Alexander is a community in Morgan County, Illinois, home to about 239 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62601.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)71 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO78 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL190 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alexander; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 1153rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Morgan County grew from 35,006 residents in 1900 to 32,915 in 2020.
Morgan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 39.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jacksonville 2e, IL weather station (8 miles away).
12,835 jobs at 759 businesses in Morgan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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