Mulkeytown, Illinois
Mulkeytown is an unincorporated and census-designated place in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 175.[3]
Mulkeytown, Illinois | |
|---|---|
Mulkeytown | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′15″N 89°06′41″W / 37.97083°N 89.11139°WCoordinates: 37°58′15″N 89°06′41″W / 37.97083°N 89.11139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Franklin |
| Township | Tyrone |
| Government | |
| • Type | No Formalized Government |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
| • Land | 0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 449 ft (137 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 162 |
| • Density | 589.09/sq mi (227.33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62865 |
| Area code | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 414225[2] |
Geography
Mulkeytown is located 309 miles (497 km) south of Chicago (via I-57 south to IL 14 west), and 95 miles (153 km) southeast of St. Louis (via I-64 east to US 51 south to IL 14 east).
Mulkeytown is located on Illinois Route 184, 3 miles (5 km) west of Christopher, in Tyrone Township, in the west-central portion of Franklin County.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mulkeytown CDP has a total area of 0.276 square miles (0.714 km2), of which 0.423 acres (1,713 m2), or 0.24%, is water.[3]
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, its population was 175.[5] The racial makeup was 99.4% white and 0.6% Asian. As of 2014 the median age of residents was 53.9[6]
History
Centennial and sesquicentennial farms
Centennial and sesquicentennial farms are those family farms that have been held within a family for more than 100 or 150 years.[7]
- Davis - 1848
- Greenwood - 1854
- Berner - 1871
Education
- Mulkeytown Grade School (closed 1987 and consolidated with Christopher Elementary School) - Now re-purposed as the West Franklin Historical District and Genealogical Society.
- Christopher Unit School District #99[8]
- Rend Lake College
- John A. Logan College
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Religious organizations
- Greenwood Methodist Church
- Minor Church of Christ
- Mulkeytown Christian Church - (Est. 1818)
- Mulkeytown Baptist Church
Cemeteries
- Cook Cemetery 37°57′58.41″N 89°6′56.9196″W / 37.9662250°N 89.115811000°W
- Greenwood Cemetery 38°1′35.9652″N 89°8′14.6688″W / 38.026657000°N 89.137408000°W
- Mulkeytown Cemetery 37°58′00.9″N 89°06′18.9″W / 37.966917°N 89.105250°W
- Naylor Cemetery 37°58′55.8″N 89°05′48.1″W / 37.982167°N 89.096694°W
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery 37°57′51.9″N 89°06′17.8″W / 37.964417°N 89.104944°W
- Reed-Kirpatrick Cemetery 38°0′6.4872″N 89°8′14.6688″W / 38.001802000°N 89.137408000°W
- Ward Cemetery
Historical
Notable people
- Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (b. February 21, 1848; d. April 5, 1909) - Attorney, U.S. Representative from Kansas, Kansas State House of Representatives
- James F. Rea - Illinois state legislator
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mulkeytown, Illinois
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Mulkeytown CDP, Illinois". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
- ^ https://www.agr.state.il.us/marketing/centfarms/cent.php?act=1&[dead link]
- ^ Christopher Unit School District #99