Carthage
A city in Hancock County, Illinois — population 2,419 as of 2020.
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In and around Carthage
See & do
- Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District
- Carthage Family Fitness
- Carthage Jail
- Carthage Park District
- Carthage Public Library
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Carthage by the numbers
Population
2,419Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi (6.46 km²)
- Median age
- 47.1
- Households
- 1,081
- Persons per household
- 2
- Median household income
- $77,004
- Median house value
- $112,900
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- 538 WABASH AVE, CARTHAGE, IL 62321