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DU QUOIN

Specialty Definition: Du Quoin, Illinois

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Du Quoin is a city located in Perry County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 6,448.

Geography

Du Quoin is located at 38°0'25" North, 89°14'6" West (38.006815, -89.234885)¹. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.9 km² (6.9 mi²). 17.8 km² (6.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.01% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 6,448 people, 2,716 households, and 1,648 families residing in the city. The population density is 362.9/km² (939.3/mi²). There are 2,988 housing units at an average density of 168.2/km² (435.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 90.23% White, 7.23% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. 1.32% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 2,716 households out of which 28.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% are married couples living together, 12.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 39.3% are non-families. 35.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 19.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.26 and the average family size is 2.92. In the city the population is spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.8 males. The median income for a household in the city is $29,124, and the median income for a family is $37,688. Males have a median income of $33,576 versus $18,958 for females. The per capita income for the city is $14,883. 18.1% of the population and 13.3% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 22.6% are under the age of 18 and 12.1% are 65 or older.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Du Quoin, Illinois."

Cities: DU QUOIN

1. Du Quoin, IL (city, FIPS 21267)
Location: 38.00420 N, 89.23538 W
Population (1990): 6697 (3015 housing units)
Area: 14.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 62832
Country: USA

Anagrams: DU QUOIN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-i-n-o-q-u-u"
	-2 letters: quoin.
	-3 letters: nodi, quid, quin, quod, undo.
	-4 letters: din, don, dui, dun, duo, ion, nod, oud, udo.
	-5 letters: do, id, in, no, nu, od, on, un.
	Words containing the letters "d-i-n-o-q-u-u"
	+5 letters: unquestioned.
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Alternative Orthography: DU QUOIN

Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 55 51 55 4F 49 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01010101 00100000 01010001 01010101 01001111 01001001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#85 &#32 &#81 &#85 &#79 &#73 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0055 0051 0055 004F 0049 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

385525155494348

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