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Birchtown was the largest community of free black people in British North America during the late 18th century. [1] [16] Africville – Halifax. [1] Black people settled in Africville beginning in 1848. Black residents did not have the same services as white people, like clean water and sewers, and lived on land that was not arable.
Ohio is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 465 at the 2020 census. [ 2 ] It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The Urbana Free Library, [42] one of the first public libraries in Illinois, was founded in 1874 and is located in the downtown area. [43] The historic building which houses the library was built in 1918. A major new addition was opened in 2005. The library houses historical archives of Champaign County, which can be used for genealogical research.
The East North Central states is a region of the United States defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, containing five states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. [1] These states border the Great Lakes , West North Central , the Southeastern , and Northeastern states ; the Eastern North Central states also share a land border with ...
The Sinnissippi Mounds are a Havana Hopewell culture burial mound grouping located in the city of Sterling, Illinois, United States. Shriver Circle Earthworks: The Shriver Circle Earthworks [14] are an Ohio Hopewell culture archaeological site located in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio. At 1,200 feet (370 m) in diameter the site is one of the ...
Metropolis is a city and the county seat in Massac County, Illinois, United States. It is located by the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,969, [2] down from 6,537 in 2010. [3] Metropolis is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern Illinois.
Illinois 2020 Population Density Map. Illinois is the most populous state in the Midwest region. Chicago, the third-most populous city in the United States, is the center of the Chicago metropolitan area or Chicagoland, as this area is nicknamed.
Central Illinois is characterized by small towns and mid-sized cities. Agriculture, particularly corn and soybeans, figures prominently. Major cities include Peoria, and Springfield (the state capital). The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area is located in the central region of the state and is composed of Champaign, Ford, and Piatt counties. [5]