McLeansboro, Illinois

McLeansboro, Illinois
City
Street view of the Aaron G. Cloud House and the Cloud State Bank, located at 164 and 108 S. Washington Street in McLeansboro
Etymology: William McLean
Location of McLeansboro in Hamilton County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°5′25″N 88°32′19″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Township	McLeansboro
Government
• Mayor	Chad May
Area [2]
• Total	2.87 sq mi (7.45 km^2)
• Land	2.74 sq mi (7.11 km^2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km^2)
Elevation [1]	453 ft (138 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,675
• Density	974.85/sq mi (376.37/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62859
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-45824
GNIS feature ID	2395074[1]
Wikimedia Commons	McLeansboro, Illinois
Website	mcleansboro.us

McLeansboro (/məkˈleɪnzbəroʊ/) is a city and the county seat of Hamilton County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2020 census.^{[3] [4]}

McLeansboro is part of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, McLeansboro has a total area of 2.87 square miles (7.43 km²), of which 2.74 square miles (7.10 km²) (or 95.48%) is land and 0.13 square miles (0.34 km²) (or 4.52%) is water.^[5]

History

McLeansboro in 1938

The city was named for Dr. William McLean, an early settler who had resided there in 1821.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	221		—
1860	446		101.8%
1870	683		53.1%
1880	1,341		96.3%
1890	1,355		1.0%
1900	1,758		29.7%
1910	1,796		2.2%
1920	1,927		7.3%
1930	2,162		12.2%
1940	2,528		16.9%
1950	3,008		19.0%
1960	2,951		−1.9%
1970	2,630		−10.9%
1980	2,960		12.5%
1990	2,677		−9.6%
2000	2,945		10.0%
2010	2,883		−2.1%
2020	2,675		−7.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the 2020 census^[3] there were 2,675 people, 1,114 households, and 661 families residing in the city. The population density was 930.76 inhabitants per square mile (359.37/km²). There were 1,365 housing units at an average density of 474.95 per square mile (183.38/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.02% White, 0.97% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 3.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.98% of the population.

There were 1,114 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.99% were married couples living together, 11.04% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.66% were non-families. 32.05% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.97% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 2.19.

The city's age distribution consisted of 19.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,714, and the median income for a family was $61,652. Males had a median income of $52,548 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,621. About 11.0% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

• Elwood Barker, businessman, farmer, and Illinois state legislator
• Ray Blades, baseball player.
• Paul W. Broyles, businessman and Illinois state legislator
• Jim Burns, former U. S. Attorney, Inspector General for the Illinois Secretary of State from 2000 until 2020
• M. J. Engh, science-fiction author and Roman scholar
• Carl Mauck, former center for the Houston Oilers and National Football League coach
• Rodney K. Miller, television host for Small Town Big Deal
• Jerry Sloan, Basketball Hall of Famer, player and head coach for the Chicago Bulls and head coach of the Utah Jazz
• H. Allen Smith, author
• John H. Stelle, lieutenant governor 1937–40, 29th Governor of Illinois 1940-41, National Commander of the American Legion 1945-46^[8]
• Henry C. Warmoth, 23rd Governor of Louisiana

See also

• Hamilton County Courthouse (Illinois)
• 1968 Illinois earthquake

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McLeansboro, Illinois
2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
4. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
5. Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 194.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
8. "Honor & Remembrance | the American Legion".

Further reading

• History of Southern Illinois, George Washington Smith, 1912.

External links

• mcleansboro.us
• Hamilton County Historical Society
• Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce