Central City

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Central City

Total population

1,081

Median home value

$47,600

5.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$44,896

Central City$45k

National$74k

Air quality index

49Good

Elevation149 m

Land area0.58 km²

Weather75°F · Partly Cloudy

Coordinates38.55°, -89.13°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Central City is a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,098 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Central City, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

David Blackwell

American mathematician (1919–2010)

Roland Burris

American politician and attorney

B

Bobby Burgess

American musician and music educator (1929–1997)

James Brady

White House Press Secretary under Ronald Reagan (1940-2014)

D

Dwight Eddleman

American basketball player and high jumper (1922-2001)

D

Dick Garrett

American basketball player

Brian Dinkelman

American baseball player

Bryan Eversgerd

American baseball player

Jean Madeira

singer (1918-1972)

K

Ken McBride

American professional basketball player (1929–2005)

Barbara Johnson

American engineer

N

Nancy Scranton

professional golfer

C

Carroll Bierman

American jockey

C

Chad Beguelin

American playwright

C

Chuck Hawley

American baseball player

D

Dale Risinger

American politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Centralia
  1.8 mi away · pop. 11,856
• Odin
  6.1 mi away
• New Minden
  15.2 mi away
• Keyesport
  15.8 mi away
• Nashville
  19.1 mi away
• Mount Vernon
  19.8 mi away
• Kinmundy
  21.4 mi away · pop. 803
• Breese
  21.8 mi away · pop. 4,301
• Germantown
  22.3 mi away
• Damiansville
  26.5 mi away
• Mulberry Grove
  27 mi away
• Nason
  27.2 mi away

Browse all places in Illinois →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Central City

Flood insurance study

1983

My home town

Clark W. Seibel · 1952

Vicksburg for the Tourist

Illinois Central Railroad Company · 1922

Chicago, the Vacation City

Illinois Central Passenger Department · 2021

The Illinois Central Railroad Company

National City Company · 1919

Central business district, Johnston City, Illinois

Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission · 1966

City entrances

Elias Samuel Saltz · 1994

The Electrification of Railway Terminals as a Cure for the Locomotive Smoke Evil in Chicago

Chicago (Ill ) City Council Committee · 2018

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

common evening-primrose

Oenothera biennis

Seen 2026-08-27

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-08-25

Globe Flatsedge

Cyperus echinatus

Seen 2026-08-21

autumn olive

Elaeagnus umbellata

Seen 2026-08-17

pinkweed

Persicaria pensylvanica

Seen 2026-08-15

partridge pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Seen 2026-08-11

American burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Seen 2026-08-11

Peach

Prunus persica

Seen 2026-07-21

virginia stickseed

Hackelia virginiana

Seen 2026-07-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).