Collinsville, Illinois

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Collinsville is a city in Madison County, Illinois and partially in St. Clair. The population was 24,707 at the 2000 census.

Famously, it is the home of the world's largest catsup bottle, a former water tower, and the world horseradish capital. One famous citizen is Brett Miller, a local oil tycoon

Downtown Collinsville Architecture.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Famous residents
4 Identifying traits
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Collinsville is located at 38°40′28″N, 89°59′43″W (38.674398, -89.995402)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.2 km² (13.6 mi²). 35.2 km² (13.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.07% is water.

Collinsville is approximately 15 miles due east of Saint Louis, MO.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,707 people, 10,458 households, and 6,672 families residing in the city. The population density was 701.9/km² (1,817.4/mi²). There were 11,025 housing units at an average density of 313.2/km² (811.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.48% White, 5.85% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.16% of the population.

There were 10,458 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,353, and the median income for a family was $54,956. Males had a median income of $39,379 versus $27,409 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,048. About 5.6% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Famous residents

Michael Stipe

Richard Keene

[edit] Identifying traits

Located at 111 East Main Street in Collinsville, this quaint advertisement for tobacco was revealed when the adjoining furniture store was demolished. Because the sign had been covered for so many years it had been well preserved. This is one of only six such signs remaining in the country.

Collinsville is the self-proclaimed "Horseradish Capital of the World", including an annual Horseradish Fest. The city and surrounding area are said to produce 85% of the world's horseradish, of such high quality that it's actually exported to Germany and China (key users of the herb) for gourmet use.

"The World's Largest Ketchup Bottle", a water tower in Collinsville.

Collinsville is also home "the world's largest catsup bottle", a 170 foot tall water tower in the shape of a ketchup bottle.

Monk's Mound, the largest prehistoric earthwork in the Americas (and larger at its base than the Great Pyramid of Giza), is also located within the city limits of Collinsville in the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, the largest Pre-Columbian settlement north of Mexico and one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.