United States 1970 Center of Population - Mascoutah, Illinois
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N 38° 29.420 W 089° 47.865
16S E 255987 N 4263931
This monument marks the 1970 center of population for the United States.
Waymark Code: WM976V
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/08/2010
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This marker is in front of the municipal building in downtown Mascoutah, Illinois. The marker reads: "On May 16, 1971, Secretary of Commerce Maurice H. Stans dedicated this standard marking the center of population of the United States. The 1970 Decennial Census established this center at latitude 38 degrees 27 minutes 47 seconds North and longitude 89 degrees 42 minutes 22 seconds West. The exact location is 5.3 miles East South East of this marker." Although the marker is plain and 40 years old, it is an interesting historical and geographical item.
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