Carmi, Illinois

History

Carmi post office has been in operation since 1817, and then a WPA oil on canvas mural called Service to the Farmer by Davenport Griffen was first displayed there in 1939. Carmi is a biblical name.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Carmi has a total area of 2.531 sqmi, of which 2.5 sqmi (or 98.78%) is land and 0.031 sqmi (or 1.22%) is water.{{cite web |access-date=2015-12-25 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213070811/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1711293 |archive-date=2020-02-13 |url-status=dead

Climate

| Jan record high F = 72 | Feb record high F = 77 | Mar record high F = 82 | Apr record high F = 89 | May record high F = 93 | Jun record high F = 108 | Jul record high F = 106 | Aug record high F = 103 | Sep record high F = 100 | Oct record high F = 96 | Nov record high F = 84 | Dec record high F = 74 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 63.2 |Feb avg record high F = 68.9 |Mar avg record high F = 76.4 |Apr avg record high F = 83.2 |May avg record high F = 89.1 |Jun avg record high F = 94.3 |Jul avg record high F = 95.0 |Aug avg record high F = 95.1 |Sep avg record high F = 92.8 |Oct avg record high F = 86.0 |Nov avg record high F = 74.2 |Dec avg record high F = 65.1 |year avg record high F = 97.3

|Jan avg record low F = 2.8 |Feb avg record low F = 7.7 |Mar avg record low F = 16.7 |Apr avg record low F = 28.4 |May avg record low F = 38.7 |Jun avg record low F = 49.9 |Jul avg record low F = 56.7 |Aug avg record low F = 53.9 |Sep avg record low F = 41.2 |Oct avg record low F = 28.8 |Nov avg record low F = 18.5 |Dec avg record low F = 8.2 |year avg record low F = -1.2

| Jan record low F = -20 | Feb record low F = -9 | Mar record low F = -3 | Apr record low F = 18 | May record low F = 32 | Jun record low F = 41 | Jul record low F = 50 | Aug record low F = 47 | Sep record low F = 31 | Oct record low F = 22 | Nov record low F = 7 | Dec record low F = -17 | year record low F = |access-date = November 19, 2023}}{{cite web |access-date = November 19, 2023}}

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,422 people, 2,390 households, and 1,477 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,187.7 PD/sqmi. There were 2,667 housing units at an average density of 1,076.1 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 98.30% White, 0.48% African American, 0.35% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 2,390 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.4% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,667, and the median income for a family was $32,456. Males had a median income of $30,735 versus $16,693 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,886. About 11.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

College

• Southeastern Illinois College David L. Stanley White County Center

Public

• Carmi-White County Community School District #5:
  • Carmi-White County High School - grades 7–12
  • Carmi-White County Middle School - grades 4–6
  • Jefferson Attendance Center - grades 2–3
  • Lincoln Attendance Center - grades K-1

Private

• Carmi Christian School

Media

Radio

• WRUL 97.3 FM
• WROY 1460 AM

Print

• Carmi Times
• Carmi Chronicle

Notable people

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• King Brockett, professional baseball player
• Orlando Burrell, White County judge, White County Sheriff, congressman
• Roy Clippinger, congressman
• Everton Conger, Union Army Lieutenant colonel, federal territorial judge
• Caswell J. Crebs, Illinois Supreme Court justice
• John M. Crebs, Union Army Lieutenant colonel, congressman
• Josh Elder, comic book creator
• Ivan A. Elliott, Illinois Attorney General
• Frederick J. Karch, Brigadier General, USMC (World War II, Vietnam War)
• Samuel D. Lockwood, Illinois Attorney General, Secretary of State, and Supreme Court justice
• Glenn Poshard, state senator, congressman, and president of Southern Illinois University
• John McCracken Robinson, senator, Illinois Supreme Court justice
• Run Kid Run, Christian band
• Side Walk Slam, punk rock band
• Charles Peyton, adult film actor, fashion model
• James R. Williams, congressman
• William Wilson, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court

References

• Carmi History Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20070219105246/http://home.midwest.net/~cbconly/carmi.htm

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2393751
3. "White County". Jim Forte Postal History.
4. Allen, John W.. (January 11, 1963). "Place Names Have Colorful History". The Southeast Missourian.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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