McLeansboro, Illinois
City
Street view of the Aaron G. Cloud House and the Cloud State Bank, located at 164 and 108 S. Washington Street in McLeansboro
Etymology: Mclean
Location of McLeansboro in Hamilton County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°5′25″N 88°32′19″W / 38.09028°N 88.53861°W / 38.09028; -88.53861[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Hamilton
Township	McLeansboro
Government
• Mayor	Chad May
Area [2]
• Total	2.87 sq mi (7.45 km2)
• Land	2.74 sq mi (7.11 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Elevation [1]	453 ft (138 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,675
• Density	974.85/sq mi (376.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62859
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-45824
GNIS feature ID	2395074[1]
Wikimedia Commons	McLeansboro, Illinois
Website	mcleansboro.us

McLeansboro (/məkˈleɪnzbəroʊ/) is a city in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2020 census. The estimated population as of 2018 was 2,773.^[3] It is the county seat of Hamilton County.^[4]

McLeansboro is part of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, McLeansboro has a total area of 2.741 square miles (7.10 km²), of which 2.61 square miles (6.76 km²) (or 95.22%) is land and 0.131 square miles (0.34 km²) (or 4.78%) is water.^[5]

History

The city was named for Dr. William McLean, an early settler who had resided there in 1821.^[6]

Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 2,945 people, 1,265 households, and 747 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,286.3 inhabitants per square mile (496.6/km²). There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of 630.7 per square mile (243.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White, 0.78% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.37% of the population.

There were 1,265 households, out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.7% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,183, and the median income for a family was $35,296. Males had a median income of $35,114 versus $18,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,354. About 11.9% of families and 19.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 34.7% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over. As of 2015, the median household income was reported at $36,717 and the median family income at $54,430. 18.9% of the population were living below the poverty line.^[9][10]

Notable people