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North City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 509. North City is also known as “Coello”. The current mayor is Curtis Overton.

North City village overview:
Name:	North City village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Franklin County
Elevation:	456 ft (139 m)
Total Area:	2.23 sq mi (5.77 km²)
Land Area:	2.17 sq mi (5.62 km²)
Water Area:	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km²)
Total Population:	509
Population Density:	234.45/sq mi (90.53/km²)
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1753585
GNISfeature ID:	2399513

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History

North City incorporated in 1915. Its name comes from two nearby coal mines which were nicknamed “New North” and “Old North.” A post office, known as “Coello” after its first postmaster, Pete Coello, opened in 1918. Both “North City” and “Coello” are commonly used in the village.

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Geography

North City is located in western Franklin County at 37°59′35″N 89°3′56″W / 37.99306°N 89.06556°W / 37.99306; -89.06556 (37.993129, -89.065547). It is bordered to the south by the city of Christopher. Illinois Route 148 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to Valier, north 7 miles (11 km) to Sesser, and south through Christopher 7 miles (11 km) to Zeigler. Illinois Route 14 runs just south of North City, leading east 7.5 miles (12.1 km) to Benton, the Franklin County seat, and west 12 miles (19 km) to Du Quoin.

According to the 2010 census, North City has a total area of 2.236 square miles (5.79 km), of which 2.18 square miles (5.65 km) (or 97.5%) is land and 0.056 square miles (0.15 km) (or 2.5%) is water.