Cairo
city in Illinois, United States
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Summary
Cairo is a city in the United States[1]. Cairo ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,125 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alexander County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mississippi River[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Postal code: 62914[7]
- Commons category: Cairo, Illinois[8]
- Local dialing code: 618[9]
- Inception: 1818[10]
- Coordinate location: 37.013055555556, -89.180277777778[11]
- Official website: http://www.ci.quincy.il.us/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cairo, Illinois[13]
- Commons gallery: Cairo, Illinois[14]
- Population: 3632[15], 2831[16], 1733[17]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], The American Cyclopædia[20]
- Capital of: Alexander County[21]
- Official name: Cairo[22]
- Category for people born here: Q32659924[23]
- Number of households: 828[24]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Cairo, Illinois[25]
- Different from: Cairo[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 96[27]
- Area: 23.528604[28], 23.52861[29]
- Water as percent of area: 23.2974[30]
- Per capita income: 19,661[31]
Why It Matters
Cairo has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Cairo is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]