Mount Pulaski is a city in

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. The population was 1,566 at the 2010 census, and 1,481 at a 2018 estimate. It is the home of the

Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site The Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site is a historic county courthouse located in Mount Pulaski, Illinois, United States. It was the county seat of Logan County from 1848 until 1855. It is one of only two remaining courthouses from Il ...

. The city is named in honor of

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Revolutionary War hero

Casimir Pulaski Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski of the Ślepowron coat of arms (; ''Casimir Pulaski'' ; March 4 or March 6, 1745 Makarewicz, 1998 October 11, 1779) was a Polish nobleman, soldier, and military commander who has been called, tog ...

. Mount Pulaski has one high school: Mount Pulaski High School, home of the Hilltoppers. The school colors are purple and gold (MPGS colors are blue and white). Mount Pulaski held the county seat of Logan County from 1848 to 1855.

Geography

Mount Pulaski is located near the geographic center of the state. Mount Pulaski sits atop a glacial ridge dating to the Illinoian period. According to the 2010 census, Mount Pulaski has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,701 people, 696 households, and 471 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 741 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.47%

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, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% from

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, and 0.41% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 696 households, out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were

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living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.6 males. The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $46,181. Males had a median income of $37,941 versus $22,250 for females. The

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for the city was $18,616. About 4.3% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the

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, including 6.1% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Henry Pierson Crowe Henry Pierson Crowe (March 7, 1899 – June 27, 1991) was a Marine of World War I, the Banana Wars, World War II, and the Korean War. Biography Henry "Jim" Pierson Crowe was born March 7, 1899, in Boston, Kentucky, the fourth of the five child ...

, Lieutenant colonel in the

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(1899–1991); attended high school in Mount Pulaski * Nicholas L. Hubbard, Illinois state legislator, grain dealer, and farmer; was born in Mount Pulaski *

Vaughn De Leath Vaughn De Leath (September 26, 1894 – May 28, 1943) was an American female singer who gained popularity in the 1920s, earning the sobriquets "The Original Radio Girl" and the "First Lady of Radio." Although very popular in the 1920s, De Leath is ...

(1894–1943); First female to sing live on a radio station January 1920 (New York City); was from Mt. Pulaski. *

Herbert Ryman Herbert Dickens Ryman Jr. (June 28, 1910 – February 10, 1989) was an American artist and Disney Imagineer. Ryman worked in watercolor, oils, and pen & ink sketches. In 1953 Ryman drew the first illustrations of Walt Disney's vision of a theme p ...

(1910-1989), American artist and

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lived in Mt. Pulaski as a youth. *

John Schlitt John William Schlitt (born February 3, 1950) is an American singer, who was the lead singer of Christian rock band Petra (band), Petra from 1986 until the band's retirement in early 2006. Prior to joining Petra in 1986, Schlitt was the lead voc ...

, leader singer of

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* William J. Rothwell, academic and author *Former Yankee

Dennis Werth Dennis Dean Werth (born December 29, 1952) is a former Major League Baseball catcher, first baseman and outfielder. Career Werth is an alumnus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Lincoln College (Illinois), Lincoln College. Drafted ...

is a 1971 graduate of Mt. Pulaski High School.

References

External links

* https://cityofmtpulaski.com/ {{authority control Cities in Illinois Cities in Logan County, Illinois Populated places established in 1836 Polish-American culture in Illinois 1836 establishments in Illinois