Amboy, Illinois
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 Downtown Amboy, Illinois
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Lee |
| Coordinates | 41°42′52″N 89°19′58″W / 41.71444°N 89.33278°WCoordinates: 41°42′52″N 89°19′58″W / 41.71444°N 89.33278°W |
| Area | 6.29 sq mi (16 km2) |
| - land | 6.29 sq mi (16 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 2,561 (2000) |
| Density | 2,035.5/sq mi (786/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 61310 |
| Area code | 815, 779 |
   Location of Amboy within Illinois
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Amboy is a city in Lee County, Illinois, United States, along the Green River. The population was 2,561 at the 2000 census. The chain of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. began in Amboy when Samuel Carson opened his first dry goods store there in 1854. The Christian denomination Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, had a general conference in Amboy on April 6, 1860, at which time Joseph Smith III reorganized the church founded by his father Joseph Smith, Jr.
Amboy had its start in the 1850s when the Illinois Central Railroad was extended to that point.
Amboy is located at 41°42′52″N 89°19′58″W / 41.71444°N 89.33278°W (41.714411, -89.332671).
According to the 2010 census, Amboy has a total area of 6.29 square miles (16.29 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,561 people, known as Amboian, 963 households, and 651 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,035.5 people per square mile (784.8/km²). There were 1,048 housing units at an average density of 832.9 per square mile (321.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.97% White, 0.78% African American, 0.04% Native American, 0.23% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.15% of the population.
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