Petersburg, Illinois | |
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 Location in Menard County, Illinois | |
  Petersburg Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°0′51″N 89°50′43″W / 40.01417°N 89.84528°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Menard |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rick Snyder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2) |
| • Land | 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,258 |
| • Density | 1,445.58/sq mi (558.08/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62675 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-59312 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396193[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Petersburg, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Petersburg is a city in and the county seat of Menard County, Illinois, United States,[4] on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,258 at the 2020 census,[3] nearly unchanged from 2010. Petersburg is located approximately 2 miles (3 km) north of New Salem, the original location where Abraham Lincoln first settled, as he started his career.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersburg, Illinois
- ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Petersburg city, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.