Cable, Illinois

Census-designated place in Illinois, United States

41°16′59″N 90°30′26″W / 41.28306°N 90.50722°W / 41.28306; -90.50722CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyMercerTownship Richland GroveArea

^[1]

• Total1.14 sq mi (2.94 km²) • Land1.14 sq mi (2.94 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

677 ft (206 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total117 • Density102.99/sq mi (39.76/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

61281 (Sherrard)

FIPS code17-10305

Cable is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is located south of Sherrard.^[3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 117.^[2]

Geography

Cable is located in northeastern Mercer County at 41°16′59″N 90°30′26″W / 41.28306°N 90.50722°W / 41.28306; -90.50722 (41.28306, −90.50722),^[4] on the east side of the valley of Camp Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Edwards River. The village of Sherrard is 3 miles (5 km) to the north, and Viola is 9 miles (14 km) to the southwest.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cable CDP has an area of 1.14 square miles (2.95 km²), all land.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	117		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

Notable people

Baby Doll Jacobson, MLB outfielder for the Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, and Philadelphia Athletics
Luke Nelson, MLB pitcher for the New York Yankees
Don Nelson, NBA player and coach.

References

^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Cable CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.