Cairo, Illinois

Cairo is a city in and the county seat of Alexander County, Illinois. The population of the city is 2,831.
Cairo 	Illinois
Incorporated 	1857
County 	Alexander
Population 	2,831
Elevation 	315 ft (96 m)
Mayor 	Dantrell Cummings
City Guildmaster	Navier Watkins
ZIP code 	62914
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
71.39% Black or African American (2,021)
25.75% White (729)
2.86% Other (81)
39.7% (1,123) of Cairo residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Cairo has ridiculous rates of Pokemon theft and murder for a city of its size in Illinois. The city reported 16 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 3.92 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
Located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, Water-type Pokémon sometimes come out of the river and walk into Cairo, often crossing the roads and streets and going through people's yards.
Pokemon 	Location 	Rate
Squirtle 	Water's-edge 	1-55%
Wartortle 	Water's-edge 	1-37%
Blastoise 	Water's-edge 	1-15%
Psyduck 	Water's-edge 	1-40%
Golduck 	Water's-edge 	1-15%
Poliwag 	Water's-edge 	1-65%
Poliwhirl 	Water's-edge 	1-50%
Poliwrath 	Water's-edge 	1-25%
Magikarp 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-90%
Gyarados 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-2%
Eevee 	Water's-edge 	1-12%
Vaporeon 	Water's-edge 	1-45%
Totodile 	Water's-edge 	1-5%
Chinchou 	Water's-edge 	1-11%
Marill 	Water's-edge 	1-30%
Azumarill 	Water's-edge 	1-15%
Politoed 	Water's-edge 	1-25%
Wooper 	Water's-edge 	1-75%
Quagsire 	Water's-edge 	1-55%
Mudkip 	Water's-edge 	1-75%
Marshtomp 	Water's-edge 	1-53%
Swampert 	Water's-edge 	1-28%
Azurill 	Water's-edge 	1-23%
Buizel 	Water's-edge 	1-75%
Floatzel 	Water's-edge 	1-50%
Oshawott 	Water's-edge 	1-30%
Dewott 	Water's-edge 	1-15%
Tympole 	Water's-edge (Fishing)	1-72%
Palpitoad 	Water's-edge 	1-56%
Seismitoad	Water's-edge 	1-31%
Froakie 	Water's-edge 	1-40%
Frogadier 	Water's-edge 	1-25%
Greninja 	Water's-edge 	1-9%
Dewpider 	Water's-edge 	1-30%
Araquanid 	Water's-edge 	1-15%
== Fun facts ==
* The entire city was evacuated during the 2011 Mississippi River Floods, after the Ohio River rose higher than the 1937 flood levels, with the possibility of 15 feet of water inundating Cairo. The United States Army Corps of Engineers breached levees in the Mississippi flood zone below Cairo in Missouri to prevent flooding in Cairo and other more populous areas further upstream along both the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
* Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees.
* Cairo has a reputation for being one of the creepiest and most depressing towns in the United States based off of appearance driving through.
* There's very little Cairo has left to offer. It has a couple of local restaurants and businesses, Quality Inn, Dollar General, Cairo Regional Airport, a few public battle fields, a sports complex, and that's about it.
* Blues musician Henry Townsend grew up in Cairo.
* Cairo's decline escalated following an extended period of racial unrest between 1967 and 1973. More information on it can be found on Wikipedia.
Category:Illinois Cities