Town guide

Stewardson, Illinois

Stewardson is a village in Shelby County, Illinois, home to about 756 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62463.

Population7561,239 per sq mi
Median home value$109,500Census, as estimated by owners

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Around Stewardson

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)100 miles away
Closer regional airportDecatur Airport (DEC)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO97 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL184 miles away

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

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

Who represents Stewardson

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

Stewardson had 721 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.

It’s the 784th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Shelby County grew from 32,126 residents in 1900 to 20,990 in 2020.

Stewardson population by census2000: 747, 2010: 734, 2020: 721747200073420107212020

Shelby County, 1900–2020

Shelby County population, 1900 to 20201900: 32,126, 1910: 31,693, 1920: 29,601, 1930: 25,471, 1940: 26,290, 1950: 24,434, 1960: 23,404, 1970: 22,589, 1980: 23,923, 1990: 22,261, 2000: 22,893, 2010: 22,363, 2020: 20,99032K’00’1030K’20’3026K’40’5023K’60’7024K’80’9023K’00’1021K’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 19°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near StewardsonJan: high 37°F, low 19°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 23°F, 2.1 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 32°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 42°F, 4.7 in; May: high 75°F, low 54°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 62°F, 3.1 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 54°F, 2.9 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 43°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 33°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 25°F, 2.8 in37°19°Jan2.742°23°Feb2.153°32°Mar2.765°42°Apr4.775°54°May4.784°63°Jun4.887°65°Jul4.586°62°Aug3.181°54°Sep2.969°43°Oct3.254°33°Nov3.842°25°Dec2.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Neoga 4nw, IL weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Shelby County

4,312 jobs at 422 businesses in Shelby County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Shelby CountyManufacturing: 1,067 jobs; Retail trade: 512 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 501 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 484 jobs; Professional services: 365 jobs; Wholesale trade: 291 jobs; Other services: 278 jobs; Administrative and support: 209 jobsManufacturing 25% Retail trade 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Professional services 9% Wholesale trade 7% Other services 6% Administrative and support 5%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stewardson.

Nearest hospitals

  • St. Anthonys Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Effingham11.0 miles
  • Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shelbyville13.1 miles
  • Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Mattoon24.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Stewardson

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Stewardson City Park · 3 acres0.5 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.

Schools in Stewardson

Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Trinity Lutheran SchoolStewardsonPre-K–890Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod0.7 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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