Profile for Quincy, Illinois, IL

Quincy is on the Mississippi River

Served as an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Mormons fleeing persecution in Missouri also found temporary shelter here in the 1830s

Ranked No. 10, June 2001 in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Local festivals include:

• Arts Quincy Riverfest - Sept. 17, 2007
• Midsummer Arts Faire - June 25, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Siloam Springs State Park

Historic sites and museums: Quincy Museum, Gardner Museum of Architecture and Design, John Wood Mansion

Colleges and universities: Quincy University, John Wood Community College, Vatterott College, Gem City College

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

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 54

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (23)

Colleges (3)

Communities (4)

Hotels (7)

Libraries (1)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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40% of Quincy residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Quincy ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Adams County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - IL data
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• Cemetery records
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Quincy was $17,479, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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19% of Quincy residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Quincy festival dates:

• Arts Quincy Riverfest - Sept. 17, 2007
• Midsummer Arts Faire - June 25, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

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Historic districts in Quincy include Downtown Quincy Historic District, Quincy East End Historic District, Quincy Northwest Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Quincy, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $323.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $691.

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

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Newspapers in Quincy include Quincy Herald-Whig

TV stations in Quincy include WGEM, WQEC, WTJR.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WQUB.

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Adams County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Quincy political report.

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The average commute time for Quincy workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Quincy between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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