Alexander

County in Illinois

County

The population development of Alexander.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Alexander	County	10,626	9,590	8,238	5,241	4,594	→
Illinois	State	11,430,602	12,419,293	12,830,632	12,821,814	12,710,158

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Alexander.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Cairo	City	Alexander	4,911	3,633	2,831	1,739	1,523	→
East Cape Girardeau	Village	Alexander	451	431	383	290	253	→
McClure	Village	Alexander	305	289	402	255	224	→
Tamms	Village	Alexander	723	719	1,041	425	373	→
Thebes	Village	Alexander	461	455	434	208	182	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	2,565
Females	2,675

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	1,002
18-64 years	2,940
65+ years	1,298

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	309
70-79 years	538
60-69 years	919
50-59 years	784
40-49 years	583
30-39 years	537
20-29 years	449
10-19 years	573
0-9 years	548

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	5,080
Urban	160

»Race« (C 2020)
White	3,311
Black/African American	1,617
Indigenous	24
Asian	6
Some other	20
2 or more	262

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	82
Other	5,158