Dongola

History

Dongola was laid out in 1857 as a stop along the Illinois Central Railroad. A post office known as "Unionville" had been established in 1855, but the name was changed to "Dongola," after Dongola, Sudan.

Geography

Dongola is located at (37.361243, -89.164574). The village is situated north of Cairo at the intersection of Old U.S. Highway 51 (signed as Front Street in Dongola) and Interstate 57. The point at which Union, Pulaski, and Alexander counties meet is located just to the southwest. Dongola Lake, created by a small dam along Little Creek, lies to the west of Dongola. According to the 2010 census, Dongola has a total area of , of which (or 95.03%) is land and (or 4.97%) is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,928
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,694
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,411
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,255
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,210
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  1,176
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,147
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,136