Neoga, Illinois | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Motto: "Neoga Naturally" | |
 Location of Neoga in Cumberland County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°19′18″N 88°27′01″W / 39.32167°N 88.45028°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cumberland |
| Township | Neoga |
| Founded | 1856 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| • Mayor | Tony Kepp |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km2) |
| • Land | 1.39 sq mi (3.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,398 |
| • Density | 1,005.76/sq mi (388.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62447 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-51986 |
| GNIS ID | 2395170[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Neoga, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Neoga is a city in Cumberland County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 1,636 at the 2010 census.[4] It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. The current mayor of Neoga is Marty Hartke.
Neoga was incorporated in 1856. Neoga has two possible origins for its name. The first origin is that the town name directly means "deer" in the Kickapoo language. The second origin is that Neoga comes from an Iroquois word meaning "place of the deity".[5]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Neoga, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Neoga city, Illinois". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- ^ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 41.