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Carthage
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city in and county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Hancock
- Township
- Carthage
- Named after
- Carthage
- Total
- 2.49 sq mi (6.46 km )
- Land
- 2.49 sq mi (6.46 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 656 ft (200 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 2,431
- Density
- 997.6/sq mi (385.16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 ( CDT )
- Area code s
- 217, 447
- Fips code
- 17-11527
- Website
- carthage-il .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Carthage
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Hancock County
- Population
- 2490
- Area
- 6.309182
- Elevation
- 204
- Capital of
- Hancock County
- Official website
- www.carthage-il.com
- Image
- Carthage Jail from southwest.jpg
- Households
- 1157
- Dialing code
- 217
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Encyclopedic overview
Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 killing of Joseph Smith, who founded the Latter Day Saint movement.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carthage” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.