- Location: Pulaski County, Illinois
- Legal status: City
- Population: 692 (Change since 1990: -9.5%)
- Name origin: Indian mounds
- Previously known as: Emporium City
- Located along IL 37 upstream from Cairo on the Ohio River
- Latitude: 37°05'07" N (+37.0853)
- Longitude: 89°09'45" W (-89.1625)
- Elevation: 320 feet above sea level
- Precinct: Mound City
- Land area: 0.71 square miles (454.9 acres)
- Water area: 0.05 square miles (31.8 acres)
As the crow flies, Mound City is...
Name origin
Named for the large Indian mounds in the area
Timeline
- May 31, 1856
- Mound City Post office opened
- Jan. 29, 1857
- Mound City incorporated
| Year | Population | Percent change |
|---|
| 1990 | 765 | -- |
| 2000 | 692 | -9.5% |