Western Transportation Company L & M District, serving coal-fired power plants.
Notable people
- Walter Stratton Anderson (1881–1981), U.S. Navy vice admiral
- Mary Hunter Austin (1868–1934), writer
- Dana J. Boente (1954– ), General Counsel of the FBI and former Acting Attorney General of the United States
- William A. Boring (1859–1934), architect
- Frank W. Burton (1857–1934), Illinois state legislator and judge
- Kelsey Card (1992- ), Olympic discus thrower
- Louis P. Daley (1868–1930), Illinois state representative
- Vince Demuzio (1941–2004), Illinois state senator and chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party
- Palemon Howard Dorsett (1862–1943), horticulturalist
- Cornelius J. Doyle (1871–1938), Illinois Secretary of State
- David Gore (1823–1911), Illinois state senator and State Auditor
- Mark Juergensmeyer (1940– ), religious scholar
- Truman H. Landon (1905–1986), U.S. Air Force general
- Louis John Lanzerotti (1938- ), research professor of physics, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Gustave Loehr (1864–1918), co-founder of Rotary International
- Peter F. Mack Jr. (1916–1986), congressman from Illinois
- William Moise (1922–1980), artist
- William L. Mounts (1862–1929), Illinois state legislator, lawyer, and mayor of Carlinville
- John M. Palmer (1817–1900), 15th Governor of Illinois
- John McAuley Palmer (1870–1955), U.S. Army general
- Charles Robertson (1858–1935), entomologist
- Richard Rowett (1830–1887), Civil War officer and horse breeder
- W. O. Woods (1873–1951), Treasurer of the United States
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carlinville, Illinois
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "P1. Race – Carlinville city, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 69.
- ^ Hastings, Deborah (16 April 2007). "Push to catalog mail-order homes". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Marlin, J. C. and W. E. LaBerge (2001), "The native bee fauna of Carlinville, Illinois, revisited after 75 years: a case for persistence", Conservation Ecology, 5 (1): 9, doi:10.5751/ES-00244-050109, hdl:10535/2554
- ^ Kort, Carol (2007), A to Z of American women writers, ISBN 978-0-8160-6693-3))
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Carlinville, IL". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS St. Louis". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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| Footnotes | ‡This city also has portions in adjacent county or counties | |
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