Cahokia Heights, Illinois

Cahokia Heights
City
Location of Cahokia Heights in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Location of Cahokia Heights in St. Clair County, Illinois.
Cahokia Heights is located in Illinois
Cahokia Heights
Cahokia Heights
Location of Cahokia Heights
Cahokia Heights is located in the United States
Cahokia Heights
Cahokia Heights
Cahokia Heights (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°33′43″N 90°10′22″W / 38.56194°N 90.17278°W / 38.56194; -90.17278
Country United States
State Illinois
CountySt. Clair
IncorporatedMay 6, 2021 (2021-05-06)
Government
 • MayorCurtis McCall Sr.
Area
 • Total16.37 sq mi (42.4 km2)
Elevation404 ft (123 m)
Population
 • Total17,894
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code618
FIPS code17-10370
GNIS feature ID2830177[1]
Wikimedia CommonsCahokia, Illinois
Websitecahokiaheightsil.us

Cahokia Heights is a city in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. It was founded on May 6, 2021, by the merger of the villages of Cahokia and Alorton and the city of Centreville.[2] On May 6, 2021, Curtis McCall Sr. was sworn in as the city's first mayor,[3] having run unopposed.[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahokia Heights, Illinois
  2. ^ "3 Metro East cities officially merge to create Cahokia Heights". KMOV. May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Ledet, Blair (May 6, 2021). "Cahokia Heights, Illinois swears in first mayor today". KTVI. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Paige, DeAsia (April 7, 2021). "Residents in new southwest IL town vote to dissolve controversial water, sewer utility". Belleville News-Democrat (website ed.). Belleville, Illinois. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.