Jacksonville is a city and the county seat of Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,616 at the 2020 census, down from 19,446 in 2010. It is home to Illinois College, Illinois School for the Deaf, and the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, and was formerly home to MacMurray College. Jacksonville is the principal city of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Morgan and Scott counties.
Midwest
Jacksonville
Morgan County, IL
Population
17,639
Walk Score
81 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$667
Median home value
$117,600
Founded
1825
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Jacksonville Downtown Historic District · listed 2018
- Jacksonville Historic District · listed 1978
- Jacksonville Historic District (Additional Documentation, Boundary Increase) · listed 2014
Notable landmarks
- Ayers Bank Building · listed 1986
- Beecher Hall, Illinois College · listed 1974
- Duncan, Joseph, House · listed 1971
- Grierson, Gen. Benjamin Henry, House · listed 1980
- Jacksonville Labor Temple · listed 1980
- Jacksonville Public Library · listed 2000
- Morgan County Courthouse · listed 1986
- Woodlawn Farm · listed 2007
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