Town guide

Smithboro, Illinois

Smithboro is a village in Bond County, Illinois, home to about 164 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62284.

Population164176 per sq mi
Median home value$67,700Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Smithboro

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Smithboro, IL62284 —/sq ft

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Around Smithboro

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)57 miles away
Closer regional airportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV)36 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO52 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL222 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Smithboro; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Smithboro

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Smithboro had 154 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 1248th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Bond County grew from 16,078 residents in 1900 to 16,725 in 2020.

Smithboro population by census2000: 200, 2010: 177, 2020: 154200200017720101542020

Bond County, 1900–2020

Bond County population, 1900 to 20201900: 16,078, 1910: 17,075, 1920: 16,045, 1930: 14,406, 1940: 14,540, 1950: 14,157, 1960: 14,060, 1970: 14,012, 1980: 16,224, 1990: 14,991, 2000: 17,633, 2010: 17,768, 2020: 16,72516K’00’1016K’20’3015K’40’5014K’60’7016K’80’9018K’00’1017K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 43.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near SmithboroJan: high 37°F, low 21°F, 3 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 24°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.3 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 43°F, 4.9 in; May: high 75°F, low 54°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 67°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 64°F, 3.2 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 56°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 44°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 34°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 26°F, 2.7 in37°21°Jan3.042°24°Feb2.553°33°Mar3.365°43°Apr4.975°54°May5.384°63°Jun4.987°67°Jul3.986°64°Aug3.280°56°Sep3.168°44°Oct3.354°34°Nov3.842°26°Dec2.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vandalia, IL weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Bond County

3,669 jobs at 303 businesses in Bond County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Bond CountyManufacturing: 644 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 494 jobs; Educational services: 436 jobs; Retail trade: 386 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 374 jobs; Wholesale trade: 331 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 254 jobs; Other services: 221 jobsManufacturing 18% Health care and social assistance 14% Educational services 12% Retail trade 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Wholesale trade 9% Transportation and warehousing 7% Other services 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Hshs Holy Family Hospital INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Greenville4.8 miles
  • Fayette County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Vandalia14.0 miles
  • St. Joseph's HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Highland20.2 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Smithboro

Grocery stores

  • Dollar General Market3.7 mi
  • Capri IGA4.5 mi
  • Wayne's Meat Market4.8 mi

Libraries

  • Ruby E. Dare Library4.6 mi
  • Greenville Public Library4.9 mi

Museums

  • American Farm Heritage Museum2.6 mi
  • Armed Forces Museum2.6 mi
  • Lil' Red Barn Museum2.6 mi
  • Robert “Ish” Smith Museum4.4 mi
  • Bond County One-Room School Museum4.6 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Greenville University Factory Theatre4.4 mi
  • Ladue Auditorium4.6 mi

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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