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Keokuk, IA vs Springfield, IL

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- Springfield is 0% more densely populated than Keokuk.
- People are 5.6% less likely to be married in Springfield.
- The Median Age is 0.5 years younger in Springfield.
 Keokuk, IASpringfield, ILUnited States
 Population  Unlock114,672329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock39.738.4
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 Population - 201010,770  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock111,454285,036,114
 Population - 199012,451  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock2.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-19.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,880.593.4
 Land Area9.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock6.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Keokuk, IASpringfield, ILUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Keokuk, IASpringfield, ILUnited States
 White87.3%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock19.9%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Keokuk, IASpringfield, ILUnited States
 Married Population43.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock59.0%50.2%
 Never Married33.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.9%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households4,386  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock27,45080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,879  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Keokuk    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Keokuk just elected a new mayor, Tom Marion, who will help bring economic growth to the city. He and his wife have dedicated thier lives to this town and are making  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pros: 1. Extremely low cost of living and housing 2. Affordable place to live Cons: 1. High crime rate 2. Very poor school system 3. Not much to do 4. It's too  More

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this town used to be seemingly perfect and now its totally blue collar trashed. When i went back to keokuk i was shocked at how misstreated it  More

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Reviews for Springfield    25 Reviews

I've lived here for over 40 years. Springfield is a decent place to raise a family. Solid midwestern values, and I've always felt safe. Opportunities exist, but there  More

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I moved (back) to Springfield after living in various cities and towns around the country - as large as Milwaukee, as small as Baker, NV - and can say without  More

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hugh · 
Over 4 years ago

whole town smells like dirty ***** and  More

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