Driving Around Downtown Macomb, IL in 4k Video

Описание: Filmed in April 2023, I drive around the small town Macomb, Illinois to see what's going on.

Macomb is a city in and the county seat of McDonough County, Illinois, United States. It is situated in western Illinois, about 75 miles southwest of Peoria. As of the 2020 census the population of the city was 15,051, down from 19,288 in 2010.

Macomb is the home of Western Illinois University. You can see my tour of Western Illinois University here:    • Driving Around Western Illinois University...  

First settled in 1829 on a site tentatively named "Washington", the town was officially founded in 1830 as the county seat of McDonough County and given the name "Macomb" after Alexander Macomb, a general in the War of 1812.

War veterans were given land grants in the Macomb area, which was part of the "Military Tract" set aside by Congress. In 1855 the Northern Cross Railroad, a predecessor to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, was constructed through Macomb, leading to a rise in the town's population.

In 1899 the Western Illinois State Normal School, later Western Illinois University, was founded in Macomb.

As of the census of 2000, there were 18,558 people residing in the city.

The racial makeup of the city was 88.73% White, 5.93% African American, 3.06% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.69% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 2.10% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The per capita income for the city was $13,470. 29.1% of the population and 12.2% of families were below the poverty line. 22.8% of those under the age of 18 and 8.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. #driving #travel #drivingtour