Carthage

Summary

Carthage is a city in the United States^[1]. Carthage ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Carthage is located in Hancock County^[3].
• Carthage is in the country of United States^[4].
• Carthage's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[5].
• Carthage's instance of is recorded as county seat^[6].
• Carthage's postal code is recorded as 62321^[7].
• Carthage's Commons category is recorded as Carthage, Illinois^[8].
• Carthage's local dialing code is recorded as 217^[9].
• 1838 marks the founding of Carthage^[10].
• Carthage's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.4144, 'lon': -91.1333}^[11].
• Carthage's official website is recorded as http://www.carthage-il.com/^[12].
• Carthage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carthage, Illinois^[13].
• Carthage has a population of {'amount': '+2606'}^[14].
• Carthage has a population of {'amount': '+2605'}^[15].
• Carthage has a population of {'amount': '+2490'}^[16].
• Carthage's capital of is recorded as Hancock County^[17].
• Carthage's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Carthage'}^[18].
• Carthage's category for people born here is recorded as Q32397500^[19].
• Carthage's category for people who died here is recorded as Q55909612^[20].
• Carthage's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1157'}^[21].
• Carthage's different from is recorded as Carthage^[22].
• Carthage sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+204'}^[23].
• Carthage covers an area of {'unit': 'square metre', 'amount': '+6319570'}^[24].
• Carthage covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+6.309182'}^[25].
• Carthage's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'percent', 'amount': '+0'}^[26].
• Carthage's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'United States dollar', 'amount': '+36191'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Carthage is in the country of United States^[4]. Carthage is located in Hancock County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square metre', 'amount': '+6319570'}^[24] and {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+6.309182'}^[25]. Carthage sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+204'}^[23]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2606'}^[14], {'amount': '+2605'}^[15], and {'amount': '+2490'}^[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States^[5] and county seat^[6].

History and Context

1838 marks the founding of Carthage^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Carthage include Carthage College^[28], a college^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1847^[31], headquartered in Kenosha^[32].

Why It Matters

Carthage ranks in the top 7% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (387 views/month).^[2] Carthage has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Carthage is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Carthage include Carthage College^[28], a college^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1847^[31], headquartered in Kenosha^[32].