Mount Zion is a village in Macon County,

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. The population was 6,019 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Mount Zion is located in southeastern Macon County at (39.777967, -88.878614). It is bordered to the northwest by the city of Decatur, the

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, and to the north by the village of Long Creek.

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passes through the village, leading northwest to the center of Decatur and southeast to Sullivan. According to the

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, the village of Mount Zion has a total area of , of which , or 0.07%, are water. The village is drained to the north by Finley Creek and Big Creek, part of the

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watershed.

Demographics

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estimates, there were people and households. The

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was . There were housing units at an average density of .To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in The racial makeup of the city was 93.4% White, 2.6% Black or African American, 2.4% Asian, and 0.6% some other race, with 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 1.0% of the population. Of the households, 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.8% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 70.2% were married couples living together, 2.2% were couples cohabitating, 8.3% had a male householder with no partner present, and 19.2% had a female householder with no partner present. The median household size was and the median family size was . The age distribution was 30.5% under 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was years. For every 100 females, there were males. The median income for a household was $, with family households having a median income of $ and non-family households $. The

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was $. Males working

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s had median earnings of $ compared to $ for females. Out of the people with a determined poverty status, 10.5% were below the

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. Further, 21.8% of minors and 1.4% of seniors were below the poverty line. In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of

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descent made up 23.1% of the population of the town, followed by Irish at 12.6%, English at 11.9%, American at 7.3%, French at 3.7%,

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at 2.7%, Norwegian at 1.9%, Hungarian at 1.5%, Danish at 1.3%, Slovak at 1.3%, Scotch-Irish at 1.1%,

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at 0.9%,

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at 0.9%, Swedish at 0.6%, and

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at 0.5%.

Education

Mount Zion High School is part of the Mount Zion Unified School District 3, and was founded in 1920. As of 2021, the high school ranks 191st out of Illinois high schools. Mount Zion is also home to Mount Zion Grade School, Mount Zion Intermediate School, Mount Zion Jr. High School, and McGaughey Elementary School.

Parks

Spitler Woods State Natural Area borders the village to the east. Fort Daniel Conservation Area is a mile further to the east. Fletcher Park, a recreation area, borders the village to the south.

Notable Famous Citizens

Drew Blickensderfer NASCAR Crew Chief, grew up in Mt. Zion. Robert Flider a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Justin Denton a renowned technology professional known for his work on the IBM ThinkVantage toolset in the early 2000s. Ted Phelps famed Mt. Zion High School football coach. Paul Stoner Smith a Major League Baseball outfielder with Cincinnati Reds. Andrew Pierson Lives in Philadelphia. Kobe Page Has a scatpack.

References

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