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Welcome to Key to the City's page for New Windsor Mercer County, Illinois Zip Code Biggest Little Rodeo In The World The Illinois state capital is Springfield. What would you like to know about New Windsor Statistics & Facts Location History & History-related items New Windsor historical events. City Attractions New Windsor Government New Windsor Organizations, Churches, and Sports. New Windsor Schools. Zip Codes 61465 Return to Index Statistics & Facts The population of New Windsor is approximately 720 (2000). The approximate number of families is 335 (2000). The distance from New Windsor to Washington DC is 754 miles. The distance to the Illinois state capital is 111 miles. (as the crow flies) New Windsor is positioned 41.20 degrees north of the equator and 90.44 degrees west of the prime meridian. New Windsor elevation is 615 feet above sea level. New Windsor per capita income is $19,811 (2000). New Windsor median income is $37,500 (2000). Return to Index Location New Windsor location: in northwestern Illinois. Nearby communities include: Alpha, Viola, Boden, Matherville, Ophien, North Henderson, Alexis and Cable. Return to Index History & History Related Items New Windsor history: New Windsor is officially named the Village of Windsor. It was platted in 1857 and founded in 1869. The town was reorganized as the Village of Windsor in 1878 and later, in 1901, it was incorporated. Some say that is was named by William Petrie for Windsor Castle, in England. Petrie was also from Windsor in Scotland. When another Windsor was found in Illinois, the name became New Windsor though the official name was never changed. A disastrous fire occurred at Christmas 1898 with most of the business area destroyed. The town didn’t let that get them down and rebuilt with better, stronger and, importantly, fireproof brick buildings. Return to Index Attractions New Windsor attractions: New Windsor Fair, Horse Show, and Rodeo The fair grounds are located in New Windsor Illinois at the west end of town on Illinois route 17, or Main street of New Windsor. The New Windsor Rodeo is Sanctioned by the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA) of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Every performance of the rodeo includes bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, team roping, barrel racing and bull riding. Plus rodeo clowns and specialty acts. Almost half of New Windsor's population is of Swedish descent. There are 2 churches, Lutheran and Presbyterian. 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.   Web www.usacitiesonline.com

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