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Alexander
IllinoisCDP
Total population
239
Median home value
$118,200
Bachelor's+
Median income
$0
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued September 17 at 12:16AM CDT until September 17 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Alexander is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. Alexander is 10 miles (16 km) east of Jacksonville, the county seat, and has a post office with ZIP code 62601. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 155.
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History
Alexander was laid out in the 1850s by John T. Alexander, and named for him. A post office has been in operation at Alexander since 1857. The community was made a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Alexander, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Waverly Elementary SchoolElementary · Waverly · 217 students · 9.9:1 ratio
- Franklin Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · Franklin · 157 students · 9.2:1 ratio
- Waverly Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · Waverly · 137 students · 22.8:1 ratio
- Franklin East Grade SchoolElementary · Franklin · 71 students · 14.2:1 ratio
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · Franklin · 57 students · 11.4:1 ratio
- Il Sch for the Visually ImpairedOther · Jacksonville
- The Lafayette AcademyHigh · Jacksonville
- ARCHigh · Jacksonville
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
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Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Alexander
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
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Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library