Editing Lebanon, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Lebanon, Illinois
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'''Lebanon''' is a city in [[St. Clair County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 4,691 at the 2020 census  It is a part of the [[Metro East]] region of the [[Greater St. Louis]] metropolitan area. Lebanon is home to [[McKendree University]], the oldest college in Illinois.

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Lebanon has a total area of {{convert|2.474|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.43%) is land and {{convert|0.014|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.57%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1742496
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213065644/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1742496
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1691
|1870= 2117
|1880= 1924
|1890= 1636
|1900= 1812
|1910= 1907
|1920= 1883
|1930= 1828
|1940= 1867
|1950= 2417
|1960= 2863
|1970= 3564
|1980= 3245
|1990= 3688
|2000= 3523
|2010= 4418
|2020= 4691
|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>
}}

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 2010, there were 5,523 people, 1,275 households, and 804 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,641.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,389 housing units at an average density of {{convert|647.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 78.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 18.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.48% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.79% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.53% of the population.

There were 1,275 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.8% under the age of 18, 18.6% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 21.0% 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 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,042, and the median income for a family was $48,711. Males had a median income of $30,597 versus $21,341 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,125. About 9.8% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
Registered historic places include:
* [[Emerald Mound and Village Site]]
* [[Lebanon Historic District (Lebanon, Illinois)|Lebanon Historic District]]
* [[Mermaid House Hotel]]

==Education==
Lebanon is home to the oldest founded college in the state of Illinois, [[McKendree University]], and is also home to Lebanon Grade School And [[Lebanon High School (Illinois)|Lebanon High School]] (home of the Greyhounds).

==Media==
The Lebanon ''Advertiser'' has operated since 1911.<ref>Information provided by David Porter, publisher and editor.</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Christine Brewer]], Grammy Award-winning operatic/classical singer, graduate of McKendree University, has resided in Lebanon, Illinois for many years
* [[Ed Busch]], MLB shortstop for [[St. Louis Browns]] and [[Philadelphia Phillies]]
* [[Bill Cofield]], former University of Wisconsin basketball head coach, graduate of McKendree University
* [[Mark Consuelos]], [[Soap opera|daytime soap]] actor, known for playing [[Mateo Santos]] on ''[[All My Children]]'', and Hiram Lodge on Riverdale. Married to [[Kelly Ripa]] and, since 2023, co-hosts with his wife the [[Breakfast television|morning talkshow]] ''[[Live with Kelly and Mark]]''
* [[Neal Cotts]], relief pitcher for [[2005 World Series]] champion [[Chicago White Sox]], also for [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Milwaukee Brewers]], [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Chicago Cubs]]
* [[Craig Virgin]], two-time [[IAAF World Cross Country Championships|world cross-country champion]], nine-time Big Ten champion and three-time [[Olympic Games|Olympian]] in track and field

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.lebanonil.org/ City of Lebanon]
*{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Lebanon (borough, village and towns)|display=Lebanon. V. A town of St. Clair co., Illinois|short=x}}
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Lebanon (Illinois)|display=Lebanon, a city of Saint Clair county, Illinois, U.S.A.|short=x}}

{{St. Clair County, Illinois}}
{{Metro-East}}
{{St. Louis MSA}}

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[[Category:Cities in Illinois]]
[[Category:Cities in St. Clair County, Illinois]]