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Cameron, Illinois

Coordinates: 40°53′15″N 90°30′59″W / 40.88750°N 90.51639°W / 40.88750; -90.51639
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Cameron, Illinois
Cameron, Illinois is located in Illinois
Cameron, Illinois
Cameron, Illinois
Cameron, Illinois is located in the United States
Cameron, Illinois
Cameron, Illinois
Coordinates: 40°53′15″N 90°30′59″W / 40.88750°N 90.51639°W / 40.88750; -90.51639
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWarren
Area
 • Total0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Land0.63 sq mi (1.64 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation774 ft (236 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total188
 • Density297.00/sq mi (114.76/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61423
Area code309
FIPS code17-10747
GNIS feature ID2804101[2]

Cameron is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois, United States. Cameron is 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Monmouth. Cameron has a post office with ZIP code 61423.[3] Cameron is at the junction of the old Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and Santa Fe Railroads, both now owned by BNSF.

Cameron is the site of a 1996 connection track that was built between the former Burlington Northern line and the former Santa Fe's Chilicothe Subdivision, when the two merged to form the BNSF.[4] This track allows both freight trains, along with Amtrak's Southwest Chief to use the Chicago and Mendota subdivisions between Chicago and Galesburg (already used by the California Zephyr), by way of Naperville, Princeton and Mendota. Prior to 1996, the Southwest Chief, and its predecessor, the Santa Fe's famed Super Chief, traveled to Galesburg on the Chillicothe subdivision by way of Joliet, Streator, and Chillicothe.

An EF2 tornado ripped through the town on July 16, 2015; some houses were ripped off their foundations and large grain silos were tipped to the ground. There were no fatalities.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020188
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 15, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cameron, Illinois
  3. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  4. ^ ""Galesburg to Streator" retrieved July 25, 2013". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 4, 2016.