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Jacksonville is a city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,616 at the 2020 census, [5] down from 19,446 in 2010. It is the county seat of Morgan County. [6] It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, and was formerly home to MacMurray College.
September 14, 2018. The Jacksonville Downtown Historic District is a national historic district in downtown Jacksonville, Illinois. The district encompasses a commercial area surrounding Central Park, the city's public square. Development in the district began in 1825, when Jacksonville was platted and the public square was created; the first ...
Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 32,915. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Jacksonville. [ 2 ] Morgan County is part of the Jacksonville, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Springfield–Jacksonville–Lincoln, IL Combined Statistical Area.
June 9, 1978. The Jacksonville Historic District is a historic district encompassing 696 buildings in Jacksonville, Illinois. The buildings in the district were mainly constructed from 1829 to the 1930s and represent nearly every popular architectural style from the period. The Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne styles are especially ...
Beecher Hall is the oldest building on the campus of Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois. Built in 1829–30, it was the first college building erected in the state of Illinois. The building has served many functions for Illinois College, including housing the first medical school in Illinois in 1843. [ 2]
2399850 [1] Wikimedia Commons. South Jacksonville, Illinois. Website. southjacksonville-il.gov. South Jacksonville is a village in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,302 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
With a history dating back to 1830, the Jacksonville Journal-Courier is the "oldest continuously published newspaper in Illinois". [3]In addition to Jacksonville and South Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Journal-Courier circulates in Cass, Greene, Macoupin, Morgan, Brown, Pike and Scott counties, in western Central Illinois.
00000953 [1] Added to NRHP. August 24, 2000. The Jacksonville Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 201 West College Avenue in Jacksonville, Illinois. The library was built in 1902 to house the city's library program, which began in 1870. Chicago architects Patton & Miller designed the Classical Revival building.