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Tamms, Illinois
Tamms is a village in Tamms Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 430 at the 2020 census, down from 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Tamms was established under the name of Idlewild in 1883.
The railroad service ended in the 1970s and therefore the economy declined.
Tamms is the location of the Tamms Correctional Center, a super-maximum correctional facility that was operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections and housed the State of Illinois execution chamber. Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011. This prison was closed in 2013.
Tamms is located at 37°14′25″N 89°15′53″W / 37.24028°N 89.26472°W (37.240207, -89.264822).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Tamms has a total area of 2.33 square miles (6.03 km2), all land.
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
As of the 2020 census there were 430 people, 220 households, and 148 families residing in the village. The population density was 184.39 inhabitants per square mile (71.19/km2). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 102.06 per square mile (39.41/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 67.91% White, 28.60% African American, 0.93% Native American, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.
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Tamms, Illinois
Tamms is a village in Tamms Precinct, Alexander County, Illinois, United States. The population was 430 at the 2020 census, down from 632 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Tamms was established under the name of Idlewild in 1883.
The railroad service ended in the 1970s and therefore the economy declined.
Tamms is the location of the Tamms Correctional Center, a super-maximum correctional facility that was operated by the Illinois Department of Corrections and housed the State of Illinois execution chamber. Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2011. This prison was closed in 2013.
Tamms is located at 37°14′25″N 89°15′53″W / 37.24028°N 89.26472°W (37.240207, -89.264822).
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Tamms has a total area of 2.33 square miles (6.03 km2), all land.
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
As of the 2020 census there were 430 people, 220 households, and 148 families residing in the village. The population density was 184.39 inhabitants per square mile (71.19/km2). There were 238 housing units at an average density of 102.06 per square mile (39.41/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 67.91% White, 28.60% African American, 0.93% Native American, and 2.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.63% of the population.