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Aledo, Illinois

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The city of Aledo is located in Mercer County and is the county seat.

Aledo is 220 feet [67.06 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Aledo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Both Oklahoma and Texas have communities that are also named Aledo.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Aledo had a population of 3,613 people ^<2> (or 21.31% of the total population of Mercer County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Aledo had a population of 3,565 people. This is a decrease of 1.33% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Aledo.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	3,565	-1.33%	+0.2% since 2007
2007	3,558	-1.52%	-0.31% since 2006
2006	3,569	-1.22%	+3% since 2005
2005	3,465	-4.1%
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2000	3,613	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Buffalo (IA)	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,342	1.59% increase
Alexis	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	797	7.65% decrease
Alpha	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	683	5.92% decrease
Andalusia	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,067	1.62% increase
Coyne Center	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
Matherville	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	749	2.98% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Aledo.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aledo - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Aledo. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Aledo and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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