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Du Quoin (/ d uː ˈ k ɔɪ n / doo-KOYN) is a city in Perry County, Illinois, United States. It is best known for hosting the annual DuQuoin State Fair and the Street Machine Nationals. The population is estimated at 5,761 in the 2020 census.
Description: Location of Du Quoin in Perry County, Illinois. FIPS code: 17-21267 Own work, based on concept by Arkyan, using Census Bureau Tiger GIS data and a custom fork of Kartography adapted for this purpose, available at
Old Du Quoin is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Illinois, United States. The community is located along Illinois Route 14 3.8 miles (6.1 km) southeast of downtown Du Quoin . [ 2 ] The community was the original site of Du Quoin before its residents relocated to a site next to a new railroad line in the 1850s.
Perry County has been reliably Republican county since 2012, when it backed Mitt Romney (R) by nearly 18 points over Illinois native Barack Obama, even as Obama won both Illinois and the country. By 2020 it was so heavily Republican that incumbent Donald Trump beat Democrat Joe Biden by nearly 45 points in his bid for reelection, even as Biden ...
The DuQuoin State Fair was founded in 1923 by local businessman William R. "W.R." Hayes, who owned the fair and ran it. (It did not become run by the state of Illinois as a true "state fair" until the 1980s; it is now officially called the Illinois State Fair in DuQuoin, as opposed to the longtime one at state capital Springfield.)
Route map Illinois Route 154. IL 154 highlighted in red ... Illinois Route 154 is an east–west state road in southern Illinois. ... US 51 – Centralia, Du Quoin ...
The event was a financial success which attracted prominent entertainers and groups, many of whom also played the Illinois State Fair; the fair consequently became known as Illinois' "little State Fair" or "second State Fair". [3] Du Quoin State Fairgrounds has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 1990.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Illinois Iron Furnace: March 7, 1973 ... Du Quoin State Fairgrounds: July 11, 1990