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Du Quoin

city in Perry County, Illinois, United States

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Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Perry
Type: Mayor-Council
Body: City Commission
Total: 7.06 sq mi (18.29 km )
Land: 6.98 sq mi (18.07 km )
Water: 0.081 sq mi (0.21 km )
Elevation: 449 ft (137 m)
Density: 835.0/sq mi (322.38/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 17-21267
Website: duquoin .org

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Du Quoin (/duːˈkɔɪn/ doo-KOYN) is a city in Perry County, Illinois, United States. Its name reflects an alternate spelling of the surname of Jean Baptiste de Coigne, a chief of the Tamaroa and later Kaskaskia indigenous people of the area during the American Revolutionary War and early statehood. As of the 2020 census, Du Quoin had a population of 5,827. It is best known for hosting the annual DuQuoin State Fair and the Street Machine Nationals.

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