Editing Carthage, Illinois (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Carthage city hall on Wabash.jpg|thumb|right|City Hall on the courthouse square, July 2015]]

Carthage's economy centers upon [[agriculture]] and supporting industries. The surrounding land is devoted to the cultivation of crops, especially corn and soybeans. Industrial hog farms are also near the city.<ref name="CarthageOfficial">{{cite web |url=http://www.carthage-il.com/development/community/ |title=Community Development. City of Carthage, IL. Community Information. 2013.|date=May 21, 2024 }}</ref>

The company Methode Electronics, Inc. operates an auto parts production facility in Carthage, though the company no longer employs as large a portion of the population as was once the case.<ref name="methode">{{cite web |url=http://www.methode.com/about/locations.html |title=Methode Electronics, Inc. Locations & Facilities, List of Manufacturing Facilities. 2012. |access-date=August 13, 2013 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072735/http://www.methode.com/about/locations.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>