Cable, Illinois | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Mercer |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Richland Grove |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Cable |
Coordinates: | 41.2831°N -90.5072°W |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 2.94 |
Area Land Km2: | 2.94 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.14 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.14 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Elevation Ft: | 677 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 117 |
Population Density Km2: | 39.76 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 102.99 |
Timezone1: | CST |
Utc Offset1: | -6 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 61281 (Sherrard) |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 17-10305 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Cable is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Richland Grove Township, Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is located south of Sherrard.[3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 117.[2]
Cable is located in northeastern Mercer County at (41.28306, −90.50722),[4] on the east side of the valley of Camp Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Edwards River. The village of Sherrard is 3miles to the north, and Viola is 9miles to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Cable CDP has an area of 1.14sqmi, all land.[1]