Keithsburg
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city in Mercer County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Mercer
- Township
- Keithsburg
- Total
- 3.18 sq mi (8.23 km )
- Land
- 2.56 sq mi (6.63 km )
- Water
- 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km )
- Elevation
- 545 ft (166 m)
- Density
- 215.0/sq mi (83.01/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Fips code
- 17-39298
- Website
- www .cityofkeithsburg .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city in the United States
- Official name
- Keithsburg
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Mercer County
- Population
- 550
- Area
- 8.233607
- Elevation
- 166
- Body of water
- Mississippi River
- Image
- Keithsburg Illinois.jpg
- Households
- 230
- Dialing code
- 309
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- postal code
- 61442
- P8168
- Janine Lindemulder
- water as percent of area
- 19.5243
- per capita income
- 30202
- Commons category
- Keithsburg, Illinois
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Encyclopedic overview
Keithsburg is a city in Mercer County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 550 at the 2020 census, down from 609 in 2010. It was named for Robert Keith, a pioneer settler. Due to a flood in 1993, there isn't much to do in Keithsburg. Some of the things that are still in use today include, a bar/restaurant named “The Eagles Nest”, and one or two playgrounds.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Keithsburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.