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Preemption, Illinois

Census-designated place in Illinois, United States

41°18′46″N 90°35′04″W / 41.31278°N 90.58444°W / 41.31278; -90.58444CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyMercerTownship PreemptionArea

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• Total1.11 sq mi (2.88 km²) • Land1.11 sq mi (2.88 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

810 ft (250 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total254 • Density228.83/sq mi (88.31/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP code

61276

Area code309GNIS feature ID416190^[3]

Preemption is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Preemption Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States.^[4] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 254.^[2] Preemption is 4 miles (6 km) west of Sherrard and has a post office with ZIP code 61276.^[5]

Roy James Carver (1909-1981), American philanthropist and businessman, was born in Preemption.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	254		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Preemption CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Mercer County General Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Illinois Department of Transportation. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2011.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ 'Roy J. Carver 71; Iowa Businessman,' The New York Times, June 18, 1971, section B, pg. 14
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.