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635:; although war was declared in April, the nation did not meaningfully enter the war until that fall. Industry was dominated by European immigrant workers, who had been coming to industrial cities since the late 19th century. Here and across the country, they repeatedly tried to organize in efforts to gain better wages and working conditions. In the summer of 1916, 2,500 white workers struck the nearby meat packing plants of National City. Companies recruited black workers, sometimes importing them from the South. While the white workers won a wage increase, the companies retained some black workers, firing white ones. Such economic competition raised tensions between the groups in a period when the number of blacks in East St. Louis had increased dramatically due to the first
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attackers, and several in the crowd at 10th and Bond fired on the police, killing two detectives. The next morning, thousands of whites mobbed the black sections of the city, indiscriminately beating, shooting and killing men, women and children. The rioters burned entire sections of the city and shot blacks as they escaped the flames. They also hanged several blacks. They destroyed buildings and physically attacked people; they "killed a 14-year-old boy and scalped his mother. Before it was over 244 buildings were destroyed." Other sources say 300 buildings were destroyed.
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This led to a precipitous loss of working and middle-class jobs. The city's financial conditions deteriorated. Elected in 1951, Mayor Alvin Fields tried funding measures that resulted in raising the city's bonded indebtedness and the property tax rate. More businesses closed as workers left the area to seek jobs in other regions. The more established white workers had an easier time gaining jobs in other localities, and the city population became increasingly black. "
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of union organizing and labor unrest, and raised social tensions. At a large labor meeting of white workers held in City Hall on May 28, men also traded rumors of fraternizing between black men and white women. An inflammatory speaker said, "East St. Louis must remain a white man's town." Three thousand ethnic white men left the meeting and headed as a mob for downtown, where they randomly attacked black men on the street. The
Illinois governor called in
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901:. In the East St. Louis area, 50 mounds had been mapped before the Civil War, and seven remain visible today. The largest is estimated to have been originally 40 feet (12 m) high and would have nearly covered a football field. Around the remains of this mound, researchers have discovered evidence of burial mounds, a large plaza, a wooden defensive palisade and several other
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Middle-class citizens continued to leave the city. People who could get jobs moved to places with work and a decent quality of life. Lacking sufficient tax revenues, the city cut back on maintenance, sewers failed, and garbage pickup ceased. Police cars and radios stopped working. The East St. Louis Fire
Department went on strike in the 1970s.
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city, however, suffer from contaminated air and other adverse environmental effects of these sites. At the same time, the city's tax base is too poor for it to maintain its infrastructure, including the sanitary sewers, many of which have broken and overflowed in residential neighborhoods and schools.
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of 2000, there were 31,542 people, 11,178 households, and 7,668 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,242.9 inhabitants per square mile (866.0/km). There were 12,899 housing units at an average density of 917.2 per square mile (354.1/km). The racial makeup of the city was 97.74%
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also recruited blacks. They were available in part during this period because the U.S. Army initially rejected many black volunteers in the years before an integrated military. This was also the period of resentment on both sides and the arrival of new workers created fears for job security at a time
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The United States established a draft which would bring in many workers to the military. As the war prevented immigration from Europe even before the U.S. entered the war, major companies had begun to recruit black workers from the South to fill demand. When white workers went on strike in April 1917
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The city of East St. Louis is protected by 31 paid, professional city firefighters. They are organized into three divisions of operations: Administration, Firefighting/Hazard
Mitigation, and Fire Prevention/Arson Investigation. The department operates from three fire stations in the city: Engine 422
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site is in a present industrial wasteland. Researchers found evidence of more than 1,000 dwellings and the base of an earthen pyramidal mound. It would have been one of dozens of mounds when the community was active, based on the size of the residential population of this site. Discovery of the site
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The municipality called East St. Louis was established on April 1, 1861. Illinoistown residents voted on a new name that day, and 183 voted to rename the town East St. Louis. Though it started as a small town, East St. Louis soon grew to a larger city, influenced by the growing economy of St. Louis,
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The East St. Louis Fire
Department has struggled to provide protection and service while having to undergo repeated budget cuts due to city problems. It laid off some 22 firefighters in May 2013. According to a National Fire Report, approximately 49 percent of all emergency calls the East St. Louis
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provided $ 34 million in loans to East St. Louis, with the stipulation that an appointed five-member board, called the East St. Louis
Financial Advisory Authority, manage the city's finances. In 1990 the state legislature approved riverboat gambling in an effort to increase state revenues. The
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Go home to your different wards and organize your different unions, but don't keep coming up here in great bodies and stirring up excitement. Ask the Mayor, as we did, to close up all the saloons ... keep sober and orderly, and when you are organized, apply to the United
Workingmen for orders.
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East St. Louis was founded in 1797 by
Captain James Piggott, a Revolutionary War veteran. In that year Piggott began operating a ferry service across the Mississippi River, connecting Illinoistown with St. Louis, which had been founded by ethnic French families. When Piggott died in 1799, his widow
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resulted in destruction that killed 137 people in St. Louis and 118 in East St. Louis. The tornado's destruction spanned 10 miles (16 km), including the railyards and commercial districts of East St. Louis. During the storm, 311 buildings were destroyed and 7,200 others were severely damaged.
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was elected mayor. Several major industries operating in the area had gained separate incorporation as jurisdictions for the land where their plants are sited. These "communities" have virtually no residents, and the shell jurisdictions are outside the tax base of East St. Louis. Residents of the
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The city suffered from the mid-century restructuring of heavy industry and railroads, which cost widespread loss of jobs. As a number of local factories began to close because of changes in industry, the railroad and meatpacking industries also were cutting back and moving jobs out of the region.
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troops to try to control the situation; they arrived July 3, but several accounts reported that they joined in the rioting. Most of the violence ended that day, but reports continued afterward of isolated assaults of blacks. Afterward the city
Chamber of Commerce called for the resignation of the
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In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
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In the early 1990s, archeological surveys and excavations prior to construction of
Interstate 55/70 revealed evidence of important prehistoric structures in the East St. Louis area. Both sides of the river had earlier been reported as having numerous earthwork mounds when Europeans and Americans
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On July 1, 1917, a black man allegedly attacked a white man. After hearing of this, whites drove by black homes near 17th and Market and fired shots into several of them. When police came to investigate a gathering of a large group of local black residents, their car was mistaken for that of the
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There were 11,178 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.9% were married couples living together, 40.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had
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was elected mayor; his term marked a return to patronage politics and the city sank deeper into debt and reliance on federal funding. In 1979, Carl
Officer was elected as mayor (the youngest in the country at that time, at age 25). Despite hopes for improvement, conditions continued to decline.
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The construction of freeways also contributed to East St. Louis' decline. They were constructed through and broke up functioning neighborhoods and community networks, adding to the social disruption of the period. The freeways made it easier for residents to commute back and forth from suburban
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The strike also closed packing industry houses surrounding the National Stock Yards. At one plant, workers allowed processing of 125 cattle in return for 500 cans of beef for the workers. Though the East St. Louis strike continued in an orderly fashion, across the river in St. Louis there were
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led scholars to increase their estimates of the total population of the Mississippians at Cahokia and in the area, now thought to have been about 20,000. They did not have the time to excavate the entire area. It is on private land and subject to risk of destruction by development.
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The strikers held the railroads and city for about a week, without the violence that took place in Chicago and other cities. The federal government intervened, and on July 28 US troops took over the Relay Depot, the Commune's command center, and the strike ended peacefully.
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began to take shape, as representatives from almost all the railroad lines met in East St. Louis. They soon elected an executive committee to command the strike and issued General Order No. 1, halting all railroad traffic other than passenger and mail trains.
434:, East St. Louis was severely affected by the loss of jobs due to the flight of the population to the suburbs during the riots of the late 1960s. In 1950, East St. Louis was the fourth-largest city in Illinois when its population peaked at 82,366. As of the
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in 1959 by the National Civic League. East St. Louis celebrated its centennial in 1961. It was known as the "Pittsburgh of the West". Its population had reached a peak of 82,366 residents in the 1950 census, the fourth-largest city in Illinois at the time.
859:" can be found where vacant buildings were demolished and whole blocks have become overgrown with vegetation. Much of the territory surrounding the city remains undeveloped, bypassed by developers who chose more affluent suburban areas. Many old "
1907:, Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School. There were previously four Catholic elementary schools: St. Joseph, St. Martin of Tours, St. Patrick, St. Philip, Holy Angels and St. Adalbert. In 1989 they consolidated at the St. Philip location as Bowman.
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Since 2000, the city has completed several redevelopment projects: in 2001 it opened a new library and built a new city hall. Public-private partnerships have resulted in a variety of new retail developments, and housing initiatives. The
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rate and continues to report a substantial number of annual homicides." In 2013, the per capita homicide rate in East St. Louis was about 18 times the national average, and had the highest homicide rate of any city in the United States.
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In 1929 Central Catholic High School for Boys was established with the name being changed to Assumption High School in 1953. Women were welcomed to Assumption in 1974 after St. Teresa Academy closed. Later, Assumption closed in 1989.
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According to the 2010 census, East St. Louis has a total area of 14.37 square miles (37.22 km), of which 13.99 square miles (36.23 km), or 97.36%, is land and 0.38 square miles (0.98 km), or 2.64%, is water.
2004:, in 2015 East St. Louis (with a population of 26,616), had 19 cases of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, 42 cases of rape, 146 cases of robbery, 682 cases of aggravated assault, and 12 cases of arson. In 2016,
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Though official reports suggested that the East St. Louis race riot resulted in the deaths of 39 blacks and 9 whites, other estimates put the figure much higher, with estimates of 100 to 250 blacks being killed.
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The cost of this loss was estimated to be between $ 10 million and $ 12 million. In 1896 this was a considerable amount of money, as a two-story brick house could be purchased at that time for $ 1,500.
2516:"UPDATE / EAST ST. LOUIS : Illinois Bails Out Troubled City Close to Bankruptcy : No one thinks the town's problems can be solved with $ 34 million. But the plan might increase investors' confidence"
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Street gangs appeared in city neighborhoods. Like other cities with endemic problems by the 1960s, violence added to residential mistrust and adversely affected the downtown retail base and the city's income.
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1011:, having hot, humid summers and cool winters. On July 14, 1954, the temperature in East St. Louis allegedly reached 117 °F (47 °C), the highest temperature ever recorded in America east of the
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Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
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Police Chief and greater oversight of police operations. Losses in property damage were high, including railroad warehouses and carloads full of goods that were burned, as well as railroad cars.
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It was built by the Mississippian culture, which extended throughout the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. It reached its peak in this region about AD 1100–1200 at the nearby major center of
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program, the Concentrated Employment Program, and Operation Breakthrough. The programs were not enough to offset the loss of industrial jobs due to national restructuring.
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at 17th St. and Lincoln Ave., Engine 425 and Ladder 419 at 17th St. and Central Ave., and Engine 426 at 72nd St. and State St. The Chief of Department is Jason Blackmon.
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882:'s planned use of vacant land for green development, community associations, nonprofits and universities have collaborated to spark green development in East St. Louis.
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Through the 1950s and later, the city's musicians were an integral creative force in blues, rock and roll and jazz. Some left and achieved national recognition, such as
489:. Before the Civil War, settlers reported up to 50 mounds in the area that became East St. Louis, but most were lost to 19th-century development and later roadbuilding.
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fields or otherwise vacant land. In addition to agricultural uses, a number of truck stops, strip clubs, and semi-rural businesses surround blighted areas in the city.
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for a household in the city was $ 21,324, and the median income for a family was $ 24,567. Males had a median income of $ 27,864 versus $ 21,850 for females. The
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structures. These indicate that it was a ritual center. The 500-acre (200 ha) prehistoric site is now called the East St. Louis Mound Center. The state and
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Starting in 1894, St. Teresa Academy was established by the Sisters of the Most Precious Blood, as a high school for young women. The school closed in 1974.
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oppression and seek jobs in the industrial cities of the North and the Midwest. From 1910 to 1917, the black population nearly doubled in East St. Louis.
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On May 27, 1896, a tornado struck St. Louis and East St. Louis. It stands as the deadliest tornado to ever hit the cities. In approximately 20 minutes,
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East St. Louis continued to have an economy based on industry. Through and after World War II, many workers could make decent livings. It was named an
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was elected as the city's first black mayor. Faced with the overwhelming economic problems, he was unable to make much of a difference. In 1975,
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sold the ferry business, moved to St. Louis County and remarried. One of the Piggotts' great-great-granddaughters became known as actress
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In 1990, the State of Illinois passed (65 ILCS 5/Art. 8 Div. 12) The Financially Distressed City Law. Under this law, Illinois Governor
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first settled in the area. Unfortunately, most of these cultural treasures in St. Louis and on the east side were lost to development.
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came to investigate the riots personally. His organization's photographer published photos of the destruction in the November issue of
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2678:"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – East St. Louis city, Illinois"
2655:"P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – East St. Louis city, Illinois"
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homes, so the wealthier people moved out to newer housing. East St. Louis adopted a number of programs to try to reverse decline: the
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someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.80 and the average family size was 4.02.
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are trying to develop coordinated projects with East St. Louis and businesses to use the mounds and artifacts as attractions for
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to prevent further rioting, but rumors circulated that blacks were planning an organized retaliation and tensions remained high.
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isolated incidents of violence. Harry Eastman, the East St. Louis workers' representative, addressed the mass of employees:
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light rail connects the city by transit to St. Louis, which has a stronger economy, and such efforts have sparked renewal.
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2722:"P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – East St. Louis city, Illinois"
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East St. Louis in 1917 had a strong industrial economy boosted by America's economic participation in demands related to
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The city had 35 police officers, but they were seen to be doing little to suppress the violence. The governor called in
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across the river in St. Louis, it shoots water to a height of 630 feet (190 m), the same height as the arch.
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Structure fires destroyed such a significant number of consecutive blocks that much of the post-Armageddon film
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William Allen And John G. Carlton, "Much evidence of Mississippian culture has succumbed to bulldozer and plow"
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in 1803, and more European Americans began to settle in the area. The village was first named "Illinoistown".
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While most of the strikes in the eastern cities during 1877 were accompanied by violence, the late July 1877
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584:(two key players in the organization of the Missouri general strike), were run by no organized labor group.
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across the Mississippi discovered artifacts and evidence of a formerly unidentified 900-year-old suburb of
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in present-day East St. Louis. This site had not been mapped in the 19th century, and was unknown. The
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movement began to develop plots for "urban farming", as has been done in North St. Louis. Inspired by
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3089:"Race Rioters Fire East St. Louis and Shoot or Hang Many Negroes; Dead Estimated at from 20 to 76".
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1941:(Channel 46), which serves the entire St. Louis market. In the past, it served as St. Louis's
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for the city was $ 11,169. About 31.8% of families and 35.1% of the population were below the
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Don't plunder ... don't interfere with the railroads here ... let us attend to that.
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strike was marked by a bloodless and quick takeover by dissatisfied workers. By July 22, the
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Gun Control: Dick Durbin Wants to Lower East St. Louis Homicide Rate, 18 Times U.S. Average
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featured these musicians in its coverage of music from cities along the Mississippi River.
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2149:"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023"
699:, carrying signs and protesting the East St. Louis riots. The march was organized by the
1856:, Catholic Urban Programs, Christian Activity Center, and The Delta Childcare Center of
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2490:"(65 ILCS 5/) Illinois Municipal Code. DIVISION 12. FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED CITY LAW"
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2134:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East St. Louis, Illinois
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sorority, East St. Louis Alumnae Chapter, and The Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.
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Adam M. Watkins & Scott H. Decker, "Patterns of Homicide in East St. Louis,"
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In New York City on July 28, 10,000 black people marched down Fifth Avenue in a
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also shared a concurrency prior to its being rerouted to run concurrently with
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Native Americans had long inhabited both sides of the Mississippi River. The
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One television station is licensed to, but does not operate from, the city:
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Several social services organizations operate in East St. Louis, including
707:. Women and children were dressed in white; the men were dressed in black.
546:, concentrated in one area to limit their nuisance to other jurisdictions.
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2407:
Made in USA: East St. Louis, the Rise and Fall of an Industrial River Town
2322:"A Chronology of African American Military Service: From WWI through WWII"
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generated the first new source of income for the city in nearly 30 years.
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4432:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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and East St. Louis. The center of this culture was the urban complex of
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2887:. Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School. April 14, 2017. Archived from
438:, the city had a population of 18,469, less than one-quarter of the
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Jonathan Kozol, "Life on the Mississippi: East St. Louis, Illinois"
3024:
Table 8: Illinois: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by City, 2015
2838:"Video: East St. Louis Fire Dept. showcases budget cut challenges"
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released rankings indicating that East St. Louis had the highest
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from the St. Louis side of the river, looking into East St. Louis
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in the downtown neighborhood is the tallest building in the city.
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Majority-minority cities and towns in St. Clair County, Illinois
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East St. Louis, like all of Southern Illinois, is classified as
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which in 1870 was the fourth-largest city in the United States.
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The Great Cyclone at St. Louis and East St. Louis, May 27, 1896
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noted that "East St. Louis has consistently experienced a high
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The Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center, operated by the
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2593:, St. Louis Public Radio, June 2, 2012, accessed April 2, 2015
2223:. Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Archived from
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run through East St. Louis and are linked to St. Louis by the
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workers' government, while given encouragement by the largely
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East St. Louis city, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
430:. Once a bustling industrial center, like many cities in the
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2604:"G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1"
485:, located to the north of present-day East St. Louis within
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The city is governed by an elected mayor and city council.
504:. This name was given after the United States acquired the
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rulers organized thousands of workers to construct complex
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Heaps, Willard Allison. "Target of Prejudice: The Negro".
2284:. Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois. Archived from
701:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
2955:"East St. Louis newspaper ends production after 61 years"
2743:
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Reign of the Rabble: The St. Louis General Strike of 1877
1867:, is located near East St. Louis and provides some jobs.
931:
In 2012, archeological work prior to construction of the
97:
Location of East St. Louis in St. Clair County, Illinois
2634:"Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades"
894:
Illinois researchers discovered the remains of several
731:, who became internationally known, was born in nearby
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hosted at Third World Traveler, accessed April 2, 2015
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2014:
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A period of extensive industrial growth followed the
3041:"Top 30 Highest Murder Rate Cities in the U.S. 2016"
2221:"Alumnus' book highlights history of East St. Louis"
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5907:Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River
3077:Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
2933:"Assumption High School, East St. Louis, Illinois"
1880:Fire Department responds to are structural fires.
449:A recent addition to the city's waterfront is the
2255:. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
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2836:American Military University (March 12, 2013).
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3072:. New York: The Seabury Press, 1970. 108–117.
1978:was a newspaper published from 1963 to 2024.
1081:with these Interstate highways. In addition,
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5574:South Central Illinois Mass Transit District
3772:South Central Illinois Mass Transit District
3075:Kozol, Jonathan. "Life on the Mississippi".
1924:List of people from East St. Louis, Illinois
2581:, 9 January 2000, Retrieved 31 October 2010
1903:There is one Catholic K–8 school under the
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5760:Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
3919:Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
3014:(Rowman & Littlefield, 2017), p. 123.
2769:Southwestern Illinois Correctional Center
703:(NAACP), W. E. B. Du Bois, and groups in
2984:, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Feb. 2007), pp. 30–49.
1411:
735:and grew up in East St. Louis. The 1999
442:and a decline of almost one third since
5811:East St. Louis Community College Center
2410:. Virginia Publishing. pp. 25–28.
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2012:rate of any city in the United States.
1961:(89.7) are licensed to East St. Louis.
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692:. Congress also held an investigation.
492:East St. Louis lies within the fertile
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2404:Theising, Andrew J. (August 1, 2013).
2251:Nunes, Bill; Theising, Andrew (2011).
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3160:1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado
2789:":: Welcome to City of East St.Louis"
1854:Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood House
924:within the present-day boundaries of
863:" neighborhoods abut large swaths of
608:1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado
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5912:Populated places established in 1820
5902:Cities in St. Clair County, Illinois
5559:Jackson County Mass Transit District
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1905:Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
1810:, and 0.55% from two or more races.
5724:Harrisburg-Raleigh Regional Airport
2380:"Previous All-America City Winners"
262:0.38 sq mi (0.98 km)
5704:Williamson County Regional Airport
3996:Municipalities and communities of
3205:East St. Louis Lincoln High School
3182:East St. Louis School District 189
2953:Fong, Jonathan (August 22, 2024).
2773:Illinois Department of Corrections
1900:also served portions of the city.
1898:East St. Louis Lincoln High School
1890:East St. Louis School District 189
1865:Illinois Department of Corrections
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25:
5579:St. Clair County Transit District
3899:Lewis and Clark Community College
3777:St. Clair County Transit District
3294:St. Clair County Transit District
3187:East St. Louis Senior High School
2910:Grady, ASC, Sister Mary Pauline.
2514:Harrison, Eric (August 9, 1990).
1949:affiliate. On FM, sports station
5922:Urban decay in the United States
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3028:Crime in the United States, 2015
2815:"East St. Louis Fire Department"
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753:grain elevator in East St. Louis
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5892:1820 establishments in Illinois
2450:Maronie, Samuel J. (May 1981).
2193:"East St. Louis city, Illinois"
455:Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park
304:1,326.89/sq mi (512.33/km)
29:City in Illinois, United States
803:was filmed in East St. Louis.
769:Urban blight in East St. Louis
1:
5796:Southwestern Illinois College
5776:Southeastern Illinois College
5719:Pinckneyville Duquoin Airport
3924:Southwestern Illinois College
2724:. United States Census Bureau
2151:. United States Census Bureau
2112:. United States Census Bureau
1845:Government and infrastructure
960:East St. Louis is located at
530:Great Railroad Strike of 1877
524:Great Railroad Strike of 1877
5750:Southern Illinois University
5699:St. Louis Metro-East Airport
5684:MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
5330:Small cities (10,000-25,000)
3868:St. Louis Metro-East Airport
3858:MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
1986:A 2007 study in the journal
1955:Contemporary Christian music
874:In 2010, the East St. Louis
621:East St. Louis riots of 1917
416:downtown St. Louis, Missouri
5569:Rides Mass Transit District
5396:Small cities (5,000-10,000)
2748:United States Census Bureau
2683:United States Census Bureau
2660:United States Census Bureau
2608:United States Census Bureau
2198:United States Census Bureau
2110:"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
1953:(101.1) and non-commercial
1092:The closest airport is the
839:Abandoned for decades, the
422:. East St. Louis is in the
288: • Estimate
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5729:Mt. Vernon Outland Airport
5694:St. Louis Downtown Airport
5689:St. Louis Regional Airport
5284:Mid-sized cities (25,000+)
5272:
3999:St. Clair County, Illinois
3873:St. Louis Regional Airport
3863:St. Louis Downtown Airport
3400:
3343:Illinois Metro-East region
2912:"Alma Mater STA 94-74.pdf"
2775:. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
2562:February 16, 2012, at the
2266:Burbank, David T. (1966).
2171:"East St. Louis ZIP Codes"
1921:
1894:East St. Louis High School
1888:The city is served by the
1661:Mixed Race or Multi-Racial
1094:St. Louis Downtown Airport
624:
605:
527:
420:Gateway Arch National Park
408:St. Clair County, Illinois
5861:Southern Illinois Salukis
5791:Shawnee Community College
5734:Southern Illinois Airport
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3569:Communities (1,000-5,000)
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2860:"Our Schools | ESTL"
2791:. Cesl.us. Archived from
2494:Illinois General Assembly
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5887:East St. Louis, Illinois
5866:SIU Edwardsville Cougars
5856:Southern Illinois Miners
4514:United States of America
3304:This list is incomplete.
3146:East St. Louis, Illinois
3070:Riots, U.S.A., 1765–1970
1023:East St. Louis has five
516:(Virginia Clara Jones).
496:area of the present day
270:423 ft (129 m)
36:East St. Louis, Illinois
5671:Airports/military bases
4765:Bellefontaine Neighbors
2579:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
2307:Curzon, Julian (1997).
2173:. zipdatamaps.com. 2022
1826:there were 72.5 males.
956:East St. Louis township
5564:Madison County Transit
4101:
3762:Madison County Transit
3412:Major cities (25,000+)
2327:July 21, 2007, at the
1976:East St. Louis Monitor
1972:East St. Louis Journal
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957:
920:, a designated UNESCO
907:University of Illinois
844:
770:
754:
653:American Steel Company
595:
487:Collinsville, Illinois
5835:Sports teams based in
5826:Olney Central College
5806:Wabash Valley College
5786:John A. Logan College
4099:
3448:Cities (5,000-25,000)
3079:. Crown, 1991. 7–39.
3045:Neighborhoodscout.com
2795:on September 14, 2013
2744:"U.S. Census website"
2384:National Civic League
2002:Uniform Crime Reports
2000:According to the FBI
1399:U.S. Decennial Census
1121:Historical population
1106:
1009:Köppen classification
955:
941:Mississippian culture
903:Mississippian culture
886:Archeological remains
838:
768:
749:
725:Ike & Tina Turner
602:Great Cyclone of 1896
477:at what later became
471:Mississippian culture
327: • Summer (
122:38.62500°N 90.15750°W
5816:McKendree University
5714:Cache River Airstrip
5679:Scott Air Force Base
4450:United States portal
3909:McKendree University
3878:Scott Air Force Base
3165:East St. Louis riots
2614:on February 13, 2020
2558:, Official website
2544:Savage Inequalities,
2458:Escape from New York
2288:on September 6, 2006
2227:on December 10, 2007
1067:Poplar Street Bridge
800:Escape from New York
649:Aluminum Ore Company
627:East St. Louis riots
453:. On the grounds of
301: • Density
4721:O'Fallon (Illinois)
4638:Medium-sized cities
4619:O'Fallon (Missouri)
3950:Alton River Dragons
3800:Belleville station
2341:Savage Inequalities
2282:"Industrialization"
1424:
1122:
1025:St. Louis MetroLink
991:(38.616, −90.133).
975: /
922:World Heritage Site
876:community gardening
850:St. Louis MetroLink
502:St. Louis, Missouri
127:38.62500; -90.15750
118: /
5897:Cities in Illinois
5603:Carbondale station
4102:
3260:5th & Missouri
3092:The New York Times
2431:Beeler, Michael. "
2360:on August 27, 2013
1967:Metro-East Journal
1693:Hispanic or Latino
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1096:located in nearby
1071:Stan Musial Bridge
1033:5th & Missouri
958:
933:Stan Musial Bridge
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578:Workingmen's Party
536:American Civil War
506:Louisiana Purchase
280: • Total
259: • Water
243: • Total
233:Charles Powell III
230: • Mayor
5874:
5873:
5846:Gateway Grizzlies
5838:Southern Illinois
5821:Morthland College
5801:Kaskaskia College
5781:Rend Lake College
5608:Centralia station
5095:Southern Illinois
5061:
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4990:Illinois counties
4934:Missouri counties
4870:Old Jamestown CDP
4493:Greater St. Louis
4459:
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3940:Gateway Grizzlies
3914:Principia College
3904:Blackburn College
3894:Kaskaskia College
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2891:on April 14, 2017
2840:. Firerescue1.com
2542:, excerpted from
2520:Los Angeles Times
2470:on March 17, 2007
2076:on March 13, 2016
2006:NeighborhoodScout
1970:, originally the
1858:Delta Sigma Theta
1835:per capita income
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1432:NH = Non-Hispanic
1428:Race / Ethnicity
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1098:Cahokia, Illinois
1013:Mississippi River
1005:humid subtropical
979:38.617°N 90.133°W
808:James R. Thompson
787:James E. Williams
727:. The jazz great
562:St. Louis Commune
428:Southern Illinois
412:Mississippi River
401:
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251: • Land
220: • Type
210:February 16, 1865
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4971:St. Louis County
4895:Town and Country
4885:Spanish Lake CDP
4810:Fairview Heights
4800:Dardenne Prairie
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4706:Maryland Heights
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5337:Cahokia Heights
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4900:Troy (Illinois)
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4676:Cahokia Heights
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5316:Granite City
5311:Edwardsville
5306:Collinsville
4961:St. Francois
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4716:Oakville CDP
4691:Granite City
4686:Edwardsville
4681:Collinsville
4609:Chesterfield
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4143:Fayetteville
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3434:Granite City
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3265:Emerson Park
3225:Casino Queen
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5493:Murphysboro
5468:Jerseyville
5423:Carterville
5357:Glen Carbon
4956:St. Charles
4830:Glen Carbon
4795:Creve Coeur
4785:Concord CDP
4624:St. Charles
4419:Signal Hill
4380:communities
4243:Centreville
4205:Summerfield
4014:County seat
3952:(baseball:
3942:(baseball:
3812:Interstates
3676:Mount Olive
3606:Bunker Hill
3515:Jerseyville
3495:Glen Carbon
3465:Carlinville
2993:Sam Levin,
2753:January 31,
2728:January 26,
2354:"Race Riot"
2177:November 9,
1947:MyNetworkTV
1808:other races
1773:2000 Census
1695:(any race)
1631:alone (NH)
1599:alone (NH)
1567:alone (NH)
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1408:2020 census
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1109:Eads Bridge
1079:concurrency
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760:Brownfields
729:Miles Davis
633:World War I
567:John Bowman
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5483:Metropolis
5458:Harrisburg
5443:East Alton
5387:Wood River
5377:Mt. Vernon
5301:Carbondale
5296:Belleville
5266:Williamson
5251:Washington
5048:Metro East
5041:Subregions
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4925:Wood River
4915:Washington
4860:Manchester
4815:Farmington
4736:Wentzville
4671:Belleville
4651:Affton CDP
4629:St. Peters
4614:Florissant
4403:North Dupo
4351:Floraville
4288:New Athens
4238:Caseyville
4200:St. Libory
4174:New Athens
4122:Caseyville
4039:Belleville
4021:Belleville
3681:New Athens
3636:Germantown
3616:Caseyville
3586:Beckemeyer
3560:Wood River
3505:Greenville
3480:East Alton
3424:Belleville
3270:JJK Center
2964:August 23,
2050:References
1937:affiliate
1777:As of the
1041:JJK Center
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861:inner city
815:riverboat
689:The Crisis
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113:90°09′27″W
110:38°37′30″N
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5448:Fairfield
5342:Centralia
5236:St. Clair
5166:Jefferson
5111:Alexander
5032:St. Clair
4946:Jefferson
4855:Lemay CDP
4790:Crestwood
4770:Bridgeton
4696:Hazelwood
4586:St. Louis
4545:Education
4428:Footnotes
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4361:Rentchler
4356:Paderborn
4346:Darmstadt
4328:Sugarloaf
4313:St. Clair
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4248:Engelmann
4225:Townships
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4169:Millstadt
4082:Mascoutah
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3686:New Baden
3671:Millstadt
3641:Gillespie
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3394:St. Clair
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2917:August 1,
2885:"History"
2869:March 19,
2525:March 15,
2499:March 15,
2474:March 10,
2389:March 15,
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1884:Education
1447:Pop 2020
1444:Pop 2010
1441:Pop 2000
1438:Pop 1990
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896:earthwork
822:In 1991,
785:In 1971,
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479:St. Louis
432:Rust Belt
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5321:O'Fallon
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5221:Randolph
5181:Lawrence
5151:Hamilton
5146:Gallatin
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3706:Smithton
3651:Hartford
3631:Freeburg
3601:Brighton
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3540:Staunton
3510:Highland
3475:Columbia
3455:Bethalto
3439:O'Fallon
3379:Macoupin
3351:Counties
3289:MetroBus
3050:July 26,
2560:Archived
2325:Archived
2231:July 25,
2090:cite web
2031:Illinois
1957:station
1812:Hispanic
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1798:, 0.08%
1794:, 0.19%
1790:, 1.23%
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580:and the
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2080:May 25,
2017:Portals
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1735:31,542
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1286:81,728
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1211:58,540
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1291:−0.8%
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