Staunton, Illinois Location of Staunton inside Illinois Location of Staunton inside Illinois Wikimedia Commons: Staunton, Illinois Staunton is the second biggest city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States.
4.1 Population of Staunton and close-by cities and villages Staunton is positioned at 39 0 39 N 89 47 16 W (39.010777, -89.787711). According to the 2010 census, Staunton has a total region of 3.088 square miles (8.00 km2), of which 3.06 square miles (7.93 km2) (or 99.09%) is territory and 0.028 square miles (0.07 km2) (or 0.91%) is water. The City of Staunton is split into four wards in order to maximize efficiency in civic maintenance and representation.
In the city, the age distribution of the populace shows 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a Staunton homehold rose from $35,893 in 2000 to $43,720 in 2010, and the median income for a family was $44,630 at the turn of the millennium.
Staunton has maintained a mostly stable populace for the past 100 years.
Population of Staunton and close-by cities and villages Compared to other cities/villages in the area, Staunton has held its own mostly speaking.
And so it was in Staunton, Illinois for many years.
Some say that the citizens here began saying Staunton as we do today only after their throats were so full of coal dirt that they could no longer say Stanton.
Staunton goes from a subsistent farm improve to a trade-based one 1859: Staunton becomes an incorporated village (previously unincorporated since 1830) 1878: Staunton Star Times begins printed announcement 1891: Staunton becomes a town/city after achieving a populace of 2209 in 1890 (sufficient to apply for "City" status) Many of the buildings that make up what is now downtown Staunton were assembled around the turn of the century.
1904: Illinois Traction System passes through Staunton 1910: Staunton achieves a populace of 5049 (biggest town/city in Macoupin County at that time).
Note: Although these numbers prove that Staunton was prospering, some had predicted that it would be three times this size by 1912.
A real estate ad taken from the Staunton Star-Times on October 14, 1907 urges people to buy territory quickly, as "Staunton will turn into a town/city of 15,000 citizens in five years' time and every lot in Mc - Kinley Addition will double or triple in value".
(source 2) Although a good marketing ploy, Staunton would never approach even half of that anticipated size, and still today remains at only a third of that predicted population.
1913: Staunton Public Library established (first Librarian was Bess Kirkwood) 1922: Staunton Country Club established 1923: Staunton Volunteer Fire Department established 1923: Staunton football team goes 10-0 (including a state record victory of 233-0 over future rival Gillespie after one half of play) 1925: Staunton Community High School assembled 1925: Staunton's populace (unofficially) reaches 6,600 (all-time high) 1927: Lake Staunton (known by locals as "The Rezzy") assembled for $230,000 1956: Illinois Traction System runs its last passenger train through Staunton 1956: Interstate 55 assembled through Staunton (led to the diminish of Route 66) 1959: Staunton jubilates the one hundredth anniversary of Village incorporation However, the celebration of Staunton's history must have taken precedence, and many see his actions, as well as the rest who dedicated time and cash towards the Centennial Celebration, as indicative of Staunton's close-knit and dedicated improve members.
1991: Staunton jubilates the one hundredth anniversary of City Charter (less lavish than 1959 celebration) 2004: Livingston schools are took in into the Staunton School District 2009: Staunton jubilates its Sesquicentennial (150 years) 2013: Staunton earns IHSA Class 2 - A Runner-Up title in football after a 40-13 defeat at Northern Illinois University's Husky Stadium to the Comets of Sterling Newman Catholic High School.
Two large mounds of slag that rise from prairie farmland on the outskirts of Staunton tell much about the history and the present status of the small city.
(Source 3) Note: although it has been said that coal quarrying had started in Staunton before the Civil War era, I found no indication of that in any other source.
All of these indicate that coal quarrying first started in Staunton in 1869.
Staunton Local 755 becomes biggest coal miners' union in the state This auditorium had the first air conditioning fitness to be found anywhere inside thirty-five miles of Staunton.
The musical film Don't Give Up the Ship gave inspiration to small-town high school students in writing the Staunton High School fight song Don't Give Up the Fight.
The last coal mine in Staunton closed down in 1951.
Many other denominations have establishments in Staunton In Staunton, the area's first organized opposition to the war emerged, as well as some of the first riots in support of U.S.
With one man at the head carrying a large American flag, the mob made its way to various homes in Staunton where persons whose loyalty was not of the 100 percent kind resided.
Following the two evenings of loyalty demonstrations in Staunton, the area's press gave enthusiastic support to the actions.
The Staunton Star-Times announced that "the members of Local Union 755 [were] to be heartily congratulated on what they accomplished" Other precinct papers not only supported the Staunton superpatriots but implied that such actions were required elsewhere in the area.
Olive Herald congratulated the Staunton patriots and issued a warning: "To Staunton belongs the honor of being first in the county in a real loyalty demonstration In the future anyone with pro-German tendencies will do well to keep their mouths shut" The Gillespie News commended the people of Staunton, and explained that while "we are not believers in mob violence under the existing circumstances we are for it, and every man who took part in the Staunton demonstration should be given a medal" And the Chicago Tribune commended the Staunton crowd for its "zealous Americanism".
The Governor of Illinois supported what the small-town union did in Staunton.
"The citizens in Staunton who took the 'Pros to a cleaning are not mobs .
The Staunton Star-Times has been Staunton's journal since 1878. The Staunton Municipal Band jubilated a special anniversary season in 2013 in celebration of the 150th year the band had been performing.
The Staunton High School band has been recognized athwart the continent for its excellence in marching performance.
Chaw Mank (Charles Mank Jr.) Born September 30, 1902 - Died - April 14, 1985 Songwriter, band leader, silent movie organist, pianist, author and radio host from Staunton, Illinois.
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