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Millstadt
Illinoisvillage
Millstadt
Total population
4,008
Median home value
$230,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$90,901
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Heat Advisory · ModerateHeat Advisory issued September 17 at 2:19AM CDT until September 19 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS St Louis MO
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Millstadt is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States, located at the crossing of Illinois Routes 163 and 158. The village is known for its German heritage, with more than half its people of German descent. The population was 4,071, as of the 2020 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
In 1874, a German immigrant farm family was killed in a farming hamlet known as Saxtown, just south of the town. It made national headlines and became the subject of the book The Ax Murders of Saxtown.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , of which (or 95.25%) is land and (or 4.75%) is water. The town center is formed by the intersection of two state highways. Illinois Route 158, or Washington Avenue, leads west to Columbia and east to Belleville. The other main street is Jefferson Avenue, the north part of which forms the southern end of Illinois Route 163, leading north to Centreville, where it intersects highways providing access to East St. Louis. The south end of Jefferson Avenue, as it leaves Millstadt, becomes Floraville Road.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Millstadt, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves14,039
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves12,414
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves11,428
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves10,120
- Blue JayCyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,541
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves8,452
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves7,974
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6,931
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Belleville High School-EastHigh · Belleville · 2,568 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Belleville High School-WestHigh · Belleville · 2,234 students · 17.2:1 ratio
- Belle Valley SchoolElementary · Belleville · 985 students · 11.9:1 ratio
- Cahokia High SchoolHigh · Cahokia · 845 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- Freeburg Community High SchHigh · Freeburg · 683 students · 15.5:1 ratio
- Whiteside Elem SchoolElementary · Belleville · 670 students · 15.2:1 ratio
- Wirth/Parks Middle SchoolMiddle · Cahokia · 617 students · 15.8:1 ratio
- Smithton Elem SchoolElementary · Smithton · 556 students · 15:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.57 — 2024-09-191 km S of Old Monroe, Missouri
- M 2.81 — 2024-03-281 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
- M 2.53 — 2024-03-056 km ENE of Pinckneyville, Illinois
- M 3.07 — 2023-12-185 km WNW of Waltonville, Illinois
- M 2.52 — 2022-05-176 km NNW of Mount Vernon, Illinois
- M 2.84 — 2022-04-291 km SSW of Peerless Park, Missouri
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
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Recent natural events nearby
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES