Wood River, Illinois

Wood River, Illinois
City
Wood River
Wood River, Illinois
Motto(s):  "Progressing In The Spirit Of Lewis & Clark"
Location of Wood River in Madison County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°51′47″N 90°5′19″W / 38.86306°N 90.08861°W / 38.86306; -90.08861Coordinates: 38°51′47″N 90°5′19″W / 38.86306°N 90.08861°W / 38.86306; -90.08861
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Madison
Government
• Type	Manager-Council
• Mayor	Cheryl Maguire
Area [1]
• Total	7.23 sq mi (18.72 km2)
• Land	6.97 sq mi (18.06 km2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	10,657
• Estimate  (2019)[2]	10,051
• Density	1,441.00/sq mi (556.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62095
Area code(s)	618
FIPS code	17-83271
Website	www.woodriver.org

Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,657 according to the 2010 census.

Geography[]

Wood River is located at

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According to the 2010 census, Wood River has a total area of 7.154 square miles (18.53 km²), of which 6.98 square miles (18.08 km²) (or 97.57%) is land and 0.174 square miles (0.45 km²) (or 2.43%) is water.^[4]

Wood River is located on the Mississippi River approximately 15 miles (24 km) upstream of downtown St. Louis, Missouri, among several contiguous cities and villages that have come to be known as the "Riverbend" area. The current confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers is just south of one of these neighboring villages, Hartford. Other cities making up the "Riverbend" include Alton, East Alton, Godfrey, Roxana and Bethalto.

Demographics[]

At the 2000 census there were 11,296 people, 4,725 households, and 2,995 families living in the city. The population density was 1,865.2 people per square mile (719.7/km²). There were 5,001 housing units at an average density of 825.8 per square mile (318.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% White, 0.63% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21%.^[6]

Of the 4,725 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 31.7% of households were one person and 14.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.

The age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.

The median household income was $33,875 and the median family income was $41,688. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $24,522 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,098. About 13.2% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people[]

• Joe Astroth, professional baseball player; attended Wood River High School^[7]
• Roger Counsil, NCAA champion gymnastics coach
• Ken Retzer, professional baseball player; born in Wood River
• Dewayne Staats, broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Rays; raised in Wood River
• John Stoneham, professional baseball player
• Jean Stothert, Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska

References[]

External links[]

• City of Wood River