Madison County, Illinois

County in Illinois, United States

U.S. county in Illinois

Madison County

U.S. county

Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville

Location within the U.S. state of Illinois

Illinois's location within the U.S.

Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
Founded| September 14, 1812
Named for| James Madison
Seat| Edwardsville
Largest city| Granite City
Area

• Total| 741 sq mi (1,920 km2)
• Land| 716 sq mi (1,850 km2)
• Water| 25 sq mi (60 km2)  3.4%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 264,776
• Estimate

(2019)

| 262,966
• Density| 360/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone| UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts| 12th, 13th, 15th
Website| www.madisoncountyil.gov

Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a part of the Metro East in southern Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 264,776.[1] The county seat is Edwardsville, and the largest city is Granite City.[2]

Madison County is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The pre-Columbian city of Cahokia Mounds, a World Heritage Site, was located near Collinsville. Edwardsville is home to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. To the north, Alton is known for its abolitionist and American Civil War-era history. It is also the home of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. Godfrey, the village named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, offers Lewis and Clark Community College formerly the Monticello Female Seminary.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Climate and weather
* 2.2 Adjacent counties and city
* 2.3 Parks and Reserves
* 3 Transportation
* 3.1 Major highways
* 4 Demographics
* 5 Communities
* 5.1 Cities
* 5.2 Villages
* 5.3 Census Designated Places
* 5.4 Other unincorporated and historic communities
* 5.5 Townships
* 5.6 Islands
* 5.7 Historic Settlements
* 5.8 Population ranking
* 6 Politics
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 External links

## History

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Madison County was established on September 14, 1812. It was formed from parts of Randolph and St. Clair counties and named for President James Madison.[3] At the time of its formation, Madison County included all of the modern State of Illinois north of St. Louis, as well as all of Wisconsin, part of Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

In the late 19th century, Madison County became an industrial region, and in the 20th century was known first for Graniteware, and later for its steel mills, oil refineries, and other heavy industries. The county had a large working population, and the county and surrounding area was a center of strength for the Democratic Party.

Industrial restructuring cost many jobs and reduced the population. The county now is part of the eastern St. Louis metropolitan area (nicknamed "Metro East"), as is neighboring St. Clair County.

In 2009, the EPA issued an air pollution report that ranked Madison County as the county with the second-highest cancer risk in the country due to air pollution, second only to Los Angeles County, California.[citation needed]

* Madison County between its creation in 1812 and 1815, extending north to Lake Superior and the border with Rupert's Land

* Madison County between 1815 and 1817

* Madison County between 1817 and 1821

* Madison County between 1821 and 1825

* Between 1825 and 1829, Madison included a northern salient that was split off to form part of Macoupin County.

* In 1829, Madison returned to its 1821 borders.

* In 1843, a small amount of land was transferred to Bond County, reducing Madison to its current size.

## Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 741 square miles (1,920 km2), of which 716 square miles (1,850 km2) is land and 25 square miles (65 km2) (3.4%) is water.[4] Madison County is on the Mississippi River, while the other major body of water is Horseshoe Lake.

### Climate and weather

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Edwardsville, Illinois

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In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Edwardsville have ranged from a low of 19 °F (−7 °C) in January to a high of 90 °F (32 °C) in July, although a record low of −27 °F (−33 °C) was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 114 °F (46 °C) was recorded in July 2012. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 1.99 inches (51 mm) in January to 4.24 inches (108 mm) in May.[5] Climate Zone 4A per the International Energy Conservation Code.

### Adjacent counties and city

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* Bond County \- east
* Clinton County \- southeast
* Jersey County \- northwest
* Macoupin County \- north
* Montgomery County \- northeast
* St. Charles County, Missouri \- northwest
* St. Clair County \- south
* St. Louis, Missouri \- west
* St. Louis County, Missouri \- west

### Parks and Reserves

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* Chouteau Island
* Gabaret Island
* Horseshoe Lake State Park
* Mosenthein Island

## Transportation

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Madison County Transit serves the county with 25 bus routes and 85 miles (137 km) of bike trails.

### Major highways

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* I-55
* I-70
* I-255
* I-270
* US 40
* US 67
* IL 3
* IL 4
* IL 100
* IL 162
* IL 140
*   * IL 160
* IL 143
* IL 157
* IL 159
* IL 111
* IL 203
* IL 255
* IL 267

## Demographics

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Historical population

Census | Pop. |  | %±
1820| 13,550| | —
1830| 6,221| | −54.1%
1840| 14,433| | 132.0%
1850| 20,441| | 41.6%
1860| 31,251| | 52.9%
1870| 44,131| | 41.2%
1880| 50,126| | 13.6%
1890| 51,535| | 2.8%
1900| 64,694| | 25.5%
1910| 89,847| | 38.9%
1920| 106,895| | 19.0%
1930| 143,830| | 34.6%
1940| 149,349| | 3.8%
1950| 182,307| | 22.1%
1960| 224,689| | 23.2%
1970| 250,934| | 11.7%
1980| 247,691| | −1.3%
1990| 249,238| | 0.6%
2000| 258,941| | 3.9%
2010| 269,282| | 4.0%
2020| 265,859| | −1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8]
1990-2000[9] 2010-2019[10]

According to the 2020 census, the racial makeup of the county was 81.4% white (80.4% white non-hispanic), 9.4% black or African American, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% American Indian, 6.3% two or more races, and 1.5% some other race. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.1% of the population.[11]

According to the 2010 census, there were 269,282 people, 108,094 households, and 71,756 families residing in the county.[12] The population density was 376.3 inhabitants per square mile (145.3/km2). There were 117,106 housing units at an average density of 163.7 per square mile (63.2/km2).[4] The racial makeup of the county was 88.2% white, 7.9% black or African American, 0.8% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.7% of the population.[12] In terms of ancestry, 32.7% were German, 14.9% were Irish, 10.5% were English, 7.5% were American, and 5.7% were Italian.[13]

Of the 108,094 households, 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.6% were non-families, and 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 38.6 years.[12]

The median income for a household in the county was $51,941 and the median income for a family was $64,630. Males had a median income of $50,355 versus $35,543 for females. The per capita income for the county was $26,127. About 9.1% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.[14]

## Communities

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Map of Madison County, Illinois

### Cities

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* Alton
* Collinsville (partly in St. Clair County)
* Edwardsville
* Fairmont City
* Granite City
* Highland
* Madison
* Troy
* Venice

### Villages

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* Alhambra
* Bethalto
* East Alton
* Glen Carbon
* Godfrey
* Grantfork
* Hamel
* Hartford
* Livingston
* Marine
* Maryville
* New Douglas
* Pontoon Beach
* Pierron
* Roxana
* South Roxana
* St. Jacob
* Williamson
* Wood River
* Worden

### Census Designated Places

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* Holiday Shores
* Mitchell
* Rosewood Heights

### Other unincorporated and historic communities

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* Binney
* Cottage Hills
* Donkville
* Dorsey
* Fosterburg
* Gard
* Goshen Settlement
* Kaufman
* Kuhn Station
* LeClaire
* Lincoln Place
* Lumaghi Heights
* Meadowbrook
* Midway
* Moro
* Newport
* Poag
* Prairietown
* St. Morgan
* State Park Place
* Upper Alton
* Wanda

### Townships

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Madison County is divided into twenty-four townships:

* Alhambra
* Alton
* Chouteau
* Collinsville
* Edwardsville
* Fort Russell
* Foster
* Godfrey
* Granite City
* Hamel
* Helvetia
* Jarvis
* Leef
* Marine
* Moro
* Nameoki
* New Douglas
* Olive
* Omphghent
* Pin Oak
* Saline
* St. Jacob
* Venice
* Wood River

### Islands

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* Chouteau Island
* Gabaret Island
* Mosenthein Island

### Historic Settlements

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* Camp Dubois

### Population ranking

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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Madison County.

† county seat

Rank  | Place  | Municipal type  | Population (2020 Census)

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1  | Granite City | City  | 27,549
2  | † Edwardsville | City  | 26,808
3  | Alton | City  | 25,676
4  | Collinsville (partially in St. Clair County)  | City  | 24,366
5  | Godfrey | Village  | 17,825
6  | Glen Carbon | Village  | 13,842
7  | Troy | City  | 10,960
8  | Wood River | Village  | 10,464
9  | Highland | City  | 9,991
10  | Bethalto | Village  | 9,310
11  | Maryville | Village  | 8,221
12  | Pontoon Beach | Village  | 5,876
13  | East Alton | Village  | 5,786
14  | Rosewood Heights | CDP  | 3,971
15  | Madison (partially in St. Clair County)  | City  | 3,171
16  | Holiday Shores | CDP  | 2,840
17  | Fairmont City (partially in St. Clair County)  | City  | 2,265
18  | South Roxana | Village  | 1,891
19  | Venice | City  | 1,498
20  | Roxana | Village  | 1,454
21  | St. Jacob | Village  | 1,358
22  | Mitchell | CDP  | 1,217
23  | Hartford | Village  | 1,185
24  | Worden | Village  | 1,096
25  | Hamel | Village  | 929
26  | Marine | Village  | 912
27  | Livingston | Village  | 763
28  | Alhambra | Village  | 622
29  | Pierron | Village  | 459
30  | Moro | CDP  | 397
31  | New Douglas | Village  | 350
32  | Grantfork | Village  | 341
33  | Williamson | Village  | 183

## Politics

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Like much of southern Illinois, Madison County was a predominantly Democratic area for much of its history, but in recent elections has been moving towards the Republicans. Mitt Romney narrowly carried the county in the 2012 presidential election, becoming the first Republican presidential nominee to do so since 1984. In 2016, Donald Trump carried the largest share of the vote for any Republican presidential candidate since 1972. The county also supported the Republican candidates for governor in 2010, 2014, and 2018.

United States presidential election results for Madison County, Illinois[15] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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2020 | 76,031  | 55.44% | 57,836  | 42.17%  | 3,272  | 2.39%
2016 | 70,490  | 54.15% | 50,587  | 38.86%  | 9,102  | 6.99%
2012 | 60,608  | 49.32% | 58,922  | 47.95%  | 3,355  | 2.73%
2008 | 57,177  | 44.43%  | 68,979  | 53.60% | 2,534  | 1.97%
2004 | 59,384  | 48.02%  | 63,399  | 51.26% | 895  | 0.72%
2000 | 48,821  | 43.94%  | 59,077  | 53.17% | 3,206  | 2.89%
1996 | 35,758  | 35.55%  | 53,568  | 53.26% | 11,247  | 11.18%
1992 | 32,167  | 28.19%  | 58,484  | 51.26% | 23,444  | 20.55%
1988 | 44,907  | 45.04%  | 54,175  | 54.34% | 613  | 0.61%
1984 | 57,021  | 53.94% | 48,352  | 45.74%  | 340  | 0.32%
1980 | 51,160  | 51.10% | 43,860  | 43.81%  | 5,104  | 5.10%
1976 | 44,183  | 43.32%  | 56,457  | 55.35% | 1,358  | 1.33%
1972 | 55,385  | 55.88% | 43,289  | 43.68%  | 442  | 0.45%
1968 | 39,622  | 39.18%  | 46,384  | 45.87% | 15,123  | 14.95%
1964 | 30,009  | 31.55%  | 65,115  | 68.45% | 0  | 0.00%
1960 | 42,984  | 43.90%  | 54,787  | 55.96% | 133  | 0.14%
1956 | 39,413  | 45.10%  | 47,897  | 54.80% | 88  | 0.10%
1952 | 36,206  | 41.60%  | 50,734  | 58.29% | 99  | 0.11%
1948 | 25,059  | 37.79%  | 40,897  | 61.68% | 350  | 0.53%
1944 | 28,399  | 41.23%  | 40,114  | 58.24% | 359  | 0.52%
1940 | 30,445  | 40.10%  | 44,803  | 59.01% | 681  | 0.90%
1936 | 22,073  | 33.60%  | 42,172  | 64.20% | 1,441  | 2.19%
1932 | 19,774  | 34.55%  | 35,211  | 61.52% | 2,253  | 3.94%
1928 | 28,028  | 53.48% | 23,658  | 45.14%  | 720  | 1.37%
1924 | 19,926  | 47.61% | 12,863  | 30.74%  | 9,062  | 21.65%
1920 | 19,249  | 57.82% | 10,149  | 30.48%  | 3,894  | 11.70%
1916 | 17,594  | 49.82% | 16,302  | 46.16%  | 1,421  | 4.02%
1912 | 5,462  | 30.57%  | 7,155  | 40.04% | 5,251  | 29.39%
1908 | 9,463  | 51.14% | 7,812  | 42.22%  | 1,228  | 6.64%
1904 | 9,009  | 57.12% | 5,429  | 34.42%  | 1,333  | 8.45%
1900 | 8,106  | 53.36% | 6,753  | 44.46%  | 331  | 2.18%
1896 | 7,431  | 53.26% | 6,344  | 45.47%  | 177  | 1.27%
1892 | 5,355  | 45.89%  | 5,680  | 48.68% | 634  | 5.43%

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Illinois
* The Invincible Thieves

## References

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1. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ Adams, James N. (compiler) (1989), Keller, William E. (ed.), Illinois Place Names, Springfield: Illinois State Historical Society, pp. 593, ISBN 0-912226-24-2
4. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
5. ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Edwardsville, Illinois". The Weather Channel. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
6. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
7. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
8. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
9. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
10. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
11. ^ "Madison County, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
12. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
13. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
14. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
15. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.

## External links

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* Madison County website
* A History of Madison County Illinois
* Madison Historical: The Online Encyclopedia and Digital Archive for Madison County, Illinois

Places adjacent to Madison County, Illinois

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Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Edwardsville

Cities|

* Alton
* Collinsville‡
* Edwardsville
* Granite City
* Highland
* Madison‡
* Troy
* Venice
* Wood River

Map of Illinois highlighting Madison County

Villages|

* Alhambra
* Bethalto
* East Alton
* Fairmont City‡
* Glen Carbon
* Godfrey
* Grantfork
* Hamel
* Hartford
* Livingston
* Marine
* Maryville
* New Douglas
* Pierron‡
* Pontoon Beach
* Roxana
* South Roxana
* St. Jacob
* Williamson
* Worden

Townships|

* Alhambra
* Alton
* Chouteau
* Collinsville
* Edwardsville
* Fort Russell
* Foster
* Godfrey
* Granite City
* Hamel
* Helvetia
* Jarvis
* Leef
* Marine
* Moro
* Nameoki
* New Douglas
* Olive
* Omphghent
* Pin Oak
* Saline
* St. Jacob
* Venice
* Wood River

CDPs|

* Holiday Shores
* Mitchell
* Moro
* Prairietown
* Rosewood Heights

Other
communities|

* Binney
* Cottage Hills
* Donkville
* Dorsey
* Fosterburg
* Gard
* Kaufman
* Lumaghi Heights
* Meadowbrook
* Midway
* Newport
* Poag
* St. Morgan
* State Park Place‡
* Wanda

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

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* Rockford/Belvidere/Machesney Park/Loves Park
* St. Charles
* Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates/Elk Grove Village
* Springfield
* Sterling/Rock Falls
* Taylorville
* Waukegan/North Chicago/Gurnee
* Wheaton

Counties|

* Adams
* Alexander
* Bond
* Boone
* Brown
* Bureau
* Calhoun
* Carroll
* Cass
* Champaign
* Christian
* Clark
* Clay
* Clinton
* Coles
* Cook
* Crawford
* Cumberland
* DeKalb
* DeWitt
* Douglas
* DuPage
* Edgar
* Edwards
* Effingham
* Fayette
* Ford
* Franklin
* Fulton
* Gallatin
* Greene
* Grundy
* Hamilton
* Hancock
* Hardin
* Henderson
* Henry
* Iroquois
* Jackson
* Jasper
* Jefferson
* Jersey
* Jo Daviess
* Johnson
* Kane
* Kankakee
* Kendall
* Knox
* Lake
* LaSalle
* Lawrence
* Lee
* Livingston
* Logan
* Macon
* Macoupin
* Madison
* Marion
* Marshall
* Mason
* Massac
* McDonough
* McHenry
* McLean
* Menard
* Mercer
* Monroe
* Montgomery
* Morgan
* Moultrie
* Ogle
* Peoria
* Perry
* Piatt
* Pike
* Pope
* Pulaski
* Putnam
* Randolph
* Richland
* Rock Island
* Saline
* Sangamon
* Schuyler
* Scott
* Shelby
* St. Clair
* Stark
* Stephenson
* Tazewell
* Union
* Vermilion
* Wabash
* Warren
* Washington
* Wayne
* White
* Whiteside
* Will
* Williamson
* Winnebago
* Woodford

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Counties|

* Alexander
* Bond
* Calhoun
* Clay
* Clinton
* Edwards
* Franklin
* Gallatin
* Hamilton
* Hardin
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Jersey
* Johnson
* Lawrence
* Madison
* Marion
* Massac
* Monroe
* Perry
* Pope
* Pulaski
* Randolph
* Richland
* Saline
* St. Clair
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington
* Wayne
* White
* Williamson

Mid-sized cities (25,000+)|

* Alton
* Belleville
* Carbondale
* Collinsville
* Edwardsville
* Granite City
* O'Fallon

Small Cities (10,000-25,000)|

* Cahokia Heights
* Centralia
* East St. Louis
* Fairview Heights
* Glen Carbon
* Godfrey
* Herrin
* Marion
* Mt. Vernon
* Swansea
* Wood River

Small Cities (5,000-10,000)|

* Anna
* Benton
* Bethalto
* Carmi
* Carterville
* Chester
* Columbia
* Du Quoin
* East Alton
* Fairfield
* Flora
* Harrisburg
* Highland
* Jerseyville
* Maryville
* Mascoutah
* Metropolis
* Mount Carmel
* Murphysboro
* Olney
* Pinckneyville
* Pontoon Beach
* Salem
* Shiloh
* Staunton
* Troy
* Washington Park
* Waterloo
* West Frankfort

Interstates|

* I-55
* I-64
* I-70
* I-255
* I-270
* I-57
* I-24

Airports/Military bases|

* Scott Air Force Base
* MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
* St. Louis Regional Airport
* St. Louis Downtown Airport
* St. Louis Metro-East Airport
* Williamson County Regional Airport
* Kellums
* Cache River Airstrip
* Pinckneyville Duquoin Airport
* Harrisburg-Raleigh Regional Airport
* Mt. Vernon Outland Airport
* Southern Illinois Airport

Universities|

* Southern Illinois University (Carbondale)
* Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Colleges|

* Southeastern Illinois College
* Rend Lake College
* John A. Logan College
* Shawnee Community College
* Southwestern Illinois College
* Kaskaskia College
* Wabash Valley College
* East St. Louis Community College Center
* McKendree University
* Morthland College
* Olney Central College

Sports teams based in
the Southern Illinois|

* Gateway Grizzlies (baseball, Frontier League)
* Southern Illinois Miners
* Southern Illinois Salukis
* SIU Edwardsville Cougars

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