Robinson, Illinois
city in Illinois, United States
Robinson is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,150 at the 2020 census, down from 7,713 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Robinson is in the center of Crawford County. Illinois Route 33 passes through the center of the city as Main Street, leading east 7 miles (11 km) to Palestine near the Indiana border and west 24 miles (39 km) to Newton.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Robinson has a total area of 4.76 square miles (12.33 km2), of which 4.70 square miles (12.17 km2) (or 98.72%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 1.28%) is water.
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Robinson has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Robinson was 108 °F (42.2 °C) on July 22, 1901, while the coldest temperature recorded was −20 °F (−28.9 °C) on February 9, 1899.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Robinson had a population of 7,150, with 1,605 families residing in the city. The median age was 40.3 years. 18.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Robinson, Illinois” as city in Illinois, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in Illinois, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q371281. VIAF identifies the subject as 130202641. The Library of Congress control number is n82013159. Authority coordinates are 39.006, -87.739. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2010, 2021 and 1901.
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How to read it
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This entry incorporates text from “Robinson, Illinois” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.