Mound City, Illinois

Mound City
City
Pulaski County Courthouse
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°5′8″N 89°9′47″W / 37.08556°N 89.16306°W / 37.08556; -89.16306Coordinates: 37°5′8″N 89°9′47″W / 37.08556°N 89.16306°W / 37.08556; -89.16306
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Pulaski
Area
• Total	0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2)
• Land	0.68 sq mi (1.75 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	588
• Estimate (2016)	537
• Density	795.56/sq mi (307.04/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code(s)	62963
Area code(s)	618
FIPS code	17-50751
Mound City, Illinois

Mound City is a city located along the Ohio River in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 588. It is the county seat of Pulaski County.

Mound City is located at 37°5′8″N 89°9′47″W / 37.08556°N 89.16306°W / 37.08556; -89.16306 (37.085624, -89.163054).

According to the 2010 census, Mound City has a total area of 0.729 square miles (1.89 km²), of which 0.67 square miles (1.74 km²) (or 91.91%) is land and 0.059 square miles (0.15 km²) (or 8.09%) is water. The majority of the Native American mounds for which the city was named have been destroyed by development and farming.

As of the census of 2010, there were 588 people and 270 households. The racial makeup of the city was 44.39% White, 53.4% African American, a single Asian, three individuals from other races, and eight individuals from two or more races. There were nine people who were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

As of the census of 2000, there were 692 people, 279 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 973.5 people per square mile (376.3/km²). There were 319 housing units at an average density of 448.8 per square mile (173.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.57% White, 49.57% African American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.16% of the population.

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