Poverty Ridge, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Poverty Ridge is an unincorporated community
in Fulton County
, Illinois
, United States
, about eleven miles northwest of Lewistown
. Its elevation is 633 feet (202 m), and it is located at 40°27′43"N 90°20′27"W (40.4619856, -90.3409579). The community is named for a line of hills near Seville
, which likewise is named Poverty Ridge.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Fulton County
Fulton County, Illinois
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 37,069, which is a decrease of 3.1% from 38,250 in 2000. Its county seat is Lewistown. Canton is the largest city. Both cities are southwest of Peoria, and the county is considered...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, about eleven miles northwest of Lewistown
Lewistown, Illinois
Lewistown is a city in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,522 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fulton County. Located in central Illinois, it is southwest of Peoria. It is the source of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, who lived there...
. Its elevation is 633 feet (202 m), and it is located at 40°27′43"N 90°20′27"W (40.4619856, -90.3409579). The community is named for a line of hills near Seville
Seville, Illinois
Seville is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States. Seville is located on Illinois Route 95 west of Smithfield....
, which likewise is named Poverty Ridge.