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Welcome to Trenton ...The city of Trenton is located in Clinton County<1>. The location of Trenton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Trenton: TREN-tuhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Trenton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853. When the people of Trenton refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Trentonian<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Trenton has a population of 2,584 people<5> (see below for details). Trenton is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Trenton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Trenton is within the boundaries of the (618) area code. The ZIP code for Trenton: 62293<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Trenton had an population of 2,584 people. This is a decrease of 4.83% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Trenton had a population of 2,715 people (which is 7.19% of the total population of Clinton County). This makes Trenton the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Trenton represents 0.02% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 442nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,715 people, the population of Trenton increased 4.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,610 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Trenton. Communities Also Named Trenton ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 40 communities that are also named Trenton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Trenton. Communities near Trenton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trenton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Trenton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trenton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trenton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trenton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trenton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Trenton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trenton ...Looking for more information about Trenton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Trenton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Trenton. Adding Trenton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Trenton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Trenton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Trenton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Trenton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trenton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Clinton County: www.clintonco.org/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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