Only one … Police and sheriff deputies located Alexander before the mob did, and they took him to the county jail disguised as a police officer. In 1942 the federal government constructed a new U.S. Post Office and Court House in Cairo. The black rioting that erupted in 1967 was not confined to Cairo; it was part of a larger pattern of more than 40 racially motivated riots that broke out in major cities in the United States in the summer of 1967. The flood gate is known as the "Big Subway Gate", and it was designed to seal the northern levee in Cairo by closing over U.S. Highway 51. There were 1,268 households, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.2% were married couples living together, 28.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.6% were non-families.
River, rail and interstate are the makers of industry, giving rise to opportunity and American optimism.The goal of the Cairo Economic Development committee is to match Cairo's assets to businesses ready for a proverbial re-fuel. Following the violence, the United Front called for another large rally and resumed picketing at white-owned businesses despite the new ordinance. The Cairo City Council and the city’s staff are dedicated to improving the quality of life for its residents and creating a municipality which promotes business and commerce. Racial tensions rose in the late 1960s as African Americans sought implementation of gains under new federal civil rights laws passed as a result of the The death of Robert Hunt sparked aggressive protests in Cairo's black community. In the following two years, accusations of White Hat bullying incidents in the black community began to increase.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.2 males. Elected County Officials Lewis McRoy Jr.....County Board Chairman Warren Mitchell.....County Sheriff Gloria Patton.....County Clerk.
The distribution of the population by age was 30.4% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 or older.
39.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Bennett Elementary School closed in 2010.Cairo's location on a spit of land that lies between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers made "More Picketing Called Following Cairo, Ill Riot". The median age was 36.9 years.
Unable to locate him and still bloodthirsty, they entered the court house jail and broke into the cell where Henry Salzner was being held. Several buildings, including the old custom house, were originally designed to be built to a higher street level, to be at the same height as the top of the levees.
For every 100 females, there were 79.5 males. That plan was scrapped as the cost of fill to raise the streets and surrounding land to that height proved to be impractical.
The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.08.
The mob hanged Salzner from a telegraph pole near the courthouse, and the crowd shot his body many times. As a committee and as a greater community, the people of Cairo, Illinois, ask you to dig deep into the incentives, infrastructure, available properties and success stories of companies rediscovering Cairo.The storied river town at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio feeds into the nation's primary shipping routes with three rail lines and highway/interstate access. The distribution of the population by age was 31.6% 19 or under, 6.3% from 20 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% 65 or older. A community clinic offers medical and dental care, and several mental health services.
The median income for a household in the city was $16,682, and the median income for a family was $31,507.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.