Nilwood is a town in Macoupin County, Illinois, home to about 151 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62672.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)54 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL202 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Nilwood; 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.
Nilwood had 201 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 1269th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Macoupin County grew from 42,256 residents in 1900 to 44,967 in 2020.
Macoupin 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 21°F. About 38.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Virden, IL weather station (8 miles away).
7,626 jobs at 813 businesses in Macoupin 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.
Grocery stores
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.
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