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Jonesboro, Illinois - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 37°27′4″N 89°16′7″W / 37.45111°N 89.26861°W

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Jonesboro
City
Union County Courthouse
Location of Jonesboro in Union County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°27′4″N 89°16′7″W / 37.45111°N 89.26861°W / 37.45111; -89.26861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Union
Area ^[1]
• Total	2.71 sq mi (7.01 km²)
• Land	2.70 sq mi (6.99 km²)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Elevation ^[2]	518 ft (158 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,711
• Density	633.70/sq mi (244.63/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62952
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-38635
GNIS feature ID	2395480^[2]
Wikimedia Commons	Jonesboro, Illinois
Website	www.cojil.org

Jonesboro (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/) is a city in Union County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,821 at the 2010 census, a decline from 1,853 in 2000. It is the county seat of Union County.^[3] The city is known for being tied to its close neighbor Anna, together known as Anna-Jonesboro.

History

Jonesboro was named for Doctor Jones, a pioneer settler.^[4] It was the location of the third of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, on September 15, 1858. The Trail of Tears State Forest is nearby.

Geography

Jonesboro is located at 37°27′4″N 89°16′7″W / 37.45111°N 89.26861°W / 37.45111; -89.26861 (37.451126, -89.268566).^[5]

According to the 2010 census, Jonesboro has a total area of 2.706 square miles (7.01 km²), of which 2.7 square miles (6.99 km²) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.006 square miles (0.02 km²) (or 0.22%) is water.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	584	—
1860	842	44.2%
1870	1,108	31.6%
1880	879	−20.7%
1900	1,130	—
1910	1,169	3.5%
1920	1,090	−6.8%
1930	1,241	13.9%
1940	1,521	22.6%
1950	1,607	5.7%
1960	1,636	1.8%
1970	1,676	2.4%
1980	1,842	9.9%
1990	1,728	−6.2%
2000	1,853	7.2%
2010	1,821	−1.7%
2020	1,711	−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 1,853 people, 740 households, and 489 families residing in the city. The population density was 968.0 inhabitants per square mile (373.7/km²). There were 792 housing units at an average density of 413.7 per square mile (159.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.87% White, 0.65% African American, 0.59% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.76% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 740 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.9% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,441, and the median income for a family was $40,066. Males had a median income of $31,691 versus $24,464 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,372. About 12.5% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 18.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The community is served by Jonesboro Elementary School District, which operates Jonesboro Elementary School (JES), and by Anna-Jonesboro Community High School in Anna.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jonesboro, Illinois
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Government Printing Office. pp. 170.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Union County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Jonesboro
Cities	Anna Jonesboro	Map of Illinois highlighting Union County
Villages	Alto Pass Cobden Dongola Mill Creek
Precincts	Alto Pass Anna District 1 Anna District 2 Anna District 3 Anna District 4 Anna District 5 Anna District 6 Anna District 7 Balcom Cobden District 1 Cobden District 2 Dongola District 1 Dongola District 2 Jonesboro District 1 Jonesboro District 2 Jonesboro District 3 Lick Creek Mill Creek Stokes Union
Unincorporated communities	Balcom La Rue Reynoldsville Ware Wolf Lake
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v t e Lincoln–Douglas debates
Participants	Abraham Lincoln Stephen A. Douglas
Other	1858 United States Senate elections Freeport Doctrine 1994 reenactments Lincoln–Douglas debate format