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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="واندالیا، ایلینوی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="واندالیا، ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(kapital_sa_kondado)" title="Vandalia (kapital sa kondado) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Vandalia (kapital sa kondado)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia,_Illinois" title="Vandalia, Illinois – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Vandalia, Illinois" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dag mw-list-item"><a href="https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia" title="Vandalia – Dagbani" lang="dag" hreflang="dag" data-title="Vandalia" data-language-autonym="Dagbanli" data-language-local-name="Dagbani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dagbanli</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="واندالیا، ایلینوی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="واندالیا، ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia,_Illinois" title="Vandalia, Illinois – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Vandalia, Illinois" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia,_Ilinwa" title="Vandalia, Ilinwa – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Vandalia, Ilinwa" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(urbs)" title="Vandalia (urbs) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Vandalia (urbs)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7_(%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C)" title="واندالیا (ایلینوی) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="واندالیا (ایلینوی)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2_(%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8E%E3%82%A4%E5%B7%9E)" title="ヴァンダリア (イリノイ州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ヴァンダリア (イリノイ州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%8F_(%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81)" title="Вандалия (Иллинойс) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Вандалия (Иллинойс)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandalia_(Illinois)" title="Vandalia (Illinois) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Vandalia (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" 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/ tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%8F_(%D0%86%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81)" title="Вандалія (Іллінойс) – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Вандалія (Іллінойс)" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%92" title="وینڈیلیا، الینوائے – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="وینڈیلیا، الینوائے" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Downtown_Vandalia_IL_1.jpg/500px-Downtown_Vandalia_IL_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3592" data-file-height="2024" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"Oldest Existing Illinois Capital City"</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fayette_County_Illinois_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vandalia_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Vandalia in Fayette County, Illinois."><img alt="Location of Vandalia in Fayette County, Illinois." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Fayette_County_Illinois_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vandalia_Highlighted.svg/250px-Fayette_County_Illinois_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vandalia_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Fayette_County_Illinois_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vandalia_Highlighted.svg/375px-Fayette_County_Illinois_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vandalia_Highlighted.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Fayette_County_Illinois_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vandalia_Highlighted.svg/500px-Fayette_County_Illinois_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Vandalia_Highlighted.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="502" data-file-height="353" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Vandalia in Fayette County, Illinois.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_in_United_States_(US48).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location of Illinois in the United States"><img alt="Location of Illinois in the United States" 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.geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vandalia,_Illinois&params=38_58_31_N_89_06_42_W_type:city(7458)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°58′31″N</span> <span class="longitude">89°06′42″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.97528°N 89.11167°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.97528; -89.11167</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/23px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/35px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Illinois.svg/46px-Flag_of_Illinois.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">County</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Illinois" title="Fayette County, Illinois">Fayette</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Townships</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vandalia_Township,_Fayette_County,_Illinois" title="Vandalia Township, Fayette County, Illinois">Vandalia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bear_Grove_Township,_Fayette_County,_Illinois" title="Bear Grove Township, Fayette County, Illinois">Bear Grove</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Township,_Fayette_County,_Illinois" title="Sharon Township, Fayette County, Illinois">Sharon</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1819</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Ricky J. Gottman</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">8.16 sq mi (21.14 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">8.15 sq mi (21.10 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.02 sq mi (0.04 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">518 ft (158 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7,458</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">915.43/sq mi (353.46/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Central_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Central Time Zone">CST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Central_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">62471</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_618" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 618">618</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standards" title="Federal Information Processing Standards">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">17-77317</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2397119<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://vandaliaillinois.com/">vandaliaillinois<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vandalia</b> is a city in and the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Illinois" title="Fayette County, Illinois">Fayette County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 Census</a>, the population was 7,458. Vandalia is on the <a href="/wiki/Kaskaskia_River" title="Kaskaskia River">Kaskaskia River</a>, and 60 miles (97 km) northeast of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis</a> area. The city served as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_capitals_in_the_United_States" title="List of capitals in the United States">state capital</a> of Illinois from 1819 until 1839, when the seat of state government moved closer to the center of the state in <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>. In the early 19th century, Vandalia became the western terminus of the <a href="/wiki/National_Road" title="National Road">National Road</a> from the <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="East Coast of the United States">East Coast</a>. Since 1933, the <a href="/wiki/Vandalia_State_House_State_Historic_Site" title="Vandalia State House State Historic Site">Vandalia State House State Historic Site</a> preserves and interprets the State House capital building and grounds, originally constructed in 1836. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:VandaliaStateHouse_VandaliaIL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/VandaliaStateHouse_VandaliaIL.jpg/170px-VandaliaStateHouse_VandaliaIL.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/VandaliaStateHouse_VandaliaIL.jpg/255px-VandaliaStateHouse_VandaliaIL.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/VandaliaStateHouse_VandaliaIL.jpg/340px-VandaliaStateHouse_VandaliaIL.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1659" data-file-height="2473" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/Madonna_of_the_Trail" title="Madonna of the Trail">Madonna of the Trail</a></i> statue in front of the Vandalia State House.</figcaption></figure> <p>Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital city for Illinois.<sup id="cite_ref-vandaliaillinois.com_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vandaliaillinois.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous capital, <a href="/wiki/Kaskaskia,_Illinois" title="Kaskaskia, Illinois">Kaskaskia</a>, was unsuitable because it was under the constant threat of flooding. The townsite, located in Bond County at the time,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 5">: 5 </span></sup> was hastily prepared for the 1820 meeting of the Illinois General Assembly.<sup id="cite_ref-vandaliaillinois.com_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vandaliaillinois.com-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1821, Fayette County was created, including Vandalia.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 5">: 5 </span></sup> </p><p>The history of the name Vandalia is uncertain. Different theories can be found in almost all of the books written about Vandalia over the years. In her book <i>Vandalia: Wilderness Capital of Lincoln's Land</i>, Mary Burtschi tells of a conversation between one of the original surveyors of the town and a Vandalia resident. The surveyor, <a href="/wiki/Greenup,_Illinois" title="Greenup, Illinois">Colonel Greenup</a>, explained that <i>Van</i> was suggested by one of the men. He recommended this as an abbreviation to the word <i>vanguard</i> meaning the forefront of an advancing movement. Another suggestion was made for the term <i>dalia</i>, derived from the Anglo-Saxon word <i>dale</i> which means a valley between hills. Greenup takes credit in the conversation for connecting the two terms to form the name <i>Vandalia</i>. </p><p>Another possible source of the name is the <a href="/wiki/Vandalia_colony" class="mw-redirect" title="Vandalia colony">Vandalia colony</a>, a failed attempt to establish a fourteenth colony in part of what is now West Virginia and Kentucky. The Vandalia colony was named in honor of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Charlotte" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Charlotte">Queen Charlotte</a>, who claimed descent from the <a href="/wiki/Wends" title="Wends">Wendish</a> tribe of <a href="/wiki/Obodrites" class="mw-redirect" title="Obodrites">Obodrites</a>, also called the <a href="/wiki/Vandals" title="Vandals">Vandals</a>. </p><p>Another theory put forth is that Vandalia was named by those who located the state capital in the town; according to the story, they mistakenly thought the <a href="/wiki/Vandals" title="Vandals">Vandals</a> were a brave <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">Native American</a> tribe, rather than of Germanic origins.<sup id="cite_ref-historicgville_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historicgville-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The law under which Vandalia was founded included a provision that the capital would not be moved for twenty years.<sup id="cite_ref-longnine_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-longnine-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even before the end of this period, the population center of the state had shifted far north of Vandalia.<sup id="cite_ref-power_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-power-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1837, the General Assembly voted to move the capital to <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-power_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-power-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 21, 1915, the <a href="/wiki/Liberty_Bell" title="Liberty Bell">Liberty Bell</a> passed through Vandalia on its nationwide tour, while being returned to <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Panama-Pacific_International_Exposition_(1915)" class="mw-redirect" title="Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915)">Panama-Pacific International Exposition</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-historicgville_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-historicgville-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-libertybell_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-libertybell-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the early 1960s the sociologist Joseph Lyford examined the social structure of Vandalia in a book-length study that revealed the essentially corporatist nature of decision-making in the city; this work was recently revisited by the Economist newspaper.<sup id="cite_ref-economist_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-economist-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city has a Board of Education.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the public schools in the city are Jefferson Elementary School and former Central School, which was condemned in 1980.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city's first high school was established in 1858.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vandalia is home to the Okaw Valley Area Vocational Center,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which trains high school students in vocational trades. It also serves vocational students from nearby high schools such as those in <a href="/wiki/Greenville_High_School_(Greenville,_Illinois)" title="Greenville High School (Greenville, Illinois)">Greenville</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mulberry_Grove,_Illinois" title="Mulberry Grove, Illinois">Mulberry Grove</a>. The building trades class at the center each year purchases property in Vandalia, builds a house, and sells the improved property. They have sold 33 homes constructed by students.<sup id="cite_ref-okawvalley_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-okawvalley-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the 2010 census, Vandalia has a total area of 8.116 square miles (21.02 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 8.1 square miles (20.98 km<sup>2</sup>) (or 99.8%) is land and 0.016 square miles (0.04 km<sup>2</sup>) (or 0.2%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-census-g001_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-g001-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vandalia is situated on <a href="/wiki/Interstate_70_in_Illinois" title="Interstate 70 in Illinois">Interstate 70</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_40_in_Illinois" title="U.S. Route 40 in Illinois">U.S. Route 40</a> (the National Road) and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_51_in_Illinois" title="U.S. Route 51 in Illinois">U.S. Route 51</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Vandalia, Illinois (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1899–present) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #FF7100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77<br />(25) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84<br />(29) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">89<br />(32) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(34) </td> <td style="background: #FF0A00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(40) </td> <td style="background: #DC0000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">111<br />(44) </td> <td style="background: #FF0300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">106<br />(41) </td> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">98<br />(37) </td> <td style="background: #FF2500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">97<br />(36) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81<br />(27) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72<br />(22) </td> <td style="background: #DC0000; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">111<br />(44) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #F5F5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.9<br />(2.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF8F1; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.9<br />(5.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCE9E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.7<br />(11.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F3F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.1<br />(18.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">74.9<br />(23.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.7<br />(28.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">86.8<br />(30.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">85.9<br />(29.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.6<br />(26.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.7<br />(19.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCA96; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.7<br />(12.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFF9F3; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.5<br />(5.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA246; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">64.2<br />(17.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.8<br />(−1.8) </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0<br />(0.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFF3E8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42.9<br />(6.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.2<br />(12.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.6<br />(18.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">73.5<br />(23.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">76.7<br />(24.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">75.2<br />(24.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF952C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">67.7<br />(19.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.8<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFF0E2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.9<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.6<br />(0.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">54.2<br />(12.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #C4C4FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(−6.3) </td> <td style="background: #CFCFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.2<br />(−4.3) </td> <td style="background: #EAEAFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2<br />(0.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFF2E6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.3<br />(6.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC993; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.2<br />(12.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFA64E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">63.2<br />(17.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF9934; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.6<br />(19.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.4<br />(18.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.8<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.0<br />(6.7) </td> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.1<br />(1.2) </td> <td style="background: #D3D3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(−3.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFEFE0; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">44.1<br />(6.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #4444FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−22<br />(−30) </td> <td style="background: #4F4FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−19<br />(−28) </td> <td style="background: #6A6AFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">−9<br />(−23) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #DBDBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28<br />(−2) </td> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39<br />(4) </td> <td style="background: #FFDFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48<br />(9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFBF8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41<br />(5) </td> <td style="background: #C0C0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(−7) </td> <td style="background: #C6C6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22<br />(−6) </td> <td style="background: #9595FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5<br />(−15) </td> <td style="background: #5555FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">−17<br />(−27) </td> <td style="background: #4444FF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">−22<br />(−30) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> inches (mm) </th> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.97<br />(75) </td> <td style="background: #97FF97; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.49<br />(63) </td> <td style="background: #81FF81; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.32<br />(84) </td> <td style="background: #41FF41; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.86<br />(123) </td> <td style="background: #35FF35; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.30<br />(135) </td> <td style="background: #40FF40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">4.87<br />(124) </td> <td style="background: #6BFF6B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.90<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #84FF84; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.24<br />(82) </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.07<br />(78) </td> <td style="background: #83FF83; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.26<br />(83) </td> <td style="background: #6BFF6B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.76<br />(96) </td> <td style="background: #99FF99; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.69<br />(68) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">43.73<br />(1,111) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 0.01 in)</span> </th> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9 </td> <td style="background: #9D9DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.2 </td> <td style="background: #8989FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.5 </td> <td style="background: #7272FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.0 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #8080FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.9 </td> <td style="background: #9C9CFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.0 </td> <td style="background: #A3A3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">7.4 </td> <td style="background: #A8A8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">6.8 </td> <td style="background: #9999FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.2 </td> <td style="background: #8989FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">9.2 </td> <td style="background: #9898FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.3 </td> <td style="background: #8F8FFF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">106.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/NOAA" class="mw-redirect" title="NOAA">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NCEI_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NCEI-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>419</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>1,145</td><td></td><td>173.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>1,771</td><td></td><td>54.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>2,056</td><td></td><td>16.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>2,144</td><td></td><td>4.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>2,665</td><td></td><td>24.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>2,974</td><td></td><td>11.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>3,316</td><td></td><td>11.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>4,342</td><td></td><td>30.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>5,288</td><td></td><td>21.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>5,471</td><td></td><td>3.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>5,537</td><td></td><td>1.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>5,160</td><td></td><td>−6.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>5,338</td><td></td><td>3.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>6,114</td><td></td><td>14.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>6,975</td><td></td><td>14.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>7,042</td><td></td><td>1.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>7,458</td><td></td><td>5.9%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table><p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> there were 7,458 people, 2,253 households, and 1,247 families residing in the city. The population density was 913.63 inhabitants per square mile (352.75/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,629 housing units at an average density of 322.06 per square mile (124.35/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 83.70% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 10.24% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.86% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.48% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.00% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 1.98% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 2.74% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 6.91% of the population. </p><p>There were 2,253 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.21% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.65% were non-families. 39.28% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 2.25. </p><p>The city's age distribution consisted of 16.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 29% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 144.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 148.2 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $35,862, and the median income for a family was $48,454. Males had a median income of $28,600 versus $23,833 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $17,994. About 16.8% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 22.9% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vandalia_city_hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Vandalia_city_hall.jpg/220px-Vandalia_city_hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Vandalia_city_hall.jpg/330px-Vandalia_city_hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Vandalia_city_hall.jpg/440px-Vandalia_city_hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Vandalia City Hall</figcaption></figure> <p>Vandalia is governed using the mayor council system. The council consists of eight members elected from one of four wards with each ward electing two members. The mayor along with the city clerk and treasurer are elected in a citywide vote.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Elisha_Ames" title="Alfred Elisha Ames">Alfred Elisha Ames</a>, politician and physician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josie_Barnes" title="Josie Barnes">Josie Barnes</a>, professional bowler and winner of the 2021 <a href="/wiki/U.S._Women%27s_Open_(bowling)" title="U.S. Women's Open (bowling)">U.S. Women's Open</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_P._H._Bromwell" title="Henry P. H. Bromwell">Henry P. H. Bromwell</a>, U.S. Representative from Illinois</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Bullington" title="John J. Bullington">John J. Bullington</a>, Illinois politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Levi_Davis_(politician)" title="Levi Davis (politician)">Levi Davis</a>, Illinois Auditor and lawyer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/H._Joel_Deckard" title="H. Joel Deckard">H. Joel Deckard</a>, U.S. Representative from Indiana</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lee_D._Ewing" title="William Lee D. Ewing">William Lee D. Ewing</a>, U.S. Senator and fifth <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_M._Farmer" title="William M. Farmer">William M. Farmer</a>, Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferris_Foreman" title="Ferris Foreman">Ferris Foreman</a>, politician and Army colonel</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Heavey" title="John W. Heavey">John W. Heavey</a>, U.S. Army brigadier general, chief of the National Guard Bureau</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_E._Mills" title="Miles E. Mills">Miles E. Mills</a>, Illinois politician and educator</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Remann" title="Frederick Remann">Frederick Remann</a>, Illinois politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/June_Squibb" title="June Squibb">June Squibb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>-nominated actress</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_fiction_and_popular_culture">In fiction and popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: In fiction and popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The case of <i>Frier v. City of Vandalia</i> was a case decided by the <a href="/wiki/Seventh_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals">Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals</a> on the issue of <a href="/wiki/Res_judicata" title="Res judicata">res judicata</a>. The case originally involved a parking dispute in Vandalia but became a pivotal case in <a href="/wiki/Civil_procedure" title="Civil procedure">civil procedure</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Four US Navy ships have been named for <a href="/wiki/USS_Vandalia" title="USS Vandalia">Vandalia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vandalia,_Illinois&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-gnis_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/2397119">U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vandalia, Illinois</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt">"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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