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The Mount Carmel album
1941
Left to right: Michael W. Straus, Chief of War Production Drive Headquarters; Mrs. Marie McPherson, Chairman, Labor-Man…, 1941
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About Mount Carmel
City in Illinois, United StatesMount Carmel is a city in and the county seat of Wabash County, Illinois, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population was 7,015, and it is the largest city in the county. The next largest town in Wabash County is Allendale, with the population of 458. Located at the confluence of the Wabash, Patoka, and White rivers, Mount Carmel borders both Gibson and Knox counties of Indiana. A small community known informally as East Mount Carmel sits near the mouth of the Patoka River on the opposite (Gibson County) side of the Wabash River from Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel is 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the Forest of the Wabash, a National Natural Landmark within Beall Woods State Pa…
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Housing in Mount Carmel
The typical Mount Carmel home is worth about $118,000, about the same as a year ago, 60% below the Illinois typical home.
Safety in Mount Carmel
Safety Grade A-
Mount Carmel reports less crime per resident than 80% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Work & commute in Mount Carmel
Full picture →About one in 3 of Mount Carmel’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Patoka (13%), Evansville (7%) and Albion (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in Mount Carmel
Health Grade C
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 71% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Mount Carmel
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 76% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Mount Carmel
Full climate →Mount Carmel has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Mount Carmel
All Mount Carmel schools →School Grade D
The public schools Mount Carmel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 87% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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