Preemption is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

in Preemption Township, Mercer County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 254. Preemption is west of Sherrard and has a

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with ZIP code 61276. Roy James Carver (1909-1981), American philanthropist and businessman, was born in Preemption.'Roy J. Carver 71; Iowa Businessman,' The New York Times, June 18, 1971, section B, pg. 14

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Census-designated places in Mercer County, Illinois Census-designated places in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Mercer County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{MercerCountyIL-geo-stub