Mill Shoals, Illinois
Mill Shoals
"The Original Key Ring Capital of the World" | |
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| Village of Mill Shoals | |
Location of Mill Shoals in Wayne County, Illinois. | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′52″N 88°20′48″W / 38.24778°N 88.34667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | White |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Named after | Mill Shoals takes its name from the water mill built by William Weed in 1835 on the shoals of the Skillet Fork River at the western boundary of the community. |
| Village | Village of Mill Shoals Town House Building |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Board Government |
| • Body | Village of Mill Shoals Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 390 ft (120 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 176 |
| • Density | 230/sq mi (88/km2) |
| Demonym | "Girl/Boy from Mill Shoals" |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62862 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-49347 |
| GNIS ID | 2399348 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Mill Shoals, Illinois |
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Mill Shoals is a village in Wayne and White counties in the U.S. State of Illinois. The population was 235 at the 2000 census, down to 176 at the 2020 census. In Fall 2022, Drew Lane Consultants LLC conducted a village-wide survey that totaled population at 157. The Village of Mill Shoals is located 4 hours and 14 minutes driving directly south of the City of Chicago (with no traffic), 58 minutes driving directly northwest of Evansville, Indiana, 2 hours and 9 minutes driving directly west of Louisville, Kentucky, and 1 hour and 42 minutes directly east of St. Louis, Missouri. The Village is home to a U.S. Post Office, community center, private grain elevator, and two churches. Residents are active members of the 4-H, FFA, and Ruritans.