Shanghai City, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

Shanghai City, Illinois

Unincorporated community

Shanghai City, Illinois

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Shanghai City, Illinois

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Coordinates: 41°03′03″N 90°29′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.05083°N 90.49667°W﻿ / 41.05083; -90.49667
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Warren
Elevation

| 725 ft (221 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code| 309
GNIS feature ID| 421689[1]

Shanghai City is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Illinois, United States. Shanghai City is 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Alexis.

The community was originally named Ionia. Its present name comes from the Shanghai rooster, an aggressive rooster once commonly used in cockfighting. At its peak in the 1850s, Shanghai City had roughly 250 residents and several businesses, including a wagon factory. Its population steadily declined in the twentieth century, and after a 1968 tornado it was reduced to six homes and a school building.[2]

## References

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1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shanghai City, Illinois
2. ^ Spurgin, Bob (July 8, 1972). "Ghost Town". The Rock Island Argus. p. 22. Retrieved December 26, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Municipalities and communities of Warren County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Monmouth

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* Monmouth

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Villages|

* Alexis‡
* Avon‡
* Kirkwood
* Little York
* Roseville

Townships|

* Berwick
* Cold Brook
* Ellison
* Floyd
* Greenbush
* Hale
* Kelly
* Lenox
* Monmouth
* Point Pleasant
* Roseville
* Spring Grove
* Sumner
* Swan
* Tompkins

CDP|

* Cameron

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* Berwick
* Coldbrook
* Eleanor
* Gerlaw
* Greenbush
* Larchland
* Ormonde
* Ponemah
* Shanghai City
* Smithshire
* Swan Creek
* Utah
* Youngstown

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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