Mason, Illinois | |
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 Location of Mason in Effingham County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′13″N 88°37′33″W / 38.95361°N 88.62583°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Effingham |
| Incorporated | February 15, 1865 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2) |
| • Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 323 |
| • Density | 250.97/sq mi (96.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62443 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-47449 |
| GNIS ID | 2396740[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Mason, Illinois |
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Mason is an incorporated town in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 323 at the 2020 census.[4] It was named after Roswell Mason, an official of the Illinois Central Railroad.[5] Mason is part of the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mason, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ Illinois Regional Archives Depository System. "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments". Illinois State Archives. Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 201.