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Metropolis is a city and the county seat in Massac County, Illinois, United States. It is located by the Ohio River. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 5,969, [2] down from 6,537 in 2010. [3] Metropolis is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area in Southern Illinois.
The highway passes a "Home of Superman" sign as it enters Metropolis, Illinois. The route crosses the Ohio River over the Brookport Bridge, and then curves to the west to travel through downtown Metropolis. It continues northwest to Vienna, after which it turns to the northeast. US 45 north of IL 141
Harrah's Metropolis is a riverboat casino located on the Ohio River in Metropolis, Illinois. It opened in 1993 as Players Island , a joint venture between Players International and show business impresario Merv Griffin as one of the state's first casinos.
Massac County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 14,169. [1] Established in 1843 and named for a French fort founded in the 18th century, its county seat is Metropolis. [2] Massac County is included in the Paducah, KY-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Ohio Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 814 and it contained 396 housing units. [ 1 ] Ohio Township changed its name from Richland Township in June 1850.
Illinois Route 145 is a north–south state road in southern Illinois. It splits off from U.S. Route 45 near Metropolis (across the Ohio River from Paducah, Kentucky) and runs north, rejoining U.S. 45 in Harrisburg. This is a distance of 43.47 miles (69.96 km). [1]
A map of the Ohio River valley, drawn by Bellin from observations by de Lery, is in Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix's History of New France. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] The 1744 Bellin map, "Map of Louisiana" ( French : Carte de La Louisiane ), has an inscription at a point south of the Ohio River and north of the Falls: "Place where one found the ...