Effingham, Illinois

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Effingham, Illinois is a small city in central Illinois known as a regional transportation hub where major interstate highways intersect.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
climateClassification humid continental climate
country United States of America
governingBody Effingham City Council NERFINISHED
hasAreaCode 217
447
hasFIPSCode 17-22982
hasFormOfGovernment mayor–council government
hasGNISFeatureID 2394702
hasHospital HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital NERFINISHED
hasMajorRailService CSX Transportation NERFINISHED
Canadian National Railway NERFINISHED
hasNickname Crossroads of Opportunity
hasNotableStructure Cross at the Crossroads NERFINISHED
hasNotableStructureHeight approximately 198 feet
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.effinghamil.com/
hasPassengerRailService Amtrak NERFINISHED
hasPopulation approximately 12,000
hasPostalCode 62401
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Effingham Community Unit School District 40 NERFINISHED
hasUTCOffset UTC−06:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−05:00
incorporatedAsCityInYear 1915
interstateHighwayPassesThrough Interstate 57 NERFINISHED
Interstate 70 NERFINISHED
isCountySeatOf Effingham County, Illinois NERFINISHED
isPartOf United States Census Bureau micropolitan statistical area
knownAs regional transportation hub
locatedIn Effingham County, Illinois NERFINISHED
Illinois
locatedInRegion Central Illinois NERFINISHED
Midwestern United States
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Little Wabash River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Effingham County, Illinois NERFINISHED
populationCensusYear 2020
primaryEconomicSectors manufacturing
retail trade
transportation
settledInYear early 19th century
U.S.HighwayPassesThrough U.S. Route 40 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 45 NERFINISHED

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Central Illinois contains Effingham, Illinois
Vandalia, Illinois nearestLargeCity Effingham, Illinois