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Mascoutah
Illinoiscity
Mascoutah
Total population
8,816
Median home value
$224,900
Bachelor's+
Median income
$97,375
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 2:19AM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
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Overview
Mascoutah is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,754 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis. The city was named for the Mascoutens, a tribe of Algonquian-speaking Native Americans.
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History
The town of Mascoutah was originally established in 1837 as Mechanicsburg. This was disputed with the establishment of a Post Office; the inhabitants were informed that another township in Illinois was already named Mechanicsburg. The town was renamed after the Mascouten tribe, and was officially designated Mascoutah in 1839. which served as the center of town social life, and the town constructed its own citizen owned power plant in 1894. The Mascoutah Herald was established in 1885 and remains in production to this day. In 1903 the Belleville And Mascoutah Electric Railway Company planned an electric rail system to Belleville that was delayed and never completed.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Mascoutah has a total area of , of which (or 98.45%) is land and (or 1.55%) is water.
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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 Mascoutah, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
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Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
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Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · Belleville · 2,568 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- O Fallon High SchoolHigh · O Fallon · 2,521 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- Mascoutah High SchoolHigh · Mascoutah · 1,227 students · 15.9:1 ratio
- Belle Valley SchoolElementary · Belleville · 985 students · 11.9:1 ratio
- Mascoutah Middle SchoolMiddle · Mascoutah · 897 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Mascoutah Elem SchoolElementary · Mascoutah · 776 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- Scott Elem SchoolElementary · Scott Air Force Base · 755 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- Freeburg Community High SchHigh · Freeburg · 683 students · 15.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Mascoutah
Search results from Open Library.
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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