Welcome to Aledo ...The city of Aledo is located in Mercer County<1> and is the County Seat for Mercer County. The pronunciation of Aledo: uh-LEED-oh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Aledo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Aledo has a population of 3,444 people<3> (see below for details). Aledo is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Aledo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Aledo: 309 & 861<5> The ZIP code for Aledo: 61231<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aledo had an population of 3,444 people. This is a decrease of 5.38% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.68% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Aledo had a population of 3,640 people (or 22.18% of the total population of Mercer County). This makes Aledo the county's most populous community. The population of Aledo represents 0.03% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 393rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,640 people, the population of Aledo has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,613 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Aledo. Communities Also Named Aledo ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Aledo - they are located in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aledo. Communities near Aledo ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aledo.
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 Aledo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aledo. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aledo. 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 Aledo. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aledo. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Aledo. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aledo ...Looking for more information about Aledo? 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 Aledo, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Aledo. Adding Aledo to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Aledo 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 (so far) for Aledo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Aledo. Footnotes ...
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