Dallas City (Illinois)

Hancock County Henderson County

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Dallas City is a city in the west of the U.S. state of Illinois. Dallas City is situated mostly in Hancock County and to a lesser extent in Henderson County.

On the afternoon of October 23, 1858, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech in Dallas City, directly on the banks of the Mississippi.

Geography and transport

Dallas City is located at 40 ° 38'12 " north latitude and 91 ° 09'55 " west longitude. The city covers more than 8.5 square kilometers, spread over 6.2 km ² land and 2.2 km ² water surface.

The city is located on the eastern shore of the upper Mississippi River, which forms the border to Iowa. Through the village leads the Illinois State Route 96, opens into the city center, the Illinois State Route 9.

By Dallas City also carries a railway line of the BNSF Railway.

The intersection of the three states of Illinois, Iowa and Missouri is located 46 km southeast of Dallas City. The nearest large towns are located 31 km upriver Burlington and the 17- km downstream of Fort Madison, Iowa, and with the 57 km to the east Macomb, Illinois.

In the Quad Cities are in a north - northeasterly direction 138 km, Illinois ' capital Springfield is located 192 km to the southeast. St. Louis in Missouri is from Dallas City 301 km to the south. After Des Moines, capital of Iowa, there are 302 kilometers to the northwest.

Education

In Dallas, there is the Dallas City Elementary School ( District # 327 ) and the Illini West High School ( District # 307).