East Moline is a city in

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, United States. The population was 21,374 at the 2020 census. East Moline is part of the Quad Cities, along with the cities of Rock Island, Moline, and the Iowa cities of

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and Bettendorf. As of 2011, the Quad Cities has a population estimate of 381,342.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, East Moline has a total area of , all land. East Moline is located at (41.511940, −90.435203).

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race'' As of the United States Census taken in 2000, there were 20,333 people, 8,510 households, and 5,369 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 8,988 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the city was 80.04% White, 7.34% African American, 0.35% Native American, 2.25% Asian, 7.47% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.15% of the population. Of the 8,510 households 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 32.1% of households were one person and 14.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.97. The age distribution was 24.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,836, and the median family income was $44,695. Males had a median income of $35,263 versus $23,607 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,245. About 11.6% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Top employers

According to the City's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Education

Elementary schools

*Hillcrest Elementary *Ridgewood Elementary *Wells Elementary *Bowlesburg Elementary

Middle schools

* Glenview Middle School

High schools

* United Township High School

Special Education schools

* Black Hawk Area Special Education District (BHASED)

Notable people

* Mike Butcher, MLB pitcher, pitching coach. * Charles F. Carpentier, businessman and politician, lived in East Moline. He served as mayor of East Moline,'Illinois Blue Book 1963-1964, Biographical Sketch of Charles F. Carpentier, pg. 76 and also served as Illinois Secretary of State *

Max Hodge Max Hodge (February 12, 1916 – August 17, 2007) was an American television writer who worked on shows including ''The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.'', ''CHiPS'' and '' Mission: Impossible'', and is perhaps best known for creating Mr. Freeze for '' Ba ...

, Television writer. *

Spike O'Dell William "Spike" O'Dell (born May 21, 1953), a native of East Moline, Illinois, is an American former radio host for WGN Radio in Chicago, Illinois. He joined WGN in 1987 and hosted the afternoon show until 2000 when he took over for Bob Collins in ...

, radio talk show host who left the Quad Cities for Chicago in 1987. He went on to gain fame on WGN. 'Spike' attended McKinley Elementary, Glenview junior, and United Township highschool. *

Laurdine Patrick Laurdine Kenneth "Pat" Patrick Jr. (November 23, 1929 – December 31, 1991) was an American jazz musician and composer. He played baritone saxophone, alto saxophone, and Fender bass and was known for his 40-year association with Sun Ra. His son ...

, jazz musician, father of Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, was born in East Moline.

References

External links

City of East Moline

East Moline School District
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