Jacksonville

Also known as Jacksonville, Illinois, Jacksonville, IL

city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Morgan
Type: Mayor-Council
Mayor: Andy Ezard
Total: 10.76 sq mi (27.87 km )
Land: 10.56 sq mi (27.36 km )
Water: 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km )
Elevation: 584 ft (178 m)
Estimate 2024: 17,801
Density: 1,667.8/sq mi (643.94/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area codes: 217, 447
Fips code: 17-38115
Gnis feature id: 2395451 =
Website: www .jacksonvilleil .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Jacksonville
Population: 17616
Area: 27.626807
Elevation: 186
Official website: www.jacksonvilleil.com
Image: JacksonvilleILSquare 2006.jpg
Households: 7132
Dialing code: 217

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Commons category: Jacksonville, Illinois
postal code: 62651
inception: 1825-00-00
P8168: Gauville
water as percent of area: 1.8053
per capita income: 26034

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Jacksonville is a city and the county seat of Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,616 at the 2020 census, down from 19,446 in 2010. It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, and was formerly home to MacMurray College. Jacksonville is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Morgan and Scott counties.

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