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Cairo (/ ˈ k ɛər oʊ / KAIR-oh, [4] sometimes / ˈ k eɪ r oʊ / KAY-roh) [5] is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County.A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees.
Alexander County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois.As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,240. [1] Its county seat is Cairo [2] and its western boundary is formed by the Mississippi River.
The Cairo Historic District is a historic district encompassing a large section of Cairo, Illinois. The district is roughly bounded by Park, 33rd, Sycamore, 21st, Cedar, and 4th Streets and the Ohio River ; it includes most areas of Cairo developed by 1890, save for two sections which are almost entirely renovated or deteriorated.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cairo Precinct has a total area of 9.11 square miles (23.59 km 2), of which 6.99 square miles (18.10 km 2) (or 76.72%) is land and 2.12 square miles (5.49 km 2) (or 23.28%) is water. [3] It contains the southernmost point in Illinois.
The General Assembly chartered a company to found a town there in 1837 under the name of "Cairo, Illinois", [1]: 24 and by 1841 Cairo had two thousand residents. [ 1 ] : 27 Nearly all the residents abandoned the town following an 1842 flood, [ 1 ] : 32 but a newly constructed levee protected the site during the Great Flood of 1844 , [ 1 ] : 35 ...
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The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District is a United States public safety agency purposed to defend a portion of the Vernon Township in the northeastern Illinois county of Lake from fire. The firefighting district is composed of three stations; one of these stations is located in the village of Lincolnshire , while the others are in ...
The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) provides firefighting services along with emergency medical response services, hazardous materials mitigation services, and technical rescue response services in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago.