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Welcome to Key to the City's page for Cairo Alexander County, Illinois Zip Code "Where Northern Enterprise Meets Southern Hospitality" The Illinois state capital is Springfield. What would you like to know about Cairo Statistics & Facts Location Weather & Climate History & History-related items City Attractions Cairo Government Cairo Business Directory. Cairo Chamber of Commerce. Cairo Libraries. Cairo Schools. Zip Codes 62914 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of Cairo is approximately 3,632 (2000). The approximate number of families is 1,885 (2000). The amount of land area in Cairo is 18.3 sq. kilometers. The amount of land area in Cairo is 9.1 sq. miles. The amount of surface water is 5.385 sq kilometers. The distance from Cairo to Washington DC is 702 miles. The distance to the Illinois state capital is 193 miles. (as the crow flies) Cairo is positioned 36.99 degrees north of the equator and 89.17 degrees west of the prime meridian. Cairo per capita income is $16,220. Cairo median income is $28,242. Cairo miscellany. Return to Index Location Cairo location: at the tip end of southern Illinois bordering the states of Kentucky and Missouri, where the Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers meet Return to Index Climate & Weather Cairo average annual rainfall is 45.2 inches per year Cairo average annual snowfall is 9.0 inches per year. The average winter temperature is 33 degrees F. The average summer temperature is 81 degrees F. Return to Index History & History Related Items Cairo history: When a treaty was signed on 25 September 1818 with the Kaskaskia and Peoria Tribes, the city was then established. Meriwether Lewis was the signer of the treaty for the government. The name was chosen, in part, because of the similarity of the geography to that of Cairo, Egypt. Cairo is not pronounced like the Egyptian city, however. It is pronounced "care-oh." The Civil War in Cairo. In 1861, during the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant was headquartered here. It was also the setting for the fictional town of Eden in "Martin Chuzzlewit" by Charles Dickens. The founding of Cairo: 1818 Return to Index Attractions Cairo attractions: City Song: "When You Stop Off in Cairo -- Illinois" Ft. Defiance Park and the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. On Route 51 Phone: 618-734-2737 U.S. Custom House Museum/Romanesque architecture/1872 St. Patrick Catholic Church/Romanesque architecture/1894 Safford Memorial Library/Queen Anne architecture/1883 The Hewer/Sculpted by George Grey Barnard/1906 St. Mary's Park Pavilion/Cairo's memorial for U.S. Centennial/1876 Magnolia Manor/Italianate architecture/1869. Victorian home open for tours. Many original furnishings. Site of visit of retired President U.S. Grant Church of the Redeemer Episcopal Church/1886 Cairo Baptist Church/1880 Horseshoe Lake/10 miles N.W. of Cairo on Rt. 3, a wetlands area Here is a page with information about Cairo Return to Index Contribute information free or for a small service charge for this community or any other community in the USA Be sure to include the name of the community and its state when contacting Key to the City as you are NOT directly contacting this community. Learn how to advertise on Key to the City Choose a new community in the state of Illinois To go to a new state, choose the States page To choose another state, go to the State page. Return to the Top USA City Directory and US City Resource Guide - Key to the City Thanks for visiting Key to the City. Come back again! We'll leave the light on for you! The information on Key to the City is from multiple sources including government, commerce, libraries, individuals and organizations. There is no guarantee of the accuracy or timeliness of the information presented on these pages, therefore, please use at your own risk. Search Key to the City Custom Search OR Search All the Web Custom Search

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