Keenes is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, home to about 58 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62851.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)97 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO88 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL245 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Keenes; 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.
Keenes had 50 residents in the 2020 census, down 49% since 2000.
It’s the 1391st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Wayne County grew from 27,626 residents in 1900 to 16,179 in 2020.
Wayne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 45 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Vernon 3 Ne, IL weather station (11 miles away).
3,561 jobs at 374 businesses in Wayne 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.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchardville Mennonite SchoolKeenes | 1–10 | 29 | Mennonite | 2.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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