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Carthage is a city in Hancock County.
It is the county seat. [NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Carthage. For links to other places called Carthage, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Carthage is 40.416N. The longitude is -91.136W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 669 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 2,585.
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Carthage demographic reports
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31% of Carthage residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Carthage ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Carthage was $18,269, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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20% of Carthage residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Carthage, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $278. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $644.
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Hancock County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Carthage political report.
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The average commute time for Carthage workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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