The Quincy–Hannibal, IL–MO Combined Statistical Area, as defined by the

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, is an area consisting of one county in

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and three counties in northeast

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, anchored by the cities of Quincy and

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. As of the 2020 census, the μSA had a population of 114,649.

Counties

In Illinois * Adams In Missouri *

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* Marion * Ralls

Communities

All populations are based on the 2012 census.

Anchor Cities

* Quincy Pop: 40,798 *

Pop: 17,814

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

* Vandalia (partial) Pop: 4,017 (~2,000 are inmates at a local prison) *

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Pop: 3,610 * Monroe City (partial) Pop: 2,485 * Canton Pop: 2,376 * Camp Point Pop: 1,129 * Payson Pop: 1,020

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

* New London Pop: 981 * Mendon Pop: 948 * La Grange Pop: 931 * Clayton Pop: 704 *

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Pop: 702 * La Belle Pop: 656 * Golden Pop: 641 * Ursa Pop: 626 * Lewistown Pop: 530 *

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Pop: 516 * Center Pop: 512

Places with less than 500 inhabitants

* Ewing Pop: 452 * Loraine Pop: 313 * Plainville Pop: 264 * Rennselaer Pop: 231 *

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

Pop: 163 * Coatsburg Pop: 147 * Columbus Pop: 99 *

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Pop: 98 * La Prairie Pop: 47

Unincorporated places

* Beverly * Bigneck also spelled Big Neck * Burton * Durham * Fall Creek * Fowler * Hickory Grove * Kellerville *

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* Marblehead * Marcelline * Maywood * Meyer * North Quincy * Paloma *

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* Richfield * Steffenville *

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* West Quincy * Williamstown

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 78,771 people, 30,816 households, and 20,705 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 95.21%

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, 3.00%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.01%

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, 0.33% from other races, and 0.92% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population. The median income for a household in the μSA was $32,718, and the median income for a family was $39,937. Males had a median income of $29,475 versus $20,381 for females. The

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for the μSA was $16,320. In 2015 Quincy, Illinois was named as a finalist for the All-American City.

Education

Quincy, IL is home to institutions of higher education including John Wood Community College, and

Quincy University Quincy University (QU) is a Private college, private Franciscans, Franciscan college in Quincy, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1860, it has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 undergraduate and graduate students across five constituent sch ...

Transportation

Quincy Transit Lines serves the Quincy area. The

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and Illinois Zephyr

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trains serve Quincy station.

References

External links

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