Carthage

Carthage is a city in and the county seat of , . Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith, who founded the Latter Day Saint movement.
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  • Type: Town with 2,540 residents
  • Description: city in and county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: Carthage, IL” and “Carthage, Illinois
  • Postal code: 62321

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferris and Bentley.

Village
is a village in , , . The population was 127 at the 2020 census. is situated 4 miles northwest of Carthage.

Hamlet
is an incorporated town in southeast , , . The population was 30 at the 2020 census. is situated 5 miles south of Carthage.

Village
is a village in , , . The population was 147 at the 2020 census. is situated 6 miles west of Carthage.

Carthage

Latitude
40.41643° or 40° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
-91.13625° or 91° 8′ 11″ west
Population
2,540
Elevation
669 feet (204 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US RTG
Open location code
86GCCV87+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 151396898
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4886716
Wiki­data ID
Q579711
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Carthage” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قرطاج
  • Basque: Carthage
  • Bulgarian: Картидж
  • Catalan: Carthage
  • Cebuano: Carthage
  • Chechen: Картедж
  • Chinese: Carthage
  • Chinese: 迦太基 (伊利诺伊州)
  • Chinese: 迦太基
  • Croatian: Carthage
  • Czech: Carthage
  • Dagbani: Carthage
  • Danish: Carthage
  • Dutch: Carthage
  • French: Carthage
  • German: Carthage
  • Gilaki: کارثيج (ايلينؤی)
  • Gilaki: کارثيج
  • Haitian: Carthage, Ilinwa
  • Haitian: Carthage
  • Hebrew: קרת’ג
  • Hungarian: Carthage
  • Ido: Carthage, Illinois
  • Ido: Carthage
  • Irish: Carthage
  • Italian: Carthage
  • Japanese: カーシッジ
  • Japanese: カーセッジ
  • Korean: 카시지
  • Ladin: Carthage
  • Latin: Carthago
  • Mazanderani: کارتج (ایلینوی)
  • Mazanderani: کارتج
  • Min Nan Chinese: Carthage
  • Newari: कार्थेज, इलिनोइ
  • Newari: कार्थेज
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Carthage
  • Norwegian: Carthage
  • Persian: کارتج، ایلینوی
  • Persian: کارتج
  • Polish: Carthage
  • Portuguese: Carthage
  • Russian: Картхейдж
  • Serbian: Картиџ
  • Serbo-Croatian: Carthage, Illinois
  • Serbo-Croatian: Carthage
  • Slovak: Carthage
  • Slovenian: Carthage
  • South Azerbaijani: کارتج، ایلینوی
  • Spanish: Carthage (Illinois)
  • Spanish: Carthage
  • Swedish: Carthage, Illinois
  • Swedish: Carthage
  • Tatar: Картедж
  • Turkish: Carthage, Illinois
  • Turkish: Carthage
  • Ukrainian: Картедж
  • Urdu: کارتھیج، الینوائے
  • Urdu: کارتھیج
  • Uzbek: Carthage
  • Uzbek: Cартҳаге
  • Vietnamese: Carthage, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: Carthage
  • Volapük: Carthage
  • Waray (Philippines): Carthage, Illinois
  • Waray (Philippines): Carthage
  • Welsh: Carthage, Illinois
  • Welsh: Carthage
  • Western Frisian: Carthage

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