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href="#Villages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Villages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Villages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unincorporated_Communities" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unincorporated_Communities"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Unincorporated Communities</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unincorporated_Communities-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Former_Settlement" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_Settlement"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>Former Settlement</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_Settlement-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Precincts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_K%C5%ABn_(Illinois)" title="Monroe Kūn (Illinois) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Monroe Kūn (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%BE_(%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0,_%D0%86%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81)" title="Манро (акруга, Ілінойс) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Манро (акруга, Ілінойс)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%80%D0%BE_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%98%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81)" title="Монро (окръг, Илинойс) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Монро (окръг, Илинойс)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Illinois" title="Monroe County, Illinois – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Monroe County, Illinois" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Illinois)" title="Monroe County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Monroe County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Illinois" title="Monroe County, Illinois – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Monroe County, Illinois" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(Illinois)" title="Monroe County (Illinois) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Monroe County (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_maakond_(Illinois)" title="Monroe maakond (Illinois) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Monroe maakond (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%9C%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%B5_(%CE%99%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CE%B9)" title="Κομητεία Μονρόε (Ιλινόι) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κομητεία Μονρόε (Ιλινόι)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Monroe_(Illinois)" title="Condado de Monroe (Illinois) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Monroe (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Monroe_(Ilinojso)" title="Kantono Monroe (Ilinojso) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Monroe (Ilinojso)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_konderria_(Illinois)" title="Monroe konderria (Illinois) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Monroe konderria (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C" title="شهرستان مونرو، ایلینوی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان مونرو، ایلینوی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Monroe_(Illinois)" title="Comté de Monroe (Illinois) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Monroe (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A4%DB%8C)" title="مونرو شأرستان (ايلينؤی) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="مونرو شأرستان (ايلينؤی)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A8%BC%EB%A1%9C%EA%B5%B0_(%EC%9D%BC%EB%A6%AC%EB%85%B8%EC%9D%B4%EC%A3%BC)" title="먼로군 (일리노이주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="먼로군 (일리노이주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%B8%D5%B6%D6%80%D5%B8_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D4%BB%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%B8%D5%B5%D5%BD)" title="Մոնրո շրջան (Իլինոյս) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Մոնրո շրջան (Իլինոյս)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8C_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%B8" title="মনরৌ কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="মনরৌ কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Monroe_(Illinois)" title="Contea di Monroe (Illinois) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Monroe (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Comitatus_(Illinoesia)" title="Monroe Comitatus (Illinoesia) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Monroe Comitatus (Illinoesia)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_megye_(Illinois)" title="Monroe megye (Illinois) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Monroe megye (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C)" title="مونرو شهرستان (ایلینوی) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="مونرو شهرستان (ایلینوی)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_G%C3%B4ng_(Illinois)" title="Monroe Gông (Illinois) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Monroe Gông (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County_(Illinois)" title="Monroe County (Illinois) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Monroe County (Illinois)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-settlement .maptable{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-header,.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Monroe County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monroe_County_Courthouse,_Waterloo.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo"><img alt="Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Monroe_County_Courthouse%2C_Waterloo.jpg/300px-Monroe_County_Courthouse%2C_Waterloo.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Monroe_County_Courthouse%2C_Waterloo.jpg/450px-Monroe_County_Courthouse%2C_Waterloo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Monroe_County_Courthouse%2C_Waterloo.jpg/600px-Monroe_County_Courthouse%2C_Waterloo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6016" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Monroe County Courthouse in Waterloo</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Monroe_County,_Illinois.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Monroe County"><img alt="Flag of Monroe County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png/100px-Flag_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png/150px-Flag_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Flag_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png/200px-Flag_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Monroe_County,_Illinois.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Monroe County"><img alt="Official seal of Monroe County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/Seal_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png/100px-Seal_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c2/Seal_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png/150px-Seal_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png 1.5x, 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Logo_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png/195px-Logo_of_Monroe_County%2C_Illinois.png 2x" data-file-width="211" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Logo</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of Illinois"><img alt="Map of Illinois highlighting Monroe County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/150px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/225px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Monroe_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="576" data-file-height="1026" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Illinois's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Illinois" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Illinois_in_United_States.svg/300px-Illinois_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Illinois_in_United_States.svg/450px-Illinois_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Illinois_in_United_States.svg/600px-Illinois_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Illinois's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Monroe_County,_Illinois&params=38.28_N_90.18_W_type:city(34962)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°17′N</span> <span class="longitude">90°11′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.28°N 90.18°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.28; -90.18</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 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class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1816</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data">Waterloo</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">398 sq mi (1,030 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">385 sq mi (1,000 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">13 sq mi (30 km<sup>2</sup>)  3.3%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">34,962</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">34,957 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">88/sq mi (34/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 12th congressional district">12th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://monroecountyil.gov/">monroecountyil<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Monroe County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>. According to the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, it had a population of 34,962.<sup id="cite_ref-QF_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> and largest city is <a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monroe County is included in the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">MO</a>-IL <a href="/wiki/Greater_St._Louis" title="Greater St. Louis">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known historically as "<a href="/wiki/Little_Egypt_(region)" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Egypt (region)">Little Egypt</a>". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">Indigenous peoples</a> lived along the Mississippi River and related waterways for thousands of years before European contact. <a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a> <a href="/wiki/Jesuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesuit">Jesuit</a> priests in the <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Country" title="Illinois Country">Illinois Country</a> encountered the <a href="/wiki/Kaskaskia" title="Kaskaskia">Kaskaskia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cahokia" title="Cahokia">Cahokia</a>, bands of the <a href="/wiki/Illiniwek" class="mw-redirect" title="Illiniwek">Illiniwek</a> confederacy. </p><p>The first <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">European</a> settlement in this area was <a href="/wiki/St._Philippe,_Illinois" title="St. Philippe, Illinois">St. Philippe</a>, founded in 1723 by <a href="/wiki/Philip_Francois_Renault" class="mw-redirect" title="Philip Francois Renault">Philippe François Renault</a>, a <a href="/wiki/French_people" title="French people">French</a> <a href="/wiki/Courtier" title="Courtier">courtier</a>, on his concession about three miles north of <a href="/wiki/Fort_de_Chartres" title="Fort de Chartres">Fort de Chartres</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>. This early agricultural community quickly produced a surplus, and grains were sold to the lower <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> colony for years. They were integral to that community's survival, as its climate did not allow cultivation of such staple grains. </p><p>Monroe County was formed in 1816 out of <a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_Illinois" title="Randolph County, Illinois">Randolph</a> and <a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois" title="St. Clair County, Illinois">St. Clair</a> counties, as the 8th county created from the then <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Territory" title="Illinois Territory">Illinois Territory</a>. </p> <blockquote><p>Beginning on the Mississippi River where the base line, which is about three-fourths of a mile below Judge Briggs's present residence, strikes the said river; thence with the base line until it strikes the first township line therefrom; thence southeast to the southeast corner of township two south, range nine west; thence south to the southeast corner of township four north, range nine west; thence southwestwardly to the Mississippi, so as to include Alexander McNabb's farm, and thence up the Mississippi to the beginning shall constitute a separate county, to be called MONROE.<br /> Illinois <i>Territorial Laws 1815-16</i>, p. 25<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>It was named in honor of <a href="/wiki/James_Monroe" title="James Monroe">James Monroe</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who had just served as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_War" title="United States Secretary of War">United States Secretary of War</a> and who was elected <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> later that same year. Its first county seat was <a href="/wiki/Harrisonville,_Illinois" title="Harrisonville, Illinois">Harrisonville</a>, named for <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a>, former governor of the <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Territory" title="Northwest Territory">Northwest Territory</a> and future President. Harrison invested in several tracts of land in the <a href="/wiki/American_Bottoms" class="mw-redirect" title="American Bottoms">American Bottoms</a> above Harrisonville, mostly in the present precinct of Moredock, ownership of which he retained until his death.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a> was designated as the mantle of county seat in 1825. The sites of the colonial towns of St. Philippe and Harrisonville were submerged by the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a>, in flooding caused by <a href="/wiki/Deforestation" title="Deforestation">deforestation</a> of river banks during the <a href="/wiki/Steamboat" title="Steamboat">steamboat</a> years. Crews cut so many trees that banks destabilized and collapsed in the current, making the river wider and more shallow from <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> to the confluence with the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_River" title="Ohio River">Ohio River</a>. This change caused more severe flooding, as well as lateral channel changes, such as the one that cut off the village of <a href="/wiki/Kaskaskia" title="Kaskaskia">Kaskaskia</a> from the Illinois mainland.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>An unincorporated community of Harrisonville was re-established east of the original site. The bounds of Monroe County in 1816 did not include Precincts 1 and 6 (village of Hecker and Prairie du Long), Precinct 1 and most of 6 was added in 1825 from <a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois" title="St. Clair County, Illinois">St. Clair County</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The strip of Precinct 6 from the survey township line east to the Kaskaskia was added, once again from St. Clair, two years later in 1827.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some minor adjustments and clarifications of the boundaries have taken place, but the borders have remained essentially static since 1827. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monroe_County_Illinois_1816.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Monroe County from the time of its creation to 1825"><img alt="Monroe County from the time of its creation to 1825" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Monroe_County_Illinois_1816.png/85px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1816.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Monroe_County_Illinois_1816.png/128px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1816.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Monroe_County_Illinois_1816.png/171px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1816.png 2x" data-file-width="288" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Monroe County from the time of its creation to 1825</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monroe_County_Illinois_1825.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Monroe County between 1825 and 1827"><img alt="Monroe County between 1825 and 1827" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Monroe_County_Illinois_1825.png/85px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1825.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Monroe_County_Illinois_1825.png/128px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1825.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Monroe_County_Illinois_1825.png/171px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1825.png 2x" data-file-width="288" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Monroe County between 1825 and 1827</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Monroe_County_Illinois_1827.png" class="mw-file-description" title="In 1827, an adjustment to Monroe County's border with St. Clair brought it to its present territory"><img alt="In 1827, an adjustment to Monroe County's border with St. Clair brought it to its present territory" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Monroe_County_Illinois_1827.png/85px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1827.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Monroe_County_Illinois_1827.png/128px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1827.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Monroe_County_Illinois_1827.png/171px-Monroe_County_Illinois_1827.png 2x" data-file-width="288" data-file-height="405" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">In 1827, an adjustment to Monroe County's border with St. Clair brought it to its present territory</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 398 square miles (1,030 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 385 square miles (1,000 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 13 square miles (34 km<sup>2</sup>) (3.3%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-census-density_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-density-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The western part of the county on the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> is part of the <a href="/wiki/American_Bottom" title="American Bottom">American Bottom</a> floodplain, while the eastern portion of the county is relatively flat and was originally <a href="/wiki/Prairie" title="Prairie">prairie</a>. The transition zone between has high <a href="/wiki/Cliff" title="Cliff">bluffs</a> of <a href="/wiki/Limestone" title="Limestone">limestone</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dolomite_(rock)" title="Dolomite (rock)">dolomite</a> and has distinctive <a href="/wiki/Karst" title="Karst">Karst</a> topography with numerous <a href="/wiki/Sinkholes" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinkholes">sinkholes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caves" class="mw-redirect" title="Caves">caves</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Spring_(hydrosphere)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spring (hydrosphere)">springs</a>. Mississippi River bluffs along Monroe County's western border make the county part of the “Illinois Ozarks.” The county's roughly 500 limestone sinkholes, most filled with dense woods, add to Monroe County's unusual visual appeal. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate_and_weather">Climate and weather</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate and weather"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 19.5em; float: right; clear: both; text-align: center; border: solid 1px silver" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo, Illinois</a> </th></tr> <tr><th style="font-size: 90%">Climate chart (<a href="/wiki/Template:Climate_chart/How_to_read_a_climate_chart" title="Template:Climate chart/How to read a climate chart">explanation</a>)</th></tr> <tr><td><table class="infobox" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: both; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">F</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">S</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">O</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">N</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">D</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.17856em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:6.6622222222222em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.6622222222222em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">38</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.1622222222222em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">20</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.2192em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:7.2177777777778em;height:2.1111111111111em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.3288888888889em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">44</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.7177777777778em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">25</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.89484em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.7</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.3288888888889em;height:2.2222222222222em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.551111111111em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">55</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.8288888888889em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">35</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.11328em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">4.2</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.44em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.773333333333em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">66</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.94em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">45</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.05232em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.551111111111em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.884444444444em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">76</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.0511111111111em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">55</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.03708em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:11.551111111111em;height:2.2222222222222em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.773333333333em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">84</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.051111111111em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">64</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.159em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">4.3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:11.995555555556em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.328888888889em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">89</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.495555555556em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">68</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.59004em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.1</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:11.773333333333em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.106666666667em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">87</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.273333333333em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">66</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.73228em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.995555555556em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.328888888889em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">80</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.4955555555556em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">59</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.5494em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.1</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.6622222222222em;height:2.4444444444444em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.106666666667em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">69</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.1622222222222em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">47</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.13868em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">4.2</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.44em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.44em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">54</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.94em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">36</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.7272em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:7.2177777777778em;height:1.8888888888889em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.1066666666667em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">42</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.7177777777778em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">25</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °F</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in inches</td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em">Source: The Weather Channel<sup id="cite_ref-weather_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weather-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: both; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="12">Metric conversion</th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">F</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">S</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">O</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">N</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">D</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.17856em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">59</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:6.6622222222222em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.6622222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">3</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.1622222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−7</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.2192em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">61</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:7.2177777777778em;height:2.1111111111111em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.3288888888889em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">7</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.7177777777778em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−4</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.89484em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">95</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.3288888888889em;height:2.2222222222222em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.551111111111em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">13</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.8288888888889em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">2</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.11328em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">106</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.44em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:11.773333333333em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">19</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.94em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">7</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.05232em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">103</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.551111111111em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.884444444444em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">24</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.0511111111111em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">13</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.03708em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">102</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:11.551111111111em;height:2.2222222222222em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.773333333333em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">29</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.051111111111em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">18</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.159em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">108</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:11.995555555556em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.328888888889em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">32</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.495555555556em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">20</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.59004em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">80</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:11.773333333333em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:14.106666666667em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">31</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.273333333333em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">19</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.73228em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">87</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.995555555556em;height:2.3333333333333em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.328888888889em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">27</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.4955555555556em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">15</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.5494em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">77</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.6622222222222em;height:2.4444444444444em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.106666666667em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">21</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.1622222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">8</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.13868em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">107</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.44em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.44em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">12</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.94em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">2</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.7272em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">86</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:7.2177777777778em;height:1.8888888888889em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.1066666666667em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">6</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.7177777777778em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−4</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °C</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in mm</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Waterloo have ranged from a low of 20 °F (−7 °C) in January to a high of 89 °F (32 °C) in July, although a record low of −18 °F (−28 °C) was recorded in December 1989 and a record high of 107 °F (42 °C) was recorded in August 1962. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.32 inches (59 mm) in January to 4.25 inches (108 mm) in July.<sup id="cite_ref-weather_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weather-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:I-255.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/I-255.svg/20px-I-255.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/I-255.svg/30px-I-255.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/I-255.svg/40px-I-255.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="751" data-file-height="601" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_255" title="Interstate 255">Interstate 255</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_50.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/US_50.svg/20px-US_50.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/US_50.svg/30px-US_50.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/US_50.svg/40px-US_50.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_50_in_Illinois" title="U.S. Route 50 in Illinois">U.S. Highway 50</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_3.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Illinois_3.svg/20px-Illinois_3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Illinois_3.svg/30px-Illinois_3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Illinois_3.svg/40px-Illinois_3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="385" data-file-height="385" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_3" title="Illinois Route 3">Illinois Route 3</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_156.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Illinois_156.svg/20px-Illinois_156.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Illinois_156.svg/30px-Illinois_156.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Illinois_156.svg/40px-Illinois_156.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="481" data-file-height="385" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_156" title="Illinois Route 156">Illinois Route 156</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_158.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Illinois_158.svg/20px-Illinois_158.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Illinois_158.svg/30px-Illinois_158.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Illinois_158.svg/40px-Illinois_158.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="481" data-file-height="385" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_158" title="Illinois Route 158">Illinois Route 158</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_159.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Illinois_159.svg/20px-Illinois_159.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Illinois_159.svg/30px-Illinois_159.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Illinois_159.svg/40px-Illinois_159.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="481" data-file-height="385" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_159" title="Illinois Route 159">Illinois Route 159</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois" title="St. Clair County, Illinois">St. Clair County</a> - northeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_Illinois" title="Randolph County, Illinois">Randolph County</a> - southeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ste._Genevieve_County,_Missouri" title="Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri">Ste. Genevieve County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> - south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Missouri" title="Jefferson County, Missouri">Jefferson County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> - west</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> - northwest</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_census" title="1820 United States census">1820</a></th><td>1,537</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_census" title="1830 United States census">1830</a></th><td>2,000</td><td></td><td>30.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_census" title="1840 United States census">1840</a></th><td>4,481</td><td></td><td>124.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>7,679</td><td></td><td>71.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>12,832</td><td></td><td>67.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>12,982</td><td></td><td>1.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>13,682</td><td></td><td>5.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>12,948</td><td></td><td>−5.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>13,847</td><td></td><td>6.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>13,508</td><td></td><td>−2.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>12,839</td><td></td><td>−5.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>12,369</td><td></td><td>−3.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>12,754</td><td></td><td>3.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>13,282</td><td></td><td>4.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>15,507</td><td></td><td>16.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>18,831</td><td></td><td>21.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>20,117</td><td></td><td>6.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>22,422</td><td></td><td>11.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>27,619</td><td></td><td>23.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>32,957</td><td></td><td>19.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>34,962</td><td></td><td>6.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">34,957</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>0.0%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010-2013<sup id="cite_ref-QF_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2020<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 United States Census</a>, there were 32,957 people, 12,589 households, and 9,375 families residing in the county.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population density was 85.6 inhabitants per square mile (33.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 13,392 housing units at an average density of 34.8 per square mile (13.4/km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-census-density_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-density-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The racial makeup of the county was 98.0% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp1_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of ancestry, 53.9% were <a href="/wiki/Germans" title="Germans">German</a>, 16.5% were <a href="/wiki/Irish_people" title="Irish people">Irish</a>, 9.6% were <a href="/wiki/English_people" title="English people">English</a>, and 6.2% were <a href="/wiki/Americans" title="Americans">American</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp2-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 12,589 households, 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.5% were non-families, and 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age was 41.0 years.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp1_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $68,253 and the median income for a family was $80,832. Males had a median income of $55,988 versus $39,375 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,091. About 3.5% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.<sup id="cite_ref-census-dp3_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census-dp3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Highways">Highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_255" title="Interstate 255">Interstate 255</a> Overlaps U.S. Highway 50 From Jefferson Barracks Bridge and Missouri east to Route 3 north of Columbia, then north toward Dupo</li></ul> <dl><dd>Provides access to the Interstate System, South Saint Louis County via the J.B. bridge as well as Downtown St. Louis and western St. Clair County</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_50" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway 50">U.S. Highway 50</a> Overlaps Interstate 255 From Jefferson Barracks Bridge and Missouri east to Route 3 north of Columbia, then north toward Dupo</li></ul> <dl><dd>Provides access to the Interstate System, South Saint Louis County via the J.B. bridge as well as Downtown St. Louis and western St. Clair County</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_3" title="Illinois Route 3">Illinois Route 3</a> From Interstate 255 and Dupo south southeast through Columbia and Waterloo on turning east toward Red Bud</li></ul> <dl><dd>Main north-south corridor and the backbone of Monroe County</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_156" title="Illinois Route 156">Illinois Route 156</a> From western terminus at Valmeyer east through Waterloo to Hecker and on to the eastern terminus at Illinois Route 13 west of New Athens and south of Freeburg</li></ul> <dl><dd>Briefly overlaps Illinois Route 159 in and just north of Hecker</dd> <dd>Also called the Valmeyer highway or Hecker highway, west and east of Waterloo, respectively, it runs from the bluffs of the Mississippi to the Kaskaskia</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_158" title="Illinois Route 158">Illinois Route 158</a> From western terminus south of Columbia at Route 3, east northeast toward Millstadt</li></ul> <dl><dd>The area's main link with central and eastern St. Clair County for those not near Hecker</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Route_159" title="Illinois Route 159">Illinois Route 159</a> From southern terminus in Red Bud at Route 3 and Route 154, north through Prairie du Long to Hecker and on toward Smithton</li></ul> <dl><dd>Briefly overlaps Illinois Route 156 in and just north of Hecker</dd> <dd>Significant eastern north-south corridor, provides alternate routes, and primary north-south link for Prairie Du Long and Hecker</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="County_roads">County roads</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: County roads"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Bluff Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>runs along the bluffs from Palmer Rd. northwest of Columbia, through old Valmeyer and Chalfin Bridge, past Fults to Prairie du Rocher in Randolph County</dd></dl> <ul><li>Maeystown Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>runs from Illinois Route 3 in Waterloo (as Lakeview Drive) through Wartburg and Maeystown to Bluff Rd. at Chalfin Bridge</dd></dl> <ul><li>Kaskaskia Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>historic route from Kaskaskia to St. Louis, leaves Illinois Route 3 south of Waterloo, passes through Burksville and St. Joe, descends into the Bottoms outside Renault, crosses Bluff Rd. and railroad tracks to Stringtown Rd.</dd></dl> <ul><li>Hanover Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>Runs from Route 3 west, past New Hanover down the Fountain Gap to Bluff Rd. at Miles Rd. and B Rd.. Marks approximate future border between Columbia and Waterloo.</dd></dl> <ul><li>Gall Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>Northern terminus at Rt. 3/Main St. four-way in Columbia, south across Hanover Rd., and southern terminus at HH Rd. northwest of Waterloo and near Annbriar Golf Course.</dd></dl> <ul><li>HH Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>Runs from Gilmore Lakes Rd., north of Floraville Rd., west across Route 3 in Waterloo (as Country Club Ln.) to Bluff Rd. east of Fountain</dd></dl> <ul><li>KK Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>Runs from the Mississippi River levee opposite Crystal City, Missouri, west across Bluff Rd. up the bluffs at Monroe City, through Madonnaville, across Maeystown Rd., through Burksville and Burksville Station, across Route 3 to J Rd. south of Route 156</dd></dl> <ul><li>LL Road</li></ul> <dl><dd>With a western terminus at Franklin St. in Maeystown, it travels east across Kaskaskia Rd., through Tipton, across Route 3, temporarily overlaps with J Rd. for about 0.5 miles east of Rt. 3 and west of Rt. 159, crosses Rt. 159 south of Hecker and north of Red Bud, ends with eastern terminus at Beck Rd. just west of the Kaskaskia River and near the Nike Missile Site.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_Transportation">Public Transportation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Public Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>There is a regular <a href="/wiki/MetroBus_(St._Louis)" title="MetroBus (St. Louis)">MetroBus</a> express bus, 502X Waterloo-Columbia, running from Waterloo, through Columbia, to the <a href="/wiki/5th_%26_Missouri_(St._Louis_MetroLink)" class="mw-redirect" title="5th & Missouri (St. Louis MetroLink)">MetroLink station</a> in <a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis" class="mw-redirect" title="East St. Louis">East St. Louis</a>.</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rivers">Rivers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Rivers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge_1993_flood_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge_1993_flood_cropped.jpg/240px-Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge_1993_flood_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="180" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge_1993_flood_cropped.jpg/360px-Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge_1993_flood_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge_1993_flood_cropped.jpg/480px-Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge_1993_flood_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge" title="Jefferson Barracks Bridge">J. B. Bridge</a> during <a href="/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1993" title="Great Flood of 1993">the flood of 1993</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Mississippi River</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Bridges and ferries <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Barracks_Bridge" title="Jefferson Barracks Bridge">Jefferson Barracks Bridge</a> - crosses the Mississippi northwest of Columbia, carries Interstate 255</dd></dl></dd> <dd>Access <dl><dd>none</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><b>Kaskaskia River</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>Bridges and ferries <dl><dd>none</dd></dl></dd> <dd>Access <dl><dd>none</dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The closest access to and bridges over the Kaskaskia are downriver at <a href="/wiki/Baldwin,_Illinois" title="Baldwin, Illinois">Baldwin</a> in Randolph County via Route 154 and upriver at <a href="/wiki/New_Athens,_Illinois" title="New Athens, Illinois">New Athens</a> in St. Clair County via Route 13. South of Monroe County, there is a ferry across the Mississippi in Randolph County, providing access to <a href="/wiki/Ste._Genevieve,_Missouri" title="Ste. Genevieve, Missouri">Ste. Genevieve</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pere_Marquette_State_Park" title="Pere Marquette State Park">Pere Marquette State Park</a>, and a bridge at <a href="/wiki/Chester_Bridge" title="Chester Bridge">Chester</a> via Route 150. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While the railroad played a large part in the history and development of the county, the main line through the county, running along Illinois Route 3, has been abandoned and removed. However, <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" title="Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific</a> tracks run through the Bottoms from the <a href="/wiki/Intermodal_freight_transport" title="Intermodal freight transport">intermodal</a> yard at Dupo in St. Clair County, running roughly parallel to Bluff Rd. which crosses them several times, through old Valmeyer and Fults on past Prairie du Rocher in Randolph County. The tracks are still in use, but carry only freight, and have no stops in Monroe County. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aviation">Aviation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Aviation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is a small airfield in the Bottoms west of Columbia called Sackman Field. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Illinois" title="Columbia, Illinois">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Villages">Villages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Villages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fults,_Illinois" title="Fults, Illinois">Fults</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hecker,_Illinois" title="Hecker, Illinois">Hecker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maeystown,_Illinois" title="Maeystown, Illinois">Maeystown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valmeyer,_Illinois" title="Valmeyer, Illinois">Valmeyer</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_Communities">Unincorporated Communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Unincorporated Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ames,_Illinois" title="Ames, Illinois">Ames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burksville,_Illinois" title="Burksville, Illinois">Burksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burksville_Station,_Illinois" title="Burksville Station, Illinois">Burksville Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalfin_Bridge,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chalfin Bridge, Illinois">Chalfin Bridge</a></li> <li>Fountain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisonville,_Illinois" title="Harrisonville, Illinois">Harrisonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonnaville,_Illinois" title="Madonnaville, Illinois">Madonnaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimac,_Illinois" title="Merrimac, Illinois">Merrimac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_City,_Illinois" title="Monroe City, Illinois">Monroe City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hanover,_Illinois" title="New Hanover, Illinois">New Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renault,_Illinois" title="Renault, Illinois">Renault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joe,_Illinois" title="St. Joe, Illinois">St. Joe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipton,_Monroe_County,_Illinois" title="Tipton, Monroe County, Illinois">Tipton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wartburg,_Illinois" title="Wartburg, Illinois">Wartburg</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_Settlement">Former Settlement</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Former Settlement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Philippe,_Illinois" title="St. Philippe, Illinois">St. Philippe</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Precincts">Precincts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Precincts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For census and election purposes, Monroe County is currently divided into 37 numbered precincts. However, for geographical, genealogical, and historic purposes the older, named precincts are of greater utility. </p> <ul><li>Bluff Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>named for the ubiquitous limestone cliffs it sits atop and which run along its western bounds.</dd></dl> <ul><li>Columbia Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>formerly Eagle Precinct from the original <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> name for their settlement, <i>L'Aigle</i></dd></dl> <ul><li>Harrisonville Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>honors <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Harrison" title="William Henry Harrison">William Henry Harrison</a> who also gave his name to a settlement</dd></dl> <ul><li>Mitchie Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>so named for the <a href="/wiki/Mitchigamea" title="Mitchigamea">Mitchegamie Indians</a> who at one time inhabited the extreme southern part of the county</dd></dl> <ul><li>Moredock Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>after John Moredock, territorial legislator, and Major commanding a battalion in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a></dd></dl> <ul><li>New Design Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>named after the settlement began by James Lemen, a confidante of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, in 1786</dd></dl> <ul><li>New Hanover Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>as with the settlement, its name recalls <a href="/wiki/Hanover,_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanover, Germany">Hanover, Germany</a>, hometown of the settlement's founder</dd></dl> <ul><li>Prairie Du Long Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>from <a href="/wiki/Hybrid_word" title="Hybrid word">hybrid</a> French/English "Long Prairie", it was added in 1825, after the county's genesis, the strip along the river in 1827.</dd></dl> <ul><li>Renault Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>also a settlement, for <a href="/wiki/Philip_Francois_Renault" class="mw-redirect" title="Philip Francois Renault">Philip Francois Renault</a> of the French Company of the Indies, an early exploiter of the area</dd></dl> <ul><li>Waterloo Precinct</li></ul> <dl><dd>formerly Fountain Precinct, from Fountain Creek which runs through it on its way to the bluffs and down to the river</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Monroe County, along with neighboring <a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_Illinois" title="Randolph County, Illinois">Randolph County</a>, is located within Regional Office of Education #45.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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Since that time, however, the county has become predominately Republican, and the only Democrats to gain a majority since 1904 have been Catholic <a href="/wiki/Al_Smith" title="Al Smith">Al Smith</a> in 1928, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> in 1932 and 1936, and <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_Johnson" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyndon Johnson">Lyndon Johnson</a> in 1964. Since 1968, Monroe County has been carried by the Republican Presidential nominee in every election except when <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">Bill Clinton</a> won a narrow plurality in 1992. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Monroe County, Illinois<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2020 United States presidential election in Illinois">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14,142 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>66.69%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,569 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.98% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">495 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.33% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2016 United States presidential election in Illinois">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12,629 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.25%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,535 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">28.60% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,190 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2012 United States presidential election in Illinois">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,888 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.24%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,215 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.53% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">391 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2008 United States presidential election in Illinois">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,881 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.50%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,953 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.87% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">295 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.63% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2004 United States presidential election in Illinois">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">9,468 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.84%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,788 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.47% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">114 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.70% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2000 United States presidential election in Illinois">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">7,632 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.32%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,797 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.02% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">367 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.66% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1996 United States presidential election in Illinois">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,350 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46.38%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,798 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.60% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,387 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">12.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1992 United States presidential election in Illinois">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,807 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.33% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,894 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>39.02%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,841 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22.65% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1988 United States presidential election in Illinois">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,275 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.83%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,529 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.74% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">47 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1984 United States presidential election in Illinois">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,936 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>67.89%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,256 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.87% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1980 United States presidential election in Illinois">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,315 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>63.63%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,121 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.45% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">488 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1976 United States presidential election in Illinois">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,602 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.66%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,984 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.00% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">130 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1972 United States presidential election in Illinois">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,479 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>68.44%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,958 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.25% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.31% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1968 United States presidential election in Illinois">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,086 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.48%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,822 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,259 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">13.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1964 United States presidential election in Illinois">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,936 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.08% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,605 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.92%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1960 United States presidential election in Illinois">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,731 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.17%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,398 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1956 United States presidential election in Illinois">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,715 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.03%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,648 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.96% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1952 United States presidential election in Illinois">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,528 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.07%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,430 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.92% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.01% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1948 United States presidential election in Illinois">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,403 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.65%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,026 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.30% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1944 United States presidential election in Illinois">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,032 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>66.00%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,068 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">33.85% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1940 United States presidential election in Illinois">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,754 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>62.54%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,826 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.17% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1936 United States presidential election in Illinois">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,226 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.09% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,477 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.76%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">147 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1932 United States presidential election in Illinois">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,186 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">34.93% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,993 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>63.80%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">80 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.28% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1928 United States presidential election in Illinois">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,721 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">48.03% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,934 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.79%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.18% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1924 United States presidential election in Illinois">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,390 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48.35%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,369 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.70% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,184 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23.95% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1920 United States presidential election in Illinois">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,955 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>70.11%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">932 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">22.11% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">328 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.78% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1916 United States presidential election in Illinois">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,825 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.91%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,104 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.39% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.71% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1912 United States presidential election in Illinois">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,433 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>45.42%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,398 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.31% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">324 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">10.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1908 United States presidential election in Illinois">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,733 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.95%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,512 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.20% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.86% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1904 United States presidential election in Illinois">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,622 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>52.32%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,440 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">46.45% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.23% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1900 United States presidential election in Illinois">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,535 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.40% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,757 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.11%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.48% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1896 United States presidential election in Illinois">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,446 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.18% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,652 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>52.76%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.05% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1892 United States presidential election in Illinois">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,153 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">40.05% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,611 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.96%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">115 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.99% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Columbia Community Unit School District 4</li> <li>Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3</li> <li>Waterloo Community Unit School District 5<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fountain_Creek_Bridge" title="Fountain Creek Bridge">Fountain Creek Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Caverns_State_Natural_Area" title="Illinois Caverns State Natural Area">Illinois Caverns State Natural Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaskaskia_River_State_Fish_and_Wildlife_Area" title="Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area">Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Monroe_County,_Illinois" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Illinois">National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Illinois</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Monroe_County,_Illinois&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois"><span>Waterloo</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Illinois" title="List of municipalities in Illinois">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Illinois" title="Columbia, Illinois">Columbia</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Illinois highlighting Monroe County"><img alt="" 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Illinois">Chaflin Bridge</a></li> <li>Fountain</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisonville,_Illinois" title="Harrisonville, Illinois">Harrisonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madonnaville,_Illinois" title="Madonnaville, Illinois">Madonnaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Merrimac,_Illinois" title="Merrimac, Illinois">Merrimac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_City,_Illinois" title="Monroe City, Illinois">Monroe City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hanover,_Illinois" title="New Hanover, Illinois">New Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renault,_Illinois" title="Renault, Illinois">Renault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joe,_Illinois" title="St. Joe, Illinois">St. Joe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tipton,_Monroe_County,_Illinois" title="Tipton, Monroe County, Illinois">Tipton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wartburg,_Illinois" title="Wartburg, Illinois">Wartburg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Illinois_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Illinois (state)"><span>Illinois portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Illinois_Metro-East_region" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Illinois" title="List of counties in Illinois">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bond_County,_Illinois" title="Bond County, Illinois">Bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_Illinois" title="Calhoun County, Illinois">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Illinois" title="Clinton County, Illinois">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_County,_Illinois" title="Jersey County, Illinois">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macoupin_County,_Illinois" title="Macoupin County, Illinois">Macoupin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Illinois" title="Madison County, Illinois">Madison</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois" title="St. Clair County, Illinois">St. Clair</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="10" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Metro-East.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of Metro-East"><img alt="Map of Metro-East" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Metro-East.svg/75px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Metro-East.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Metro-East.svg/113px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Metro-East.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Metro-East.svg/150px-Map_of_Illinois_highlighting_Metro-East.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3453" data-file-height="6157" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major cities (25,000+)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton,_Illinois" title="Alton, Illinois">Alton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Illinois" title="Edwardsville, Illinois">Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite_City,_Illinois" title="Granite City, Illinois">Granite City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Illinois" title="O'Fallon, Illinois">O'Fallon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cities (5,000-25,000)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bethalto,_Illinois" title="Bethalto, Illinois">Bethalto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cahokia_Heights,_Illinois" title="Cahokia Heights, Illinois">Cahokia Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlinville,_Illinois" title="Carlinville, Illinois">Carlinville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collinsville,_Illinois" title="Collinsville, Illinois">Collinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Illinois" title="Columbia, Illinois">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Alton,_Illinois" title="East Alton, Illinois">East Alton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois" title="East St. Louis, Illinois">East St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview_Heights,_Illinois" title="Fairview Heights, Illinois">Fairview Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Carbon,_Illinois" title="Glen Carbon, Illinois">Glen Carbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godfrey,_Illinois" title="Godfrey, Illinois">Godfrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_Illinois" title="Greenville, Illinois">Greenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland,_Illinois" title="Highland, Illinois">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerseyville,_Illinois" title="Jerseyville, Illinois">Jerseyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryville,_Illinois" title="Maryville, Illinois">Maryville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mascoutah,_Illinois" title="Mascoutah, Illinois">Mascoutah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontoon_Beach,_Illinois" title="Pontoon Beach, Illinois">Pontoon Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiloh,_Illinois" title="Shiloh, Illinois">Shiloh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staunton,_Illinois" title="Staunton, Illinois">Staunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swansea,_Illinois" title="Swansea, Illinois">Swansea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Illinois" title="Troy, Illinois">Troy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wood_River,_Illinois" title="Wood River, Illinois">Wood River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Communities (1,000-5,000)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albers,_Illinois" title="Albers, Illinois">Albers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aviston,_Illinois" title="Aviston, Illinois">Aviston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beckemeyer,_Illinois" title="Beckemeyer, Illinois">Beckemeyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benld,_Illinois" title="Benld, Illinois">Benld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breese,_Illinois" title="Breese, Illinois">Breese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brighton,_Illinois" title="Brighton, Illinois">Brighton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bunker_Hill,_Illinois" title="Bunker Hill, Illinois">Bunker Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlyle,_Illinois" title="Carlyle, Illinois">Carlyle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caseyville,_Illinois" title="Caseyville, Illinois">Caseyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dupo,_Illinois" title="Dupo, Illinois">Dupo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairmont_City,_Illinois" title="Fairmont City, Illinois">Fairmont City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeburg,_Illinois" title="Freeburg, Illinois">Freeburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germantown,_Illinois" title="Germantown, Illinois">Germantown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gillespie,_Illinois" title="Gillespie, Illinois">Gillespie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Girard,_Illinois" title="Girard, Illinois">Girard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Illinois" title="Hartford, Illinois">Hartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon,_Illinois" title="Lebanon, Illinois">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Illinois" title="Madison, Illinois">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marissa,_Illinois" title="Marissa, Illinois">Marissa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Millstadt,_Illinois" title="Millstadt, Illinois">Millstadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Olive,_Illinois" title="Mount Olive, Illinois">Mount Olive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Athens,_Illinois" title="New Athens, Illinois">New Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Baden,_Illinois" title="New Baden, Illinois">New Baden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosewood_Heights,_Illinois" title="Rosewood Heights, Illinois">Rosewood Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roxana,_Illinois" title="Roxana, Illinois">Roxana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Jacob,_Illinois" title="St. Jacob, Illinois">St. Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smithton,_Illinois" title="Smithton, Illinois">Smithton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Roxana,_Illinois" title="South Roxana, Illinois">South Roxana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_Illinois" title="Trenton, Illinois">Trenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valmeyer,_Illinois" title="Valmeyer, Illinois">Valmeyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venice,_Illinois" title="Venice, Illinois">Venice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virden,_Illinois" title="Virden, Illinois">Virden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wamac,_Illinois" title="Wamac, Illinois">Wamac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Park,_Illinois" title="Washington Park, Illinois">Washington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worden,_Illinois" title="Worden, Illinois">Worden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transit systems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County_Transit" title="Madison County Transit">Madison County Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Transit_(St._Louis)" title="Metro Transit (St. Louis)">Metro Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Central_Illinois_Mass_Transit_District" title="South Central Illinois Mass Transit District">South Central Illinois Mass Transit District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County_Transit_District" title="St. Clair County Transit District">St. Clair County Transit District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton_station_(Illinois)" title="Alton station (Illinois)">Alton station</a></li> <li>Belleville station <i>(former)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System" title="Interstate Highway System">Interstates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_55" title="Interstate 55">I-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_64" title="Interstate 64">I-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_70" title="Interstate 70">I-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_255" title="Interstate 255">I-255</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_270_(Illinois%E2%80%93Missouri)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 270 (Illinois–Missouri)">I-270</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Illinois" title="List of airports in Illinois">Airports</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MidAmerica_St._Louis_Airport" title="MidAmerica St. Louis Airport">MidAmerica St. Louis Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Downtown_Airport" title="St. Louis Downtown Airport">St. Louis Downtown Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Metro-East_Airport" title="St. Louis Metro-East Airport">St. Louis Metro-East Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Regional_Airport" title="St. Louis Regional Airport">St. Louis Regional Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Air_Force_Base" title="Scott Air Force Base">Scott Air Force Base</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colleges</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kaskaskia_College" title="Kaskaskia College">Kaskaskia College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Community_College" title="Lewis and Clark Community College">Lewis and Clark Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blackburn_College_(Illinois)" title="Blackburn College (Illinois)">Blackburn College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKendree_University" title="McKendree University">McKendree University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Principia" title="The Principia">Principia College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University_Edwardsville" title="Southern Illinois University Edwardsville">Southern Illinois University Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Illinois_College" title="Southwestern Illinois College">Southwestern Illinois College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gateway_Grizzlies" title="Gateway Grizzlies">Gateway Grizzlies</a> (baseball: <a href="/wiki/Frontier_League" title="Frontier League">Frontier League</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton_River_Dragons" title="Alton River Dragons">Alton River Dragons</a> (baseball: <a href="/wiki/Prospect_League" title="Prospect League">Prospect League</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Greater_St._Louis" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link 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title="Transportation in Greater St. Louis">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greaterstl.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area"><img alt="Map of the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Greaterstl.png/160px-Greaterstl.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Greaterstl.png/240px-Greaterstl.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Greaterstl.png/320px-Greaterstl.png 2x" data-file-width="924" data-file-height="904" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Central city</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Largest cities<br />(over 50,000 in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield,_Missouri" title="Chesterfield, Missouri">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florissant,_Missouri" title="Florissant, Missouri">Florissant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Missouri" title="O'Fallon, Missouri">O'Fallon (Missouri)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Missouri" title="St. Charles, Missouri">St. Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Peters,_Missouri" title="St. Peters, Missouri">St. Peters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Medium-sized cities<br />(over 20,000 in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Affton,_Missouri" title="Affton, Missouri">Affton CDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alton,_Illinois" title="Alton, Illinois">Alton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arnold,_Missouri" title="Arnold, Missouri">Arnold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballwin,_Missouri" title="Ballwin, Missouri">Ballwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cahokia_Heights,_Illinois" title="Cahokia Heights, Illinois">Cahokia Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collinsville,_Illinois" title="Collinsville, Illinois">Collinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Illinois" title="Edwardsville, Illinois">Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite_City,_Illinois" title="Granite City, Illinois">Granite City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hazelwood,_Missouri" title="Hazelwood, Missouri">Hazelwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkwood,_Missouri" title="Kirkwood, Missouri">Kirkwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Heights,_Missouri" title="Maryland Heights, Missouri">Maryland Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehlville,_Missouri" title="Mehlville, Missouri">Mehlville CDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakville,_Missouri" title="Oakville, Missouri">Oakville CDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Illinois" title="O'Fallon, Illinois">O'Fallon (Illinois)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_City,_Missouri" title="University City, Missouri">University City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_Groves,_Missouri" title="Webster Groves, Missouri">Webster Groves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wentzville,_Missouri" title="Wentzville, Missouri">Wentzville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wildwood,_Missouri" title="Wildwood, Missouri">Wildwood</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Largest towns<br />and villages<br />(over 10,000 in <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bellefontaine_Neighbors,_Missouri" title="Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri">Bellefontaine Neighbors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgeton,_Missouri" title="Bridgeton, Missouri">Bridgeton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_Missouri" title="Clayton, Missouri">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Illinois" title="Columbia, Illinois">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_Missouri" title="Concord, Missouri">Concord CDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crestwood,_Missouri" title="Crestwood, Missouri">Crestwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Creve_Coeur,_Missouri" title="Creve Coeur, Missouri">Creve Coeur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dardenne_Prairie,_Missouri" title="Dardenne Prairie, Missouri">Dardenne Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois" title="East St. Louis, Illinois">East St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview_Heights,_Illinois" title="Fairview Heights, Illinois">Fairview Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farmington,_Missouri" title="Farmington, Missouri">Farmington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferguson,_Missouri" title="Ferguson, Missouri">Ferguson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Festus,_Missouri" title="Festus, Missouri">Festus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Carbon,_Illinois" title="Glen Carbon, Illinois">Glen Carbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godfrey,_Illinois" title="Godfrey, Illinois">Godfrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland,_Illinois" title="Highland, Illinois">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennings,_Missouri" title="Jennings, Missouri">Jennings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_St._Louis,_Missouri" title="Lake St. Louis, Missouri">Lake St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lemay,_Missouri" title="Lemay, Missouri">Lemay CDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manchester,_Missouri" title="Manchester, Missouri">Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overland,_Missouri" title="Overland, Missouri">Overland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Jamestown,_Missouri" title="Old Jamestown, Missouri">Old Jamestown CDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Ann,_Missouri" title="St. Ann, Missouri">St. Ann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiloh,_Illinois" title="Shiloh, Illinois">Shiloh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Lake,_Missouri" title="Spanish Lake, Missouri">Spanish Lake CDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swansea,_Illinois" title="Swansea, Illinois">Swansea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_and_Country,_Missouri" title="Town and Country, Missouri">Town and Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Illinois" title="Troy, Illinois">Troy (Illinois)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Missouri" title="Troy, Missouri">Troy (Missouri)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union,_Missouri" title="Union, Missouri">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_Missouri" title="Washington, Missouri">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wood_River,_Illinois" title="Wood River, Illinois">Wood River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Missouri counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Missouri" title="Franklin County, Missouri">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Missouri" title="Jefferson County, Missouri">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Missouri" title="Lincoln County, Missouri">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles_County,_Missouri" title="St. Charles County, Missouri">St. Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Francois_County,_Missouri" title="St. Francois County, Missouri">St. Francois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_County,_Missouri" title="St. Louis County, Missouri">St. Louis County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Missouri" title="Warren County, Missouri">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Missouri" title="Washington County, Missouri">Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Illinois counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bond_County,_Illinois" title="Bond County, Illinois">Bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_Illinois" title="Calhoun County, Illinois">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Illinois" title="Clinton County, Illinois">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_County,_Illinois" title="Jersey County, Illinois">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macoupin_County,_Illinois" title="Macoupin County, Illinois">Macoupin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Illinois" title="Madison County, Illinois">Madison</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois" title="St. Clair County, Illinois">St. Clair</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subregions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metro_East" title="Metro East">Metro East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westplex" class="mw-redirect" title="Westplex">Westplex</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Southern_Illinois" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Southern-Illinois" title="Template:Southern-Illinois"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Southern-Illinois" title="Template talk:Southern-Illinois"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Southern-Illinois" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Southern-Illinois"><abbr title="Edit this 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title="Edwards County, Illinois">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Illinois" title="Franklin County, Illinois">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallatin_County,_Illinois" title="Gallatin County, Illinois">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Illinois" title="Hamilton County, Illinois">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardin_County,_Illinois" title="Hardin County, Illinois">Hardin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Illinois" title="Jackson County, Illinois">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Illinois" title="Jefferson County, Illinois">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_County,_Illinois" title="Jersey County, Illinois">Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Illinois" title="Johnson County, Illinois">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_County,_Illinois" title="Lawrence County, Illinois">Lawrence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Illinois" title="Madison County, Illinois">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Illinois" title="Marion County, Illinois">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Massac_County,_Illinois" title="Massac County, Illinois">Massac</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perry_County,_Illinois" title="Perry County, Illinois">Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_County,_Illinois" title="Pope County, Illinois">Pope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Illinois" title="Pulaski County, Illinois">Pulaski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_Illinois" title="Randolph County, Illinois">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richland_County,_Illinois" title="Richland County, Illinois">Richland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saline_County,_Illinois" title="Saline County, Illinois">Saline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois" title="St. Clair County, Illinois">St. Clair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_Illinois" title="Union County, Illinois">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabash_County,_Illinois" title="Wabash County, Illinois">Wabash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Illinois" title="Washington County, Illinois">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Illinois" title="Wayne County, Illinois">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_County,_Illinois" title="White County, Illinois">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamson_County,_Illinois" title="Williamson County, Illinois">Williamson</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="11" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SouthernIllinoismapsmall.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Map of Southern Illinois"><img alt="Map of Southern Illinois" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/SouthernIllinoismapsmall.JPG/75px-SouthernIllinoismapsmall.JPG" decoding="async" width="75" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/SouthernIllinoismapsmall.JPG/113px-SouthernIllinoismapsmall.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/SouthernIllinoismapsmall.JPG/150px-SouthernIllinoismapsmall.JPG 2x" data-file-width="301" data-file-height="546" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mid-sized cities (25,000+)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton,_Illinois" title="Alton, Illinois">Alton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbondale,_Illinois" title="Carbondale, Illinois">Carbondale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collinsville,_Illinois" title="Collinsville, Illinois">Collinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Illinois" title="Edwardsville, Illinois">Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite_City,_Illinois" title="Granite City, Illinois">Granite City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Illinois" title="O'Fallon, Illinois">O'Fallon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Small cities (10,000-25,000)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cahokia_Heights,_Illinois" title="Cahokia Heights, Illinois">Cahokia Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centralia,_Illinois" title="Centralia, Illinois">Centralia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois" title="East St. Louis, Illinois">East St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairview_Heights,_Illinois" title="Fairview Heights, Illinois">Fairview Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Carbon,_Illinois" title="Glen Carbon, Illinois">Glen Carbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Godfrey,_Illinois" title="Godfrey, Illinois">Godfrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herrin,_Illinois" title="Herrin, Illinois">Herrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion,_Illinois" title="Marion, Illinois">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Illinois" title="Mount Vernon, Illinois">Mt. Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swansea,_Illinois" title="Swansea, Illinois">Swansea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wood_River,_Illinois" title="Wood River, Illinois">Wood River</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Small cities (5,000-10,000)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anna,_Illinois" title="Anna, Illinois">Anna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benton,_Illinois" title="Benton, Illinois">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethalto,_Illinois" title="Bethalto, Illinois">Bethalto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmi,_Illinois" title="Carmi, Illinois">Carmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carterville,_Illinois" title="Carterville, Illinois">Carterville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chester,_Illinois" title="Chester, Illinois">Chester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_Illinois" title="Columbia, Illinois">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Du_Quoin,_Illinois" title="Du Quoin, Illinois">Du Quoin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Alton,_Illinois" title="East Alton, Illinois">East Alton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfield,_Illinois" title="Fairfield, Illinois">Fairfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flora,_Illinois" title="Flora, Illinois">Flora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Illinois" title="Harrisburg, Illinois">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland,_Illinois" title="Highland, Illinois">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerseyville,_Illinois" title="Jerseyville, Illinois">Jerseyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryville,_Illinois" title="Maryville, Illinois">Maryville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mascoutah,_Illinois" title="Mascoutah, Illinois">Mascoutah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metropolis,_Illinois" title="Metropolis, Illinois">Metropolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Carmel,_Illinois" title="Mount Carmel, Illinois">Mount Carmel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murphysboro,_Illinois" title="Murphysboro, Illinois">Murphysboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olney,_Illinois" title="Olney, Illinois">Olney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinckneyville,_Illinois" title="Pinckneyville, Illinois">Pinckneyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontoon_Beach,_Illinois" title="Pontoon Beach, Illinois">Pontoon Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Illinois" title="Salem, Illinois">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiloh,_Illinois" title="Shiloh, Illinois">Shiloh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staunton,_Illinois" title="Staunton, Illinois">Staunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_Illinois" title="Troy, Illinois">Troy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Park,_Illinois" title="Washington Park, Illinois">Washington Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterloo,_Illinois" title="Waterloo, Illinois">Waterloo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Frankfort,_Illinois" title="West Frankfort, Illinois">West Frankfort</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transit systems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County_Mass_Transit_District" title="Jackson County Mass Transit District">Jackson County Mass Transit District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County_Transit" title="Madison County Transit">Madison County Transit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rides_Mass_Transit_District" title="Rides Mass Transit District">Rides Mass Transit District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Central_Illinois_Mass_Transit_District" title="South Central Illinois Mass Transit District">South Central Illinois Mass Transit District</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Clair_County_Transit_District" title="St. Clair County Transit District">St. Clair County Transit District</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> stations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton_station_(Illinois)" title="Alton station (Illinois)">Alton station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbondale_station" title="Carbondale station">Carbondale station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centralia_station_(Illinois)" title="Centralia station (Illinois)">Centralia station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Du_Quoin_station" title="Du Quoin station">Du Quoin station</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System" title="Interstate Highway System">Interstates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_55" title="Interstate 55">I-55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_64" title="Interstate 64">I-64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_70" title="Interstate 70">I-70</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_255" title="Interstate 255">I-255</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_270_(Illinois-Missouri)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 270 (Illinois-Missouri)">I-270</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_57" title="Interstate 57">I-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstate_24" title="Interstate 24">I-24</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Illinois" title="List of airports in Illinois">Airports/military bases</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Air_Force_Base" title="Scott Air Force Base">Scott Air Force Base</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MidAmerica_St._Louis_Airport" title="MidAmerica St. Louis Airport">MidAmerica St. Louis Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Regional_Airport" title="St. Louis Regional Airport">St. Louis Regional Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Downtown_Airport" title="St. Louis Downtown Airport">St. Louis Downtown Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Metro-East_Airport" title="St. Louis Metro-East Airport">St. Louis Metro-East Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamson_County_Regional_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Williamson County Regional Airport">Williamson County Regional Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kellums&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kellums (page does not exist)">Kellums</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cache_River_Airstrip&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cache River Airstrip (page does not exist)">Cache River Airstrip</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pinckneyville_Duquoin_Airport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pinckneyville Duquoin Airport (page does not exist)">Pinckneyville Duquoin Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harrisburg-Raleigh_Regional_Airport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harrisburg-Raleigh Regional Airport (page does not exist)">Harrisburg-Raleigh Regional Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mt._Vernon_Outland_Airport&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mt. Vernon Outland Airport (page does not exist)">Mt. Vernon Outland Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois_Airport" title="Southern Illinois Airport">Southern Illinois Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Universities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University" title="Southern Illinois University">Southern Illinois University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University_Carbondale" title="Southern Illinois University Carbondale">Carbondale</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois_University_Edwardsville" title="Southern Illinois University Edwardsville">Southern Illinois University Edwardsville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Colleges</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Illinois_College" title="Southeastern Illinois College">Southeastern Illinois College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rend_Lake_College" title="Rend Lake College">Rend Lake College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Logan_College" title="John A. Logan College">John A. Logan College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawnee_Community_College" title="Shawnee Community College">Shawnee Community College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwestern_Illinois_College" title="Southwestern Illinois College">Southwestern Illinois College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaskaskia_College" title="Kaskaskia College">Kaskaskia College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabash_Valley_College" title="Wabash Valley College">Wabash Valley College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis_Community_College_Center" title="East St. Louis Community College Center">East St. Louis Community College Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McKendree_University" title="McKendree University">McKendree University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morthland_College" title="Morthland College">Morthland College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olney_Central_College" title="Olney Central College">Olney Central College</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sports 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style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a> of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Illinois" title="Outline of Illinois">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Illinois-related_articles" title="Index of Illinois-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Illinois" title="Abortion in Illinois">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Illinois" title="African Americans in Illinois">African Americans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Buildings_and_structures_in_Illinois" title="Category:Buildings and structures in Illinois">Buildings and structures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois_statistical_areas" title="Illinois statistical areas">Census areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Illinois" title="Climate change in Illinois">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Illinois" title="Crime in Illinois">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Communications_in_Illinois" title="Category:Communications in Illinois">Communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Illinois_culture" title="Category:Illinois culture">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Illinois" title="United States congressional delegations from Illinois">Delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Illinois" title="List of earthquakes in Illinois">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Illinois" title="Economy of Illinois">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Illinois" 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title="Category:Military in Illinois">Military</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Illinois" title="Music of Illinois">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Illinois" title="List of people from Illinois">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Illinois" title="Politics of Illinois">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Illinois" title="Portal:Illinois">Portal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_protected_areas_of_Illinois" title="List of protected areas of Illinois">Protected areas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Science_and_technology_in_Illinois" title="Category:Science and technology in Illinois">Science and technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_sister_cities_in_Illinois" title="List of sister cities in Illinois">Sister cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Illinois_society" title="Category:Illinois society">Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_professional_sports_teams_in_Illinois" title="List of professional sports teams in Illinois">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Illinois_state_symbols" title="List of Illinois state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourism_in_Illinois" title="Category:Tourism in Illinois">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois#Transportation" title="Illinois">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_windmills_in_Illinois" title="List of windmills in Illinois">Windmills</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Regions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Bottom" title="American Bottom">American Bottom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington%E2%80%93Normal" title="Bloomington–Normal">Bloomington–Normal metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Illinois" title="Central Illinois">Central Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champaign%E2%80%93Urbana_metropolitan_area" title="Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area">Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Collar_counties" title="Collar counties">Collar counties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corn_Belt" title="Corn Belt">Corn Belt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Driftless_Area" title="Driftless Area">Driftless Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forgottonia" title="Forgottonia">Forgottonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Valley_(Illinois)" title="Fox Valley (Illinois)">Fox Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Indiana%E2%80%93Kentucky_tri-state_area" title="Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area">Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_East" title="Metro East">Metro East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Lakeland" title="Metro Lakeland">Metro Lakeland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Alluvial_Plain" title="Mississippi Alluvial Plain">Mississippi Alluvial Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(Chicago)" title="North Shore (Chicago)">North Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Illinois" title="Northern Illinois">Northern Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Illinois" title="Northwestern Illinois">Northwestern Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peoria_metropolitan_area,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois">Peoria metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quad_Cities" title="Quad Cities">Quad Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Bend_(Illinois)" title="River Bend (Illinois)">River Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockford_metropolitan_area,_Illinois" title="Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois">Rockford metropolitan area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Illinois" title="Southern Illinois">Southern Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wabash_Valley" title="Wabash Valley">Wabash Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Illinois" title="List of municipalities in Illinois">Municipalities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alton,_Illinois" title="Alton, Illinois">Alton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Granite_City,_Illinois" title="Granite City, Illinois">Granite City</a>/<a href="/wiki/Edwardsville,_Illinois" title="Edwardsville, Illinois">Edwardsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Heights,_Illinois" title="Arlington Heights, Illinois">Arlington Heights</a>/<a href="/wiki/Palatine,_Illinois" title="Palatine, Illinois">Palatine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Illinois" title="Aurora, Illinois">Aurora</a>/<a href="/wiki/Naperville,_Illinois" title="Naperville, Illinois">Naperville</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oswego,_Illinois" title="Oswego, Illinois">Oswego</a>/<a href="/wiki/Plainfield,_Illinois" title="Plainfield, Illinois">Plainfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartlett,_Illinois" title="Bartlett, Illinois">Bartlett</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hanover_Park,_Illinois" title="Hanover Park, Illinois">Hanover Park</a>/<a href="/wiki/Streamwood,_Illinois" title="Streamwood, Illinois">Streamwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a>/<a href="/wiki/East_St._Louis,_Illinois" title="East St. Louis, Illinois">East St. Louis</a>/<a href="/wiki/Collinsville,_Illinois" title="Collinsville, Illinois">Collinsville</a>/<a href="/wiki/O%27Fallon,_Illinois" title="O'Fallon, Illinois">O'Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berwyn,_Illinois" title="Berwyn, Illinois">Berwyn</a>/<a href="/wiki/Cicero,_Illinois" title="Cicero, Illinois">Cicero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Illinois" title="Bloomington, Illinois">Bloomington</a>/<a href="/wiki/Normal,_Illinois" title="Normal, Illinois">Normal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolingbrook,_Illinois" title="Bolingbrook, Illinois">Bolingbrook</a>/<a href="/wiki/Romeoville,_Illinois" title="Romeoville, Illinois">Romeoville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Grove,_Illinois" title="Buffalo Grove, Illinois">Buffalo Grove</a>/<a href="/wiki/Wheeling,_Illinois" title="Wheeling, Illinois">Wheeling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calumet_City,_Illinois" title="Calumet City, Illinois">Calumet City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canton,_Illinois" title="Canton, Illinois">Canton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbondale,_Illinois" title="Carbondale, Illinois">Carbondale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Stream,_Illinois" title="Carol Stream, Illinois">Carol Stream</a>/<a href="/wiki/Glendale_Heights,_Illinois" title="Glendale Heights, Illinois">Glendale Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Centralia,_Illinois" title="Centralia, Illinois">Centralia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign</a>/<a href="/wiki/Urbana,_Illinois" title="Urbana, Illinois">Urbana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston,_Illinois" title="Charleston, Illinois">Charleston</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mattoon,_Illinois" title="Mattoon, Illinois">Mattoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Heights,_Illinois" title="Chicago Heights, Illinois">Chicago Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Lake,_Illinois" title="Crystal Lake, Illinois">Crystal Lake</a>/<a href="/wiki/Algonquin,_Illinois" title="Algonquin, Illinois">Algonquin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Illinois" title="Danville, Illinois">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatur,_Illinois" title="Decatur, Illinois">Decatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeKalb,_Illinois" title="DeKalb, Illinois">DeKalb</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sycamore,_Illinois" title="Sycamore, Illinois">Sycamore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Plaines,_Illinois" title="Des Plaines, Illinois">Des Plaines</a>/<a href="/wiki/Mount_Prospect,_Illinois" title="Mount Prospect, Illinois">Mount Prospect</a>/<a href="/wiki/Park_Ridge,_Illinois" title="Park Ridge, Illinois">Park Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixon,_Illinois" title="Dixon, Illinois">Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Downers_Grove,_Illinois" title="Downers Grove, Illinois">Downers Grove</a>/<a href="/wiki/Woodridge,_Illinois" title="Woodridge, Illinois">Woodridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effingham,_Illinois" title="Effingham, Illinois">Effingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a>/<a href="/wiki/Carpentersville,_Illinois" title="Carpentersville, Illinois">Carpentersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elmhurst,_Illinois" title="Elmhurst, Illinois">Elmhurst</a>/<a href="/wiki/Lombard,_Illinois" title="Lombard, Illinois">Lombard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Addison,_Illinois" title="Addison, Illinois">Addison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evanston,_Illinois" title="Evanston, Illinois">Evanston</a>/<a href="/wiki/Skokie,_Illinois" title="Skokie, Illinois">Skokie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeport,_Illinois" title="Freeport, Illinois">Freeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galesburg,_Illinois" title="Galesburg, Illinois">Galesburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenview,_Illinois" title="Glenview, Illinois">Glenview</a>/<a href="/wiki/Northbrook,_Illinois" title="Northbrook, Illinois">Northbrook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_Illinois" title="Harrisburg, Illinois">Harrisburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Illinois" title="Jacksonville, Illinois">Jacksonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kankakee,_Illinois" title="Kankakee, Illinois">Kankakee</a>/<a href="/wiki/Bradley,_Illinois" title="Bradley, Illinois">Bradley</a>/<a href="/wiki/Bourbonnais,_Illinois" title="Bourbonnais, Illinois">Bourbonnais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln,_Illinois" title="Lincoln, Illinois">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macomb,_Illinois" title="Macomb, Illinois">Macomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion,_Illinois" title="Marion, Illinois">Marion</a>/<a href="/wiki/Herrin,_Illinois" title="Herrin, Illinois">Herrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moline,_Illinois" title="Moline, Illinois">Moline</a>/<a href="/wiki/East_Moline,_Illinois" title="East Moline, Illinois">East Moline</a>/<a href="/wiki/Rock_Island,_Illinois" title="Rock Island, Illinois">Rock Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Illinois" title="Mount Vernon, Illinois">Mount Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundelein,_Illinois" title="Mundelein, Illinois">Mundelein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Lawn,_Illinois" title="Oak Lawn, Illinois">Oak Lawn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park,_Illinois" title="Oak Park, Illinois">Oak Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orland_Park,_Illinois" title="Orland Park, Illinois">Orland Park</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tinley_Park,_Illinois" title="Tinley Park, Illinois">Tinley Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottawa,_Illinois" title="Ottawa, Illinois">Ottawa</a>/<a href="/wiki/Streator,_Illinois" title="Streator, Illinois">Streator</a>/<a href="/wiki/LaSalle,_Illinois" title="LaSalle, Illinois">LaSalle</a>/<a href="/wiki/Peru,_Illinois" title="Peru, Illinois">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peoria,_Illinois" title="Peoria, Illinois">Peoria</a>/<a href="/wiki/Pekin,_Illinois" title="Pekin, Illinois">Pekin</a>/<a href="/wiki/East_Peoria,_Illinois" title="East Peoria, Illinois">East Peoria</a>/<a href="/wiki/Morton,_Illinois" title="Morton, Illinois">Morton</a>/<a href="/wiki/Washington,_Illinois" title="Washington, Illinois">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontiac,_Illinois" title="Pontiac, Illinois">Pontiac</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Illinois" title="Quincy, Illinois">Quincy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochelle,_Illinois" title="Rochelle, Illinois">Rochelle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockford,_Illinois" title="Rockford, Illinois">Rockford</a>/<a href="/wiki/Belvidere,_Illinois" title="Belvidere, Illinois">Belvidere</a>/<a href="/wiki/Machesney_Park,_Illinois" title="Machesney Park, Illinois">Machesney Park</a>/<a href="/wiki/Loves_Park,_Illinois" title="Loves Park, Illinois">Loves Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Illinois" title="St. Charles, Illinois">St. Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schaumburg,_Illinois" title="Schaumburg, Illinois">Schaumburg</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois" title="Hoffman Estates, Illinois">Hoffman Estates</a>/<a href="/wiki/Elk_Grove_Village,_Illinois" title="Elk Grove Village, Illinois">Elk Grove Village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sterling,_Illinois" title="Sterling, Illinois">Sterling</a>/<a href="/wiki/Rock_Falls,_Illinois" title="Rock Falls, Illinois">Rock Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylorville,_Illinois" title="Taylorville, Illinois">Taylorville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waukegan,_Illinois" title="Waukegan, Illinois">Waukegan</a>/<a href="/wiki/North_Chicago,_Illinois" title="North Chicago, Illinois">North Chicago</a>/<a href="/wiki/Gurnee,_Illinois" title="Gurnee, Illinois">Gurnee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheaton,_Illinois" title="Wheaton, Illinois">Wheaton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Illinois" title="List of counties in Illinois">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adams_County,_Illinois" title="Adams County, Illinois">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_County,_Illinois" title="Alexander County, Illinois">Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bond_County,_Illinois" title="Bond County, Illinois">Bond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boone_County,_Illinois" title="Boone County, Illinois">Boone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_County,_Illinois" title="Brown County, Illinois">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bureau_County,_Illinois" title="Bureau County, Illinois">Bureau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_Illinois" title="Calhoun County, Illinois">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Illinois" title="Carroll County, Illinois">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Illinois" title="Cass County, Illinois">Cass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champaign_County,_Illinois" title="Champaign County, Illinois">Champaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_County,_Illinois" title="Christian County, Illinois">Christian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_County,_Illinois" title="Clark County, Illinois">Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Illinois" title="Clay County, Illinois">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton_County,_Illinois" title="Clinton County, Illinois">Clinton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coles_County,_Illinois" title="Coles County, Illinois">Coles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crawford_County,_Illinois" title="Crawford County, Illinois">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Illinois" title="Cumberland County, Illinois">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Illinois" title="DeKalb County, Illinois">DeKalb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeWitt_County,_Illinois" title="DeWitt County, Illinois">DeWitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Illinois" title="Douglas County, Illinois">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgar_County,_Illinois" title="Edgar County, Illinois">Edgar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edwards_County,_Illinois" title="Edwards County, Illinois">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effingham_County,_Illinois" title="Effingham County, Illinois">Effingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Illinois" title="Fayette County, Illinois">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_County,_Illinois" title="Ford County, Illinois">Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Illinois" title="Franklin County, Illinois">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton_County,_Illinois" title="Fulton County, Illinois">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gallatin_County,_Illinois" title="Gallatin County, Illinois">Gallatin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Illinois" title="Greene County, Illinois">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Illinois" title="Grundy County, Illinois">Grundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_County,_Illinois" title="Hamilton County, Illinois">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Illinois" title="Hancock County, Illinois">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hardin_County,_Illinois" title="Hardin County, Illinois">Hardin</a></li> <li><a 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