Prairietown, Illinois

Census-designated place in Illinois, United States

38°57′59″N 89°55′19″W / 38.96639°N 89.92194°W / 38.96639; -89.92194CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyMadisonTownship OmphghentArea

^[1]

• Total0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²) • Land0.19 sq mi (0.49 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

577 ft (176 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total153 • Density813.83/sq mi (314.48/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Codes

62097 (Worden)
62021 (Dorsey)

Area code618GNIS feature ID416182^[3]

Prairietown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States.^[3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 153.^[2] It is part of the Metro East region of Greater St. Louis.

Geography

Prairietown is in northern Madison County, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Staunton, 17 miles (27 km) east-northeast of Alton, and 33 miles (53 km) northeast of St. Louis.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Prairietown has an area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km²), all land.^[1] It drains to the west toward Joulters Creek and to the east toward Sherry Creek, both south-flowing tributaries of Cahokia Creek, which runs southwest to the Mississippi River.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	153		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Prairietown CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairietown, Illinois
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.