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Colp
Illinoisvillage
Colp
Total population
223
Median home value
$69,300
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.
City facts
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Overview
Colp is a village in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Colp had a population of 168. A mining town, it had segregated schools including a high school for African Americans in Herrin Township that won a state championship in 1941. It competed on the Southern Illinois Conference of Colored Schools. The school closed in 1953 in the wake of integration. Its gym was demolished in 2025.
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History
Colp was established in the early 1900s and named for John Colp (1849–1920), whose mining company opened a mine in the area in 1901. The Illinois Central Railroad extended a line to the mine in 1904. The village incorporated in 1915. The village was inhabited by eastern European immigrants who worked in the mines, including Rusyns. Colp mayor Frank Caliper was one of the state's longest-serving elected officials. He served 52 years as mayor from 1935 until his death on March 28, 1987.
Geography
Colp is located at . According to the 2010 census, Colp has a total area of , all land.
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Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
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Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Marion High SchoolHigh · Marion · 1,159 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · Marion · 726 students · 14.5:1 ratio
- Tri-C Elementary SchoolElementary · Carterville · 701 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Herrin High SchoolHigh · Herrin · 686 students · 14.3:1 ratio
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elem SchoolElementary · Herrin · 679 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Carterville High SchoolHigh · Carterville · 636 students · 18.7:1 ratio
- Carterville Intermediate SchMiddle · Carterville · 518 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Herrin Middle SchoolMiddle · Herrin · 507 students · 13:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Nearby places in Illinois
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API