Back جاكسونفيل (إلينوي) Arabic جاكسونفيل (مورجان, الينوى) ARZ جکسون‌ویل، ایلینوی AZB Джэксанвіл (Ілінойс) Byelorussian Jacksonville (Illinois) Catalan Джексонвилл (Иллинойс) CE Jacksonville (kapital sa kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois) CEB Jacksonville, Illinois Welsh Jacksonville (Illinois) Danish Jacksonville (Illinois) German

Jacksonville, Illinois

Jacksonville, Illinois
City
Civil War monument in Central Park
Civil War monument in Central Park
Nickname: 
"The Athens of the West"[1]
Motto: 
"Where People Make The Difference"[2]
Location in Morgan County, Illinois
Location in Morgan County, Illinois
Jacksonville is located in Illinois
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Jacksonville is located in the United States
Jacksonville
Jacksonville
Coordinates: 39°43′45″N 90°13′54″W / 39.72917°N 90.23167°W / 39.72917; -90.23167[3]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMorgan
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • MayorAndy Ezard
Area
[4]
 • Total10.76 sq mi (27.87 km2)
 • Land10.56 sq mi (27.36 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
Elevation
[3]
587 ft (179 m)
Population
 (2020)[5]
 • Total17,616
 • Density1,667.71/sq mi (643.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
62650
Area codes217, 447
FIPS code17-38115
GNIS feature ID2395451[3]=
Websitewww.jacksonvilleil.com

Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,616 at the 2020 census,[5] down from 19,446 in 2010. It is the county seat of Morgan County.[6] It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, and was formerly home to MacMurray College. Jacksonville is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Morgan and Scott counties.

  1. ^ "Jacksonville Visitor's Guide" (PDF). Jacksonville, Illinois: Jacksonville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "City of Jacksonville, Illinois". City of Jacksonville, Illinois. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacksonville, Illinois
  4. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "P1. Race – Jacksonville city, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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