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Creal Springs, Illinois

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In the city the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there
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through Creal Springs before ascending to the summit of the Shawnee Hills. The modern road running toward the southeast into Creal Springs may be the old road. The road leading south out of Creal Springs toward Lake of Egypt links into the Wagon Creek Road, which leads to the segment mapped in the
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living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.3% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94.
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of 2000, there were 702 people, 292 households, and 186 families residing in the city. The population density was 709.1 inhabitants per square mile (273.8/km). There were 318 housing units at an average density of 321.2 per square mile (124.0/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.29%
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According to the 2010 census, Creal Springs has a total area of 0.996 square miles (2.58 km), of which 0.99 square miles (2.56 km) (or 99.4%) is land and 0.006 square miles (0.02 km) (or 0.6%) is water.
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The median income for a household in the city was $ 25,272, and the median income for a family was $ 29,583. Males had a median income of $ 26,250 versus $ 17,125 for females. The
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The route south out of Creal Springs lead to a difficult passage over the Shawnee Summit. There was an easier, though longer, zigzag route east to
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original survey. Modern maps also show traces of an older road that ran south out of Creal Springs along a less direct line.
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There were 292 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.9% were
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operates the Adams School or Creal Springs Elementary School. Secondary schools are Marion Junior High and
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for the city was $ 13,483. About 18.8% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the
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Creal Springs is located in southeastern Williamson County, on the north slope of the
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Creal Springs, Illinois
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Location of Creal Springs in Williamson County, Illinois.
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From 1884 to 1916, Creal Springs was the home of the
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City
Blue Avenue
Blue Avenue
Location of Creal Springs in Williamson County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
37°37′11″N 88°50′16″W / 37.61972°N 88.83778°W / 37.61972; -88.83778
Williamson
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
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ZIP Code(s)
Area code
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FIPS code
GNIS
https://crealsprings.net/
Williamson County
Illinois
United States
37°37′11″N 88°50′16″W / 37.61972°N 88.83778°W / 37.61972; -88.83778
Shawnee Hills

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