Town guide

Stonefort, Illinois

Stonefort is a village in Pope County, Illinois, home to about 422 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62987.

Homes sold for a median of $102 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population422291 per sq mi
Median home value$65,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$102Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking25%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Stonefort

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Stonefort

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)122 miles away
Closer regional airportVeterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO112 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL294 miles away

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

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

Who represents Stonefort

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

Stonefort had 224 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2000.

It’s the 988th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Pope County grew from 13,585 residents in 1900 to 3,763 in 2020.

Stonefort population by census2000: 292, 2010: 297, 2020: 224292200029720102242020

Pope County, 1900–2020

Pope County population, 1900 to 20201900: 13,585, 1910: 11,215, 1920: 9,625, 1930: 7,996, 1940: 7,999, 1950: 5,779, 1960: 4,061, 1970: 3,857, 1980: 4,404, 1990: 4,373, 2000: 4,413, 2010: 4,470, 2020: 3,76314K’00’1010K’20’308K’40’504K’60’704K’80’904K’00’104K’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 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near StonefortJan: high 43°F, low 24°F, 3.8 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 28°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 58°F, low 36°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 46°F, 5.3 in; May: high 78°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 86°F, low 65°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 68°F, 3.5 in; Aug: high 88°F, low 66°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 82°F, low 57°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 45°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 36°F, 4 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 29°F, 3.4 in43°24°Jan3.848°28°Feb3.158°36°Mar4.969°46°Apr5.378°57°May4.386°65°Jun4.989°68°Jul3.588°66°Aug3.682°57°Sep3.171°45°Oct3.857°36°Nov4.047°29°Dec3.4Rain and melted snow, inches

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

Jobs in Pope County

430 jobs at 49 businesses in Pope County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Pope CountyRetail trade: 67 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 52 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 32 jobs; Other services: 28 jobs; Manufacturing: 14 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 9 jobs; Construction: 8 jobs; Professional services: 7 jobsRetail trade 16% Hotels and restaurants 12% Health care and social assistance 7% Other services 7% Manufacturing 3% Real estate and rentals 2% Construction 2% Professional services 2%

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 Stonefort.

Nearest hospitals

  • Harrisburg Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harrisburg7.1 miles
  • Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Eldorado15.5 miles
  • Marion Il Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Marion19.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 Stonefort

Libraries

  • Carrier Mills Library2.9 mi

Museums

  • Stonefort Depot Museums5.0 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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