El Dara

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El Dara

Total population

118

Median home value

$72,100

21.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$58,125

El Dara$58k

National$74k

Elevation741 m

Land area0.97 km²

Weather92°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.62°, -90.99°

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

El Dara is a village in Pike County, Illinois, United States. The population was 63 at the 2020 census, down from 78 in 2010.

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.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Current forecast

Forecast for El Dara, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Walter A. Shewhart

American statistical quality control expert

Floyd Dell

novelist, poet, playwright, critic, editor (1887–1969)

George Nicol

American baseball player

Hobart R. Gay

United States Army general (1894-1983)

R

Raymond Coulter

sport shooter (1897–1965)

William E. Williams

American politician (1857–1921)

Art Mix

American actor (1896-1972)

E

Edward Henry Flavin, Sr.

American coroner

Lottie Holman O'Neill

politician (1878-1967)

Asa C. Matthews

(1833-1908)

Calvin Brainerd Cady

American music educator

M

Marcus Hitch

Chicago lawyer and translator

L

Lettie Gay Carson

American social activist (1901–1992)

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

Nearby places in Illinois

• Pittsfield
  9.8 mi away
• Pleasant Hill
  13.9 mi away
• Plainville
  15.1 mi away
• Perry
  17 mi away
• Payson
  19 mi away
• Pearl
  22.7 mi away
• Oxville
  23.6 mi away
• Bluffs
  25.8 mi away · pop. 531
• Glasgow
  27.7 mi away · pop. 179
• Paloma
  29.8 mi away
• Kampsville
  30.2 mi away
• Hamburg
  30.7 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.

Recently spotted species

Chinese bushclover

Lespedeza cuneata

Seen 2026-09-13

Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata

Seen 2026-07-09

Spotted Gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

Seen 2026-07-07

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Seen 2026-07-07

butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Seen 2026-07-07

bottlebrush grass

Elymus hystrix

Seen 2026-06-21

Western Ribbon Snake

Thamnophis proximus

Seen 2026-06-20

lanceleaf frogfruit

Phyla lanceolata

Seen 2026-06-17

North American Racer

Coluber constrictor

Seen 2026-06-16

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