Tamms, Illinois
| Tamms, Illinois | |
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 Tamms Depot, now the village hall
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Alexander |
| Coordinates | 37°14′25″N 89°15′53″W / 37.24028°N 89.26472°WCoordinates: 37°14′25″N 89°15′53″W / 37.24028°N 89.26472°W |
| Area | 2.33 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - land | 2.33 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,043 (2010) |
| Density | 447.6/sq mi (173/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62988 |
| Area code | 618 |
 Location of Tamms within Illinois
Location of Tamms within Illinois
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Tamms is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,043 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Tamms is the location of the Tamms Correctional Center, a super-maximum correctional facility operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections that housed the State of Illinois execution chamber.
Tamms was established under the name of Idlewild in 1883.
Tamms is located at 37°14′25″N 89°15′53″W / 37.24028°N 89.26472°W (37.240207, -89.264822).
According to the 2010 census, Tamms has a total area of 2.33 square miles (6.03 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 724 people, 279 households, and 191 families residing in the village. The population density was 309.4 people per square mile (119.5/km²). There were 316 housing units at an average density of 135.1 per square mile (52.1/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 74.72% White, 23.62% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.
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