Profile for Cairo, Illinois, IL

Cairo is on a peninsula where the Ohio River flows into the Mississippi.

Ulysses S. Grant was headquartered here in 1861.

Once a center for cottonseed oil.

Setting for fictional town of Eden, in Charles Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit."

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Pronunciations: KAY-ro

Quotes:
As Cairo is of all towns in America the most desolate, so is its hotel the most forlorn and wretched.
-- North America
Anthony Trollope

Listed places near Cairo

Cemeteries (8)

Communities (4)

Libraries (2)

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• Cairo population
• Ancestry of people in Cairo
• Housing in Cairo
• Income in Cairo
• Marital status of adults in Cairo
• Place of birth of people in Cairo
• Residence in 1995, of people in Cairo
• School enrollment & education levels in Cairo
• Transportation & commute times in Cairo
• Alexander County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Illinois
• State data - Illinois
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Cairo demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Alexander County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 62914 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

7% of Cairo residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Cairo ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Cairo
• Cemeteries in Alexander County
• Libraries in or near Cairo

Post a query on a message board:

• Alexander County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Cairo museums
• Cairo historic sites
• Cairo area parks
• Wineries near Cairo

• Afloat on the Ohio

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Cairo area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Alexander County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Cairo
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Alexander County

• Cairo business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Illinois
• Local ordinances in Illinois (Partial selection)

• Crime in Alexander County
• Arrests in Alexander County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cairo was $16,220, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Alexander County economic census
• Alexander County economic summary
• Alexander County employment growth
• Alexander County unemployment rate
• Illinois economic data

7% of Cairo residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Cairo
• Colleges in Illinois
• Learning Disabilities Association in Illinois
• Schools in or near Cairo
• School districts in or near Cairo
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Illinois high schools

• Movies playing in or near Cairo

• Air pollution in Alexander County
• Diesel soot in Alexander County
• Land contamination in Alexander County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Illinois
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Alexander County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Illinois

• ePodunk festival listings
• Illinois county fairs
• Illinois festivals (Illinois tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Cairo

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Cairo
• Geocaches in Illinois

• Cairo items now on sale

• Alexander County government
• Illinois state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Cairo medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Cairo include Cairo Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Cairo
• Historic sites in Illinois
• Museums in or near Cairo
• Museums in Illinois
• Illinois state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Alexander County genealogy forum

Median rent in Cairo, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $176.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $595.

• Find Foreclosure in Cairo
• Homes for sale in the Cairo area
• Find a Cairo Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Illinois mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Illinois
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Cairo include Cairo Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Cairo

• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

• Get directions from Cairo
• Get directions to Cairo
• Census map of Cairo area
• Historic maps of IL cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Illinois
• Topographic map of Cairo

Newspapers in Cairo include Cairo Citizen

• Daily newspapers in or near Cairo
• AM radio stations in or near Cairo
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Cairo
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Cairo
• TV stations in or near Cairo
• Media ownership in the Cairo area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Illinois

• Military bases in Illinois
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Cairo
• Search obituaries in Illinois
• Recent death notices - selected IL newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Illinois
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Illinois
• Lions clubs in Illinois
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Cairo
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Cairo

• Parks near Cairo
• National forests in Illinois
• State parks in Illinois

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Cairo
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Illinois communities
• Photos of Illinois places
• Post cards of Illinois communities

Alexander County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Cairo political report.

• Illinois Democratic party
• Illinois Republican party
• Illinois elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Cairo
• Total membership by faith, in Alexander County

• Chowhound message boards for IL

The average commute time for Cairo workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Cairo travel guide
• Airports near Cairo
• Hotels near Cairo
• Illinois tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Illinois
• Wildlife refuges in Illinois

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