East Moline, Illinois
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East Moline is a city in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 21,374 at the 2020 census.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> East Moline is one of the Quad Cities Template:Citation needed at the confluence of the Rock and Mississippi rivers, along with neighboring Moline and Rock Island in Illinois and the cities of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa. As of 2011, the Quad Cities has a population estimate of 381,342.<ref name=PopEstCBSA>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, East Moline has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref name="census-g001">Template:Cite web</ref>
East Moline is located at Template:Coord (41.511940, −90.435203).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]The population listed in the 2000 U.S. census mistakenly excluded the population of the East Moline Correctional Center and listed it as within the village of Oak Grove apparently mistaking Hillcrest Road in Oak Grove as the road of the same name where the prison is located in East Moline.<ref name=EMGains>Template:Cite news</ref> The actual count for 2000 increased from 20,333<ref name=2000CensusP004/> to 21,431<ref name=EMGains/> after including the prison population of 1,098. The U.S. Census Bureau did not adjust the racial and ethnic figures for the 2000 Census listed below.
2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2010 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
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| White (NH) | 14,979 | 13,686 | 11,643 | 73.67% | 64.25% | 54.47% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 1,446 | 2,619 | 3,776 | 7.11% | 12.29% | 17.67% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 45 | 37 | 29 | 0.22% | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| Asian (NH) | 454 | 422 | 787 | 2.23% | 1.98% | 3.68% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 11 | 24 | 60 | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.28% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 316 | 450 | 816 | 1.55% | 2.11% | 3.82% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3,081 | 4,050 | 4,263 | 15.15% | 19.01% | 19.94% |
| Total | 20,333 | 21,302 | 21,374 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2000 census
[edit]As of the United States census taken in 2000,<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> there were 20,333 people, 8,510 households, and 5,369 families living in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 8,988 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 80.04% White, 7.34% African American, 0.35% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 7.47% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.15% of the population.
Of the 8,510 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.1% of households were one person and 14.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97.
The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,836, and the median family income was $44,695. Males had a median income of $35,263 versus $23,607 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,245. About 11.6% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
[edit]Top employers
[edit]According to the city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>City of East Moline ACFR. (PDF). Retrieved on August 18, 2022.</ref> the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Deere Harvester Works | 1,300 |
| 2 | Illini Hospital | 700 |
| 3 | East Moline Elementary | 400 |
| 4 | East Moline Correctional Center | 270 |
| 5 | Comprehensive Logistics | 200 |
| 6 | United Township High School | 175 |
| 7 | Aramark | 150 |
| 8 | HC Duke and Son | 130 |
| 9 | Aquent, LLC | 100 |
| 10 | Jacobson Warehouse | 100 |
Education
[edit]Elementary schools
[edit]- Hillcrest Elementary
- Ridgewood Elementary
- Wells Elementary
- Bowlesburg Elementary
Middle schools
[edit]High schools
[edit]Special Education schools
[edit]- Black Hawk Area Special Education District (BHASED)
Transportation
[edit]Quad Cities MetroLINK provides bus service on numerous routes connecting East Moline to destinations across the Quad Cities.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
[edit]- Mike Butcher, MLB pitcher, pitching coach.
- Charles F. Carpentier, businessman and politician, lived in East Moline. He served as mayor of East Moline,<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1963–1964, Biographical Sketch of Charles F. Carpentier, pg. 76</ref> and also served as Illinois Secretary of State
- Max Hodge, Television writer.
- Spike O'Dell, radio talk show host for WGN
- Laurdine Patrick, jazz musician, father of Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, was born in East Moline.