Klondike, Illinois | |
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  Klondike, Illinois  Klondike, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 37°03′46″N89°13′54″W / 37.06278°N 89.23167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Alexander |
| Elevation | 322 ft (98 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 425081 [1] |
Klondike is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Klondike is located along Illinois Route 3 northwest of Cairo.
It is in the Cairo School District. [2]
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Alexander County is the southernmost and southwesternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,240. Its county seat is Cairo and its western boundary is formed by the Mississippi River.
Cairo is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees. It is in the river-crossed area of Southern Illinois known as "Little Egypt", for which the city is named, after Egypt's capital on the Nile.
Tamms is a village in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 430 at the 2020 census, down from 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Thebes is a village in and the former county seat of Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 208 at the 2020 census, down from 436 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1860 the county seat was moved to Cairo, Illinois, at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
Olive Branch is an unincorporated census-designated place in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 62969. Its population was 650 at the 2020 census.
Egyptian Community Unit School District 5, also known locally as Egyptian School District or CUSD #5, is a unified school district headquartered in unincorporated Alexander County, Illinois, with a Tamms postal address. Brad Misner is the current superintendent, while Bret Gowin is the principal for all grades serviced by the district. The school district is composed of Egyptian Elementary School, Egyptian Middle School, and Egyptian Senior High School.
Cairo Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district located in Cairo, Illinois, the county seat of Alexander County. It is composed of two schools: Cairo Elementary School, which educates primary to fifth graders; and Cairo Junior and Senior High School, which encompasses grades six through twelve. The district includes the southernmost parts of Alexander County, including the city of Cairo, and the unincorporated areas of Cache, Future City, Klondike, Miller City, and Urbandale. During the 2016–17 school year, the district's enrollment for all grades was 441.
The Cape Girardeau–Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in southeastern Missouri and one in southern Illinois, anchored by the cities of Cape Girardeau and Jackson. It was upgraded from a Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA) to a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) by the Office of Management and Budget on November 20, 2008.
Cache is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Cache, sometimes called North Cairo, was laid out January 20, 1904 for B.M. Cyril, President of City Manufacturing Company. Cache is located near the Mississippi River west of Mounds. It is served by Illinois Route 3. Beech Ridge Post Office was moved to Bourland's store, operated by O.R. Bourland, and renamed Cache. It opened October 15, 1914. Cache once had a post office, which closed on October 5, 2002.
Future City is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Future City is located along U.S. Route 51 north of Cairo, and south of Urbandale.
Unity, also known as Hodges Park Station, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Illinois Route 127 passes by Unity south of Tamms. The population as of the 2020 census was 98.
Miller City is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Miller City is located by the southwest corner of Horseshoe Lake.
Urbandale is an unincorporated community in Alexander County, Illinois, United States. Urbandale is located on Illinois Route 37 north of Cairo. Urbandale is located at latitude 37.053 and longitude -89.186. The elevation of Urbandale is 312 feet.
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