Hecker, Illinois
| Hecker | |
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| Name origin: Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker, German revolutionary, orator, and American Civil War Colonel | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Monroe |
| Precinct | 1 |
| Coordinates | 38°18′20″N 89°59′39″W / 38.30556°N 89.99417°WCoordinates: 38°18′20″N 89°59′39″W / 38.30556°N 89.99417°W |
| Area | 0.24 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - land | 0.24 sq mi (1 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 485 (2013) |
| Density | 1,993.8/sq mi (770/km2) |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Date | November 12 |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62248 |
| Area code | 618 |
 Location in Monroe County and the state of Illinois.
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Hecker is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 488 as of 2015.
Hecker was originally named Freedom. The town was laid out on land of Theodore Hilgard. It was platted and surveyed by Thomas Singleton, county surveyor, December 18, 1840, the first home being built in 1849. In 1895 the citizens of what was then Freedom decided to incorporate, to facilitate improvements to the nascent town's infrastructure. Due to complaints from the Post Office, there being another town calling itself Freedom in Illinois, they were forced to change the name. Col. Friedrich Franz Karl Hecker, whose farm was near Summerfield in adjacent St Clair County, was known to and well respected by the town's inhabitants, and they decided to honor him by naming the town after him.
Hecker is located at 38°18′20″N 89°59′39″W / 38.30556°N 89.99417°W (38.305433, -89.994241).
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 475 people, 188 households, and 134 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,993.8 people per square mile (764.2/km²). There were 201 housing units at an average density of 843.7 per square mile (323.4/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.16% White, 0.21% African American, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.63% of the population.
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