Editing Keithsburg, Illinois

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'''Keithsburg''' is a city in [[Mercer County, Illinois|Mercer County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]], on the [[Mississippi River]]. The population was 550 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref name="Census 2020"/> down from 609 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. It was named for Robert Keith, a pioneer settler. Due to a flood in 1993, there isn't much to do in Keithsburg. Some of the only things that are still in use today include, a bar/restaurant named “The Eagles Nest”, a gas station called “Casey’s”, and one or two playgrounds.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The origin of certain place names in the United States| publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n172 173]}}</ref>

==Geography==
Keithsburg is located in southwestern Mercer County at {{coord|41|6|0|N|90|56|14|W|type:city}} (41.100020, -90.937293).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is sited on the east bank of the Mississippi River, downstream from the inlet of Pope Creek.

Keithsburg is {{convert|16|mi}} southwest of [[Aledo, Illinois|Aledo]], the Mercer [[county seat]], and {{convert|27|mi}} northwest of [[Monmouth, Illinois|Monmouth]]. The closest highway crossings of the Mississippi are {{convert|26|mi}} to the south, at [[Burlington, Iowa]], and {{convert|25|mi}} to the north, at [[Muscatine, Iowa]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Keithsburg has a total area of {{convert|3.181|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.56|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.621|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 19.53%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

The Keithsburg Division of the [[Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex]] lies north of Keithsburg.
[[File:Mark Twain Wildlife Refuge Keithsburg Illinois September 2018.jpg|thumb|left|Oblique air photo of Keithsburg (bottom) and the [[Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex|Wildlife Refuge]] to the north, in September, 2018.]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 252
|1860= 1017
|1870= 1179
|1880= 942
|1890= 1484
|1900= 1566
|1910= 1515
|1920= 1148
|1930= 1081
|1940= 1130
|1950= 1006
|1960= 963
|1970= 836
|1980= 936
|1990= 747
|2000= 714
|2010= 609
|2020= 550
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 714 people, 278 households, and 199 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|276.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 306 housing units at an average density of {{convert|118.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.32% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 1.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 2780 households, out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.1% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $40,781. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $16,719 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,008. About 10.3% of families and 14.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable person==
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* [[Parke Wilson]], catcher for the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]]; born in Keithsburg

==Floods==
Keithsburg lies next to the Mississippi River. During the [[Great Flood of 1993]], Keithsburg was heavily damaged. The town rebuilt and resumed normal activity. On June 14, 2008, two nearby [[levee]]s broke, which flooded the town of Keithsburg again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.galesburg.com/article/20080614/NEWS/306149936|title=Two levees break in Keithsburg|website=The Register-Mail|language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|www.cityofkeithsburg.com}}

{{Mercer County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Illinois populated places on the Mississippi River]]
[[Category:Cities in Mercer County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]