Thebes, Illinois
Thebes, Illinois | |
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Thebes Courthouse, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
Location of Thebes in Illinois | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°13′9″N 89°27′25″W / 37.21917°N 89.45694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Alexander |
| Precinct | Thebes |
| Established | October 15, 1835 |
| Platted | March 2, 1846 |
| Incorporated | December 6, 1899 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.31 sq mi (5.99 km2) |
| • Land | 1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.47 km2) |
| Elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 208 |
| • Density | 119.20/sq mi (46.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62990 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-74873 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399967 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Thebes, Illinois |
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Thebes is a village in Thebes Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 208 at the 2020 census, down from 436 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1860 the county seat was moved to Cairo, Illinois, at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.