Effingham
A city in Effingham County, Illinois — population 12,601 as of 2020.
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68°F
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48°F
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News in Effingham
Ford County Chronicle
September 30
Rantoul/PBL boys golfer advances to sectionals
MAHOMET – Noah Wolfe of the Rantoul/Paxton-Buckley-Loda boys golf team earned a trip to the IHSA Class 2A sectional round on Monday. Wolfe shot an 84 to finish 14th overall at the Mahomet-Seymour Regional. He will compete in the Effingham St. Anthony Sectional on Monday at the…
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- ABE Lincoln Motel
- Arby's
- Big Papa's Cocktails and Gaming Lounge
- Americas Best Value Inn Effingham
- BaanThai 2 Of Vandalia
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Effingham by the numbers
Population
12,601Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 10.69 sq mi (27.68 km²), 0.07 sq mi water
- Median age
- 39.6
- Households
- 5,423
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $72,377
- Median house value
- $177,500
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY ADMINISTRATOR
- Address
- 201 E JEFFERSON AVE, EFFINGHAM, IL 62401
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Gerald Roll · Public domain