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North City
Illinoisvillage
North City
Total population
715
Median home value
$114,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$53,977
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
North City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 509. North City is also known as "Coello".
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History
North City incorporated in 1915. Its name comes from two nearby coal mines which were nicknamed "New North" and "Old North." A post office, known as "Coello" after its first postmaster, Pete Coello, opened in 1918. Both "North City" and "Coello" are commonly used in the village.
Geography
North City is located in western Franklin County. It is bordered to the south by the city of Christopher. Illinois Route 148 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north to Valier, north to Sesser, and south through Christopher to Zeigler. Illinois Route 14 runs just south of North City, leading east to Benton, the Franklin County seat, and west to Du Quoin. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, North City has a total area of , of which (or 97.49%) is land and (or 2.51%) 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 North City, 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
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves981
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves925
- Great Blue/Cocoi HeronArdea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves792
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves791
- Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves725
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves685
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves638
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves600
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Benton Grade Sch K-4Elementary · Benton · 617 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Benton Cons High SchoolHigh · Benton · 577 students · 13.1:1 ratio
- Christopher Elem SchoolElementary · Christopher · 486 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- Denning Elementary SchoolElementary · West Frankfort · 467 students · 16.1:1 ratio
- Benton Grade Sch 5-8Middle · Benton · 458 students · 13.5:1 ratio
- Sesser-Valier Elem SchoolElementary · Sesser · 282 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Zeigler-Royalton Elem SchoolElementary · Zeigler · 253 students · 11.5:1 ratio
- Christopher HighHigh · Christopher · 214 students · 11.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
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 North City
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library