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Also known as Pinckneyville, Illinois, Pinckneyville, IL

city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
County
Perry
Total
4.38 sq mi (11.35 km )
Land
4.11 sq mi (10.64 km )
Water
0.27 sq mi (0.71 km )
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Density
1,233.7/sq mi (476.34/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Fips code
17-59884
Website
http://www.ci.pinckneyville.il.us/

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county seat
Official name
Pinckneyville
Located in
Perry County
Population
5066
Area
11.172568
Elevation
132
Capital of
Perry County
Image
Perry County Courthouse in Pinckneyville.jpg
Households
1589
Dialing code
618
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postal code
62274
Commons category
Pinckneyville, Illinois
water as percent of area
6.3826
per capita income
12360
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Encyclopedic overview

Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,066 at the 2020 census. It is named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, an early American diplomat and presidential candidate.

Pinckneyville is the location of the Pinckneyville Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG)-type power plant run by Ameren.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pinckneyville” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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