Editing Kinmundy, Illinois

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'''Kinmundy''' is a city in [[Marion County, Illinois|Marion County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 733 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

The town is believed to have been named after a place in [[Scotland]], the birthplace of William Ferguson, a London agent for the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] during Kinmundy's construction. He visited the area in 1856.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA176 | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=176}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT46|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=46}}</ref>

==Geography==
Kinmundy is located in northeastern Marion County. [[Illinois Route 37]] passes through the village center as 1st Street, leading southwest {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Salem, Illinois|Salem]], the [[county seat]], and northeast {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Farina, Illinois|Farina]]. [[Interstate 57]] passes northwest of the city, with access from Exit 127. I-57 leads northeast {{convert|32|mi}} to [[Effingham, Illinois|Effingham]] and southwest {{convert|38|mi}} to [[Mount Vernon, Illinois|Mount Vernon]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Kinmundy has a total area of {{convert|1.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 17.44%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/> The water area consists of Kinmundy Lake, a reservoir {{Convert|1|mi}} west of the city proper. The city drains to the northwest, toward the East Fork of the [[Kaskaskia River]]. 
[[File:IL Central RR Water Tower, Kinmundy.jpg|alt=Illinois Central Railroad Water Tower, Kinmundy, Illinois|thumb|Historic Illinois Central Railroad water tower, built in 1885]]

== History ==
The origins of the town of Kinmundy are rooted in the expansion of the railroads in [[southern Illinois]], with the first significant economic influence being construction work on the Chicago branch of the [[Illinois Central Railroad]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinmundyhistoricalsociety.org/Articles/Articles%20-%20Kinmundy.htm|title=A Brief History of Kinmundy, The Kinmundy Express|last=Hanna|first=Leon|date=April 18, 1912|website=Kinmundy Historical Society|access-date=February 8, 2019}}</ref> In April 1857, the town was initially laid out east of the railroad, in 15 blocks of varying sizes, and later, incorporated as a city in 1867.<ref name=":0" />

In 1903 Kinmundy was struck by a fire in the evening that burnt down most of the downtown area, causing the sharpest drop in population in the town's history. One of the buildings that burnt was the opera house, which was rebuilt before burning again for the second, and final time in 1916,  not being rebuilt afterward.

In January 1912, Illinois Central Railroad train No. 3, traveling at {{convert|50|mph}}, collided with passenger train No. 25, which was standing at the station in Kinmundy taking water. The devastating [[train wreck]] demolished the private car at the rear of train No. 25, killing five passengers, among them [[James Theodore Harahan|James T. Harahan]], the recently retired president of the Illinois Central Railroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gendisasters.com/illinois/1520/kinmundy-il-train-rear-end-collision-jan-1912|title=Kinmundy, IL Train Rear End Collision, Jan 1912 {{!}} GenDisasters ... Genealogy in Tragedy, Disasters, Fires, Floods|website=www.gendisasters.com|access-date=2019-02-10}}</ref>

== Arts and culture ==
=== Landmarks ===
The stately Italianate [[Calendar Rohrbough House]], located on so-called "Quality Hill", is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893586|title=Illinois SP Rohrbough, Calendar, House|last=Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (3/2/1934 - )|date=September 1979|series=File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Illinois, 1964 - 2013|pages=February 8, 2019}}</ref>

The [[Illinois Central Railroad Water Tower and Pump House]] was added to the National Register of Historic places in 1998.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893600|title=Illinois SP Illinois Central Railroad Water Tower and Pump House|last=Department of the Interior. National Park Service. (3/2/1934 - )|date=2013–2017|series=File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Illinois, 1964 - 2013}}</ref>

The [[Kinmundy Log Cabin Village]] is a collection of twelve original [[Log cabin|pioneer homes]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kinmundy Log Cabin Village |url=https://www.kinmundylogcabinvillage.com/ |access-date=2022-04-04 |website=Kinmundy Log Cabin Village |language=en-US}}</ref> rescued in the 1960s from the surrounding local region and reassembled in a wooded area on the edge of the town. All of the cabins pre-date the [[American Civil War]], with the oldest originally constructed in 1818. The log cabin village plays host to an annual fall craft fair, during which the village is populated by local volunteers and crafts people in period dress and the authentically furnished homes are open to the public.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kinmundylogcabinvillage.com/about-us/|title=About Us|website=Kinmundy Log Cabin Village|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref> Some of the volunteers are descendants of the original residents of the historic cabins.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/past-comes-alive-with-log-cabin-village/article_cb2001b4-6fe5-596d-93bf-3dafd449edff.html| title=Past comes alive with Log Cabin Village| last=Schabbing| first=Dawn| website=Effingham Daily News| language=en| access-date=February 23, 2023}}</ref>

[[Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area]] lies about {{convert|5|mi|0}} southeast of the town and offers trails, camping, hunting, and fishing. The park features a [[Reservoir|man-made lake]] which was completed in 1968 and boasts {{convert|18|mi}} of shoreline.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/Parks/About/Pages/StephenAForbes.aspx|title=Illinois Department of Natural Resources: Stephen A. Forbes, About.|website=www.dnr.illinois.gov|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Marilyn Kaytor]], journalist and internationally known food critic; born in Kinmundy in 1929.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ford-mobley.com/dafm/express/exp1956.htm|title=Kinmundy Express 1956|website=www.ford-mobley.com|access-date=2019-02-09}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1096
|1890= 1045
|1900= 1221
|1910= 997
|1920= 898
|1930= 813
|1940= 1015
|1950= 912
|1960= 813
|1970= 759
|1980= 945
|1990= 879
|2000= 892
|2010= 796
|2020= 733
|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|access-date=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]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 892 people, 365 households, and 246 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|865.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 409 housing units at an average density of {{convert|396.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.34% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.67% of the population.

There were 365 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,500, and the median income for a family was $37,125. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $20,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,279. About 10.0% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

[[Ameren]]'s Kinmundy Power Plant, a [[combustion]] turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Kinmundy.<ref>http://www.ameren.com/source/AboutUs/Pages/ADC_CTGs.aspx{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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

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[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in Marion County, Illinois]]