Carrollton, Illinois | |
Settlement Type: | City |
Mapsize: | 260px |
Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
Coordinates: | 39.2967°N -90.4081°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Greene |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4.93 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.90 |
Area Land Km2: | 4.93 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.90 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Elevation Ft: | 607 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 2485 |
Population Density Km2: | 504.39 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1306.52 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 62016 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 217 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2393753 |
Carrollton is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Illinois, United States.[2] The population was 2,485 as of the 2020 census.[3]
Carrollton is located in south-central Greene County at 39.2967°N -90.4081°W (39.296662, -90.408059).[4] U.S. Route 67 passes through the city as 5th Street, leading north to Jacksonville and south to Alton on the Mississippi River. Illinois Route 108 (Main Street) crosses US 67 in the center of town, leading east to Carlinville and west to Kampsville on the Illinois River.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Carrollton has a total area of 1.9sqmi, of which 1.9sqmi (or 99.89%) is land and 0sqmi (or 0.11%) is water.[5]
It is located southwest of Springfield, the state capital, and is north of St. Louis, Missouri. Greene County borders the Metro East area.
There are two banks in Carrollton: Carrollton Bank and CNB Bank. Records show CNB Bank to be the oldest continuously active bank headquartered in Illinois. [6] [7]
Carrollton is home to three schools: Carrollton High School (Carrollton, Illinois), Carrollton Grade School, and St. John the Evangelist Catholic School.
As of the 2020 census there were 2,485 people, 1,005 households, and 681 families residing in the city. The population density was 1305.15PD/sqmi. There were 1,214 housing units at an average density of 637.61/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 95.21% White, 0.44% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the population.
There were 1,005 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.05% were married couples living together, 9.75% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.24% were non-families. 28.86% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.02% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 2.55.
The city's age distribution consisted of 21.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,280, and the median income for a family was $66,813. Males had a median income of $42,664 versus $18,596 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,908. About 7.2% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.