Venice

History

Venice was platted in 1841.

Geography

Venice is located in the southwest corner of Madison County and is bordered to the north and east by the city of Madison, to the south by the city of Brooklyn in St. Clair County, and to the west by the Mississippi River, across which is the city of St. Louis, Missouri. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Venice has a total area of , of which , or 0.11%, are water. Illinois Route 3 passes through the west side of Venice, leading north to Alton and south to East St. Louis. The McKinley Bridge crosses the Mississippi River from Route 3 in Venice to Interstate 70 in St. Louis.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  36,859
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  35,231
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  28,176
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  28,129
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  27,131
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  22,438
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  19,359
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,532

Most recent

• M 2.57 — 2024-09-19
  1 km S of Old Monroe, Missouri
• M 2.81 — 2024-03-28
  1 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
• M 2.53 — 2024-03-05
  6 km ENE of Pinckneyville, Illinois
• M 2.84 — 2022-04-29
  1 km SSW of Peerless Park, Missouri
• M 2.57 — 2019-09-11
  6 km NNE of Bonne Terre, Missouri
• M 3.12 — 2017-07-01
  9 km SSE of Mulberry Grove, Illinois