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Welcome to Capron ...The village of Capron is located in Boone County<1>. The location of Capron has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Capron: KAY-pruhn<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Capron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Capron has a population of 1,356 people<4> (see below for details). Capron is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Capron lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Capron: (815) and (779)<6> The ZIP code for Capron: 61012<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Capron had an population of 1,356 people. This is a decrease of 1.45% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 41.1% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Capron had a population of 1,376 people. This makes Capron the county's 3rd most populous community. The population of Capron represents 0.01% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 580th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,376 people, the population of Capron increased 43.18% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 961 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Capron. Communities Also Named Capron ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Capron - they are located in Iowa, New York, Oklahoma and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Capron. Communities near Capron ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Capron.
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 Capron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capron. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Capron. 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 Capron. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Capron. See our Newspapers Page for Capron. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capron ...Looking for more information about Capron? 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 Capron, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Capron. Adding Capron to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Capron 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 Capron was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Capron on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Capron. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Capron. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Boone County: www.boonecountyil.org/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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