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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = North City, Illinois | official_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = Coello | settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]] | image_skyline = North-City-Village-Hall-il.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_alt = | image_caption = Village Hall | image_flag = | image_seal = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | anthem = | image_map = File:Franklin County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas North City Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_alt = | map_caption = Location of North City in Franklin County, Illinois. | image_map1 = Illinois in United States (US48).svg | mapsize1 = | map_alt1 = | map_caption1 = Location of Illinois in the United States | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_label = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|37|59|35|N|89|3|56|W|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | grid_name = | grid_position = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = [[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin]] | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = [[Tyrone Township, Franklin County, Illinois|Tyrone]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | established_title = Founded | established_date = | established_title1 = | established_date1 = | established_title2 = | established_date2 = | established_title3 = | established_date3 = | established_title4 = | established_date4 = | established_title5 = | established_date5 = | established_title6 = | established_date6 = | established_title7 = | established_date7 = | extinct_title = | extinct_date = | founder = | named_for = | seat_type = | seat = | seat1_type = | seat1 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Village president | leader_name1 = | total_type = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 5.77 | area_total_sq_mi = 2.23 | area_land_km2 = 5.62 | area_land_sq_mi = 2.17 | area_water_km2 = 0.15 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.06 | area_water_percent = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = 456 | elevation_point = | elevation_max_footnotes = | elevation_max_m = | elevation_max_ft = | elevation_max_point = | elevation_max_rank = | elevation_min_footnotes = | elevation_min_m = | elevation_min_ft = | elevation_min_point = | elevation_min_rank = | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = | population_total = 509 | pop_est_as_of = | pop_est_footnotes = | population_est = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 90.53 | population_density_sq_mi = 234.45 | population_metro_footnotes = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_density = | population_density_rank = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | population_density_blank1_km2 = | population_density_blank1_sq_mi = | population_blank2_title = | population_blank2 = | population_density_blank2_km2 = | population_density_blank2_sq_mi = | population_demonym = | population_note = | demographics_type1 = | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = | demographics1_info1 = | demographics_type2 = | demographics2_footnotes = | demographics2_title1 = | demographics2_info1 = | timezone1 = [[North American Central Time Zone|CST]] | utc_offset1 = -6 | timezone1_DST = [[North American Central Time Zone|CDT]] | utc_offset1_DST = -5 | timezone2 = | utc_offset2 = | timezone2_DST = | utc_offset2_DST = | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code|ZIP Code(s)]] | postal_code = 62825 | postal2_code_type = | postal2_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = [[Area code 618|618]] | geocode = | iso_code = | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 17-53585 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2399513<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2399513}}</ref> | blank2_name = | blank2_info = | blank_name_sec2 = | blank_info_sec2 = | blank1_name_sec2 = | blank1_info_sec2 = | blank2_name_sec2 = Wikimedia Commons | blank2_info_sec2 = North City, Illinois | website = | footnotes = }} '''North City''' is a [[village]] in [[Franklin County, Illinois|Franklin County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 509. North City is also known as "Coello".<ref>{{cite book |last=Callary |first=Edward |title=Place Names of Illinois |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvHgwa-XImcC&pg=PA75 |year=2009 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=978-0-252-03356-8 |page=73}}</ref> The current mayor is Curtis Overton. ==History== North City incorporated in 1915. Its name comes from two nearby coal mines which were nicknamed "New North" and "Old North." A post office, known as "Coello" after its first postmaster, Pete Coello, opened in 1918. Both "North City" and "Coello" are commonly used in the village.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=xKEAfUI8hg4C Franklin County, Illinois, 1818-1997]'' (Turner Publishing Company, 1996), pp. 12-13.</ref> ==Geography== North City is located in western Franklin County at {{coord|37|59|35|N|89|3|56|W|type:city}} (37.993129, -89.065547).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the south by the city of [[Christopher, Illinois|Christopher]]. [[Illinois Route 148]] passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north {{convert|2.5|mi}} to [[Valier, Illinois|Valier]], north {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Sesser, Illinois|Sesser]], and south through Christopher {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Zeigler, Illinois|Zeigler]]. [[Illinois Route 14]] runs just south of North City, leading east {{convert|7.5|mi}} to [[Benton, Illinois|Benton]], the Franklin County seat, and west {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Du Quoin, Illinois|Du Quoin]]. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, North City has a total area of {{convert|2.23|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|2.17|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 97.49%) is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 2.51%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1920= 1362 |1930= 900 |1940= 601 |1950= 513 |1960= 362 |1970= 356 |1980= 404 |1990= 538 |2000= 630 |2010= 608 |2020= 509 |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> }}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1753585 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 509 people, 312 households, and 192 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|228.56|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 264 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|118.55|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 92.73% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.39% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.20% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.50% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.59% of the population. There were 312 households, out of which 14.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.13% were married couples living together, 5.77% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.46% were non-families. 25.64% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.05% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 2.19. The village's age distribution consisted of 11.0% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 13.5% from 25 to 44, 39.9% from 45 to 64, and 26.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 55.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 118.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $57,500, and the median income for a family was $70,714. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $46,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $32,945. About 4.7% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Commons category|North City, Illinois}} {{Franklin County, Illinois}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Villages in Franklin County, Illinois]] [[Category:Populated places in Southern Illinois]] [[Category:Villages in Illinois]]
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