Cairo, Illinois, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Cairo,_Illinois,_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:city
gptkbp:area	9.07 sq mi (23.50 km2)
gptkbp:areaCode	618
gptkbp:areaLandKm2	7.10 sq mi (18.40 km2)
gptkbp:areaWaterKm2	1.97 sq mi (5.10 km2)
gptkbp:book	gptkb:Cairo_Public_Library
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:county	gptkb:Alexander_County
gptkbp:declinedAfter	population decline since mid-20th century
gptkbp:demographics	predominantly African American population
gptkbp:elevation	322 ft (98 m)
gptkbp:FIPS_code	17-10422
gptkbp:founded	1818
gptkbp:GNIS_feature_ID	2393772
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	Civil War supply depot site of racial tensions and civil rights activity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Cairo, Illinois, United States
gptkbp:incorporated	1858
gptkbp:locatedAtConfluenceOf	gptkb:Mississippi_River gptkb:Ohio_River
gptkbp:mayor	gptkb:Thomas_Simpson
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Cairo,_Egypt
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Cairo_Mississippi_River_Bridge gptkb:Cairo_Ohio_River_Bridge gptkb:Gem_Theatre gptkb:Magnolia_Manor Custom House
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Great_Flood_of_1937 Civil Rights protests in 1960s-1970s
gptkbp:notableResident	gptkb:John_H._Oberly gptkb:James_M._Love gptkb:John_Dougherty gptkb:John_M._Crebs gptkb:John_M._Lansden gptkb:John_S._Hacker gptkb:Roswell_Field gptkb:William_J._Allen gptkb:William_P._Hall gptkb:William_S._Morris
gptkbp:population	1,733 (2020 census)
gptkbp:schoolDistrict	gptkb:Cairo_Unit_School_District_1
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:timezone	Central (CST)
gptkbp:transportation	gptkb:U.S._Route_60 gptkb:U.S._Route_62 gptkb:Illinois_Route_37 gptkb:U.S._Route_51 gptkb:Illinois_Route_3
gptkbp:zipCode	62914
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Hale_Woodruff
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5