Carmi is a city in and the county seat of White County, Illinois, United States, along the

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, where the population was 5,240 at the 2010 census.

History

Carmi post office has been in operation since 1817, and then a WPA oil on canvas mural called ''Service to the Farmer'' by

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was first displayed there in 1939. Carmi is a

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, Carmi has a total area of , of which (or 98.78%) is land and (or 1.22%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,422 people, 2,390 households, and 1,477 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,667 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.30% White, 0.48% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.24%

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, 0.06% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or

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of any race were 0.65% of the population. There were 2,390 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were

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living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.78. In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,667, and the median income for a family was $32,456. Males had a median income of $30,735 versus $16,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,886. About 11.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

College

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David L. Stanley White County Center

Public

County Community School District #5
** Carmi-White County High School - grades 7-12 ** Carmi-White County Middle School - grades 4-6 ** Jefferson Attendance Center - grades 2-3 ** Lincoln Attendance Center - grades K-1

Private

Carmi Christian School

Media

Radio

WRUL WRUL (97.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music radio format, format. Licensed to Carmi, Illinois, United States, the station serves the Evansville, Indiana area. The station is currently owned by Mark and Saund ...

97.3 FM *

WROY WROY (1460 AM broadcasting, AM, "All Oldies 1460") is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Carmi, Illinois. WROY broadcasts an oldies format and is owned by Mark and Saundra Lange, through licensee The Original Company, In ...

1460 AM

Print

* ''

Carmi Times ''The Carmi Times'' is an American daily newspaper published in Carmi, Illinois. In 1987, the paper was acquired by Hollinger. Former owner GateHouse Media purchased roughly 160 daily and weekly newspapers from Hollinger in 1997. The daily news ...

'' * ''Carmi Chronicle''

Notable people

* King Brockett, professional baseball player * Orlando Burrell, White County judge, White County Sheriff, congressman *

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, congressman *

Everton Conger Everton Judson Conger (April 25, 1834 – July 12, 1918) was an American officer during the American Civil War, Civil War who was instrumental in the capture of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President of the United States, President Abrah ...

, Union Army Lieutenant colonel ( Civil War), federal territorial judge, involved in manhunt for John Wilkes Booth *

Caswell J. Crebs Caswell Jones Crebs (January 14, 1912 – March 5, 1988) was an American jurist who was a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. Born in Carmi, Illinois, Crebs received his bachelor's degree from University of California, Los Angeles in 1932, hi ...

, Illinois Supreme Court justice *

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, Union Army Lieutenant colonel ( Civil War), congressman * Josh Elder, comic book creator (''

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'', '' StarCraft: Frontline'') *

Ivan A. Elliott Ivan Arvel Elliott, Sr. (November 18, 1889 – April 13, 1990) was an American lawyer. Born in White County, Illinois, Elliott received his bachelor's degree from University of Illinois and his law degree from Illinois Wesleyan University. He ...

, Illinois Attorney General * Frederick J. Karch, Brigadier General with the

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( World War II, Vietnam) * Samuel D. Lockwood, Illinois Attorney General, Illinois Secretary of State, Illinois Supreme Court justice * Glenn Poshard, state senator, congressman, Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate, and president of Southern Illinois University *

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, talk show host and

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contributor * John McCracken Robinson, senator, Illinois Supreme Court justice * Run Kid Run, Christian band * Side Walk Slam, punk rock band *

Charles Peyton Jeff Stryker (born Charles Casper Peyton, August 21, 1962) is an American porn star who has starred in bisexual, gay, and straight adult films. He lives in California. Early life Jeff Stryker grew up in Springfield, Illinois. His father was a car ...

, AKA Jeff Stryker, Actor, adult film actor, AVN Award Hall of Fame inductee Hustler Hall of Fame, RuPaul Lifetime Achievement Award, Major motion picture Star, fashion model * James R. Williams, congressman * William Wilson, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court

References

*https://web.archive.org/web/20070219105246/http://home.midwest.net/~cbconly/carmi.htm {{authority control Cities in Illinois Cities in White County, Illinois County seats in Illinois Populated places established in 1816 1816 establishments in Illinois Territory