![]() There were 7,037 housing units at an average density of 714.5 per square mile (275.9/km 2). The population density was 1,884.2 inhabitants per square mile (727.5/km 2). Demographics Historical population CensusĪs of the census of 2000, there were 18,558 people, 6,575 households, and 2,952 families residing in the city. Census Bureau, Macomb has a total area of 11.03 square miles (28.57 km 2), of which 10.60 square miles (27.45 km 2) are land and 0.43 square miles (1.11 km 2), or 3.91%, are water. US 67 leads north 33 miles (53 km) to Monmouth and south 27 miles (43 km) to Rushville, while US 136 leads east 40 miles (64 km) to Havana and west 42 miles (68 km) to Keokuk, Iowa.Īccording to the U.S. They enter the city together from east on Jackson Street and split at the city center, US 67 turning north on Lafayette Street, and US 136 continuing west on Jackson Street. The East Fork Lamoine River flows past the northern part of the city. ĭuring the 1910 season, the Macomb Potters and the Chicago Cubs played a second exhibition game in Macomb. After the game, each team split the gate money minus expenses and each club received $971.50. ![]() In front of 2,964 fans, the Cubs beat the Potters 6–0. The teams took infield at 2:30 p.m., with the game starting at 3:00 p.m. The game was advertised as “the greatest day in the baseball history of McDonough County,” in a large advertisement placed in the JMacomb Daily Journal. The selected date allowed the Cubs to play in between the Cubs' series with the Brooklyn Superbas. The game was scheduled with the agreement that the Cubs would feature their regular lineup. On Friday, June 18, 1909, the Macomb Potters hosted an exhibition game against the defending World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. The Potters began play after local fans raised funds to start the team. The team also hosted two exhibition games against the Chicago Cubs. Macomb was home to the Macomb Potters, who played as members of the Class D level Illinois-Missouri League in 19. Louis, Missouri, ending the nine-year relationship. In 2005, the Rams decided to move summer training to their own facilities in St. Louis Rams' football summer training camp from 1996 to 2004. The WIU campus and its Hanson Field Stadium were home to the St. Senate at the time, meaning a president or presidential nominee has not visited Macomb in 109 years and counting. On two occasions, Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama addressed large audiences prior to their election as president. Hayes, William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt have all made short addresses in Macomb. Macomb has been visited by several US Presidents over the years. Route 67 was extended along this route to Dubuque, Iowa. In 1918, construction on Illinois Route 3 was begun as a state financed highway from Cairo to Rock Island through Macomb in the late 1920s U.S. Chandler, though this railroad was abandoned in 1930. In 1903 the Macomb and Western Illinois Railway was built from Macomb to nearby Industry and Littleton by local financier Charles V. Representative Lawrence Sherman was instrumental in locating the school in Macomb. In 1899 the Western Illinois State Normal School, later Western Illinois University, was founded in Macomb. In 1855 the Northern Cross Railroad, a predecessor to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, was constructed through Macomb, leading to a rise in the town's population. War veterans were given land grants in the Macomb area, which was part of the "Military Tract" set aside by Congress. ![]() First settled in 1829 on a site tentatively named "Washington", the town was officially founded in 1830 as the county seat of McDonough County and given the name "Macomb" after Alexander Macomb, a general in the War of 1812.
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