Mechanicsburg
A village in Sangamon County, Illinois — population 648 as of 2020.
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News around Sangamon County
Rome Sentinel
July 23
Springfield Celebrates Route 66 Centennial Year With New Attractions and Experiences
In the 1930s, more than 200,000 people traveled Route 66 to escape drought, debt and hardship. A century later, travelers follow the same highway for strikingly different reasons: nostalgia, history and the chance to experience one of America's most iconic…
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Mechanicsburg by the numbers
Population
648Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 1.04 sq mi (2.68 km²), 0.01 sq mi water
- Median age
- 42.5
- Households
- 281
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median house value
- $188,800
Municipal office
- Office
- TREASURER
- Address
- 204 W MAIN ST, MECHANICSBURG, IL 62545