Mulkeytown, Illinois

Mulkeytown is an unincorporated and census-designated place in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 175.[3]

Mulkeytown, Illinois
Census-designated place
Mulkeytown is located in Illinois
Mulkeytown
Mulkeytown
Coordinates: 37°58′15″N 89°06′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFranklin
TownshipTyrone
Government
 • TypeNo Formalized Government
Area
[1]
 • Total0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2)
 • Land0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
449 ft (137 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total162
 • Density589.09/sq mi (227.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62865
Area code618
GNIS feature ID414225[2]

Geography

Mulkeytown is located 309 miles (497 km) south of Chicago (via I-57 south to IL 14 west), and 95 miles (153 km) southeast of St. Louis (via I-64 east to US 51 south to IL 14 east).

Mulkeytown is located on Illinois Route 184, 3 miles (5 km) west of Christopher, in Tyrone Township, in the west-central portion of Franklin County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mulkeytown CDP has a total area of 0.276 square miles (0.714 km2), of which 0.423 acres (1,713 m2), or 0.24%, is water.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020162—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

As of the 2010 census, its population was 175.[5] The racial makeup was 99.4% white and 0.6% Asian. As of 2014 the median age of residents was 53.9[6]

History

Mulkeytown is named for preacher John Mulkey and his family; Mulkey founded the Mulkeytown Christian Church, the oldest in the community, in 1818.[7]

Centennial and sesquicentennial farms

Centennial and sesquicentennial farms are those family farms that have been held within a family for more than 100 or 150 years.[8]

  • Davis - 1848
  • Greenwood - 1854
  • Berner - 1871

Education

Religious organizations

Cemeteries

Historical

Notable people
  • Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (b. February 21, 1848; d. April 5, 1909) - Attorney, U.S. Representative from Kansas, Kansas State House of Representatives
  • James F. Rea - Illinois state legislator

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mulkeytown, Illinois
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Mulkeytown CDP, Illinois". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  7. Sickler, Linda (September 20, 1993). "Proud to be old: Mulkeytown Christian Church celebrates being 175". p. 3A. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. https://www.agr.state.il.us/marketing/centfarms/cent.php?act=1&
  9. Christopher Unit School District #99


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