- Mitchell, Illinois
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Mitchell CDP Country United States State Illinois County Madison Coordinates 38°45′50″N 90°04′55″W / 38.76389°N 90.08194°W Area 0.588 sq mi (1.52 km2) - land 0.588 sq mi (2 km2) - water 0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% Population 1,356 (2010) Density 2,306.1 / sq mi (890.4 / km2) Timezone CST (UTC-6) - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) Postal code 62040 Area code 618 Mitchell, Illinois is an unincorporated census-designated place located at the junction of Interstate 270 and Illinois Route 203, part of former U.S. Highway 66. It is located about twenty miles (32 km) north of East St. Louis. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,356.[1]
Neighboring towns include Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Edwardsville, and Hartford. A few years ago, Mitchell tried to become an independent city, but that vote was never allowed because of court challenges from nearby communities.
The lone school in the town is Mitchell School and its mascot is the Bulldog. Nearby town to the east is the Gateway Commercial Business Center, a place of trucking companies and more. Also located in Mitchell is the Luna Cafe, a historic landmark along old Route 66.
References
- ^ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/main.html. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Illinois County seat: Edwardsville Cities Alton | Collinsville‡ | Edwardsville | Granite City | Highland | Madison‡ | Troy | Venice | Wood River
Villages Alhambra | Bethalto | East Alton | Fairmont City‡ | Glen Carbon | Godfrey | Grantfork | Hamel | Hartford | Livingston | Marine | Maryville | New Douglas | Pierron‡ | Pontoon Beach | Roxana | South Roxana | St. Jacob | Williamson | Worden
Townships Alhambra | Alton | Chouteau | Collinsville | Edwardsville | Fort Russell | Foster | Godfrey | Granite City | Hamel | Helvetia | Jarvis | Leef | Marine | Moro | Nameoki | New Douglas | Olive | Omphghent | Pin Oak | Saline | St. Jacob | Venice | Wood River
Unincorporated
communitiesCottage Hills | Dorsey | Eagle Park | Holiday Shores | Kaufman | Lumaghi Heights | Mitchell | Moro | Prairietown | Rosewood Heights | State Park Place
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Madison County, Illinois
- Communities on U.S. Route 66
- Census-designated places in Illinois
- Metro-East geography stubs
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