Town guide

Wenonah, Illinois

Wenonah is a village in Montgomery County, Illinois, home to about 29 people across 1.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62075.

Homes sold for a median of $73 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population2919 per sq mi
Median home value$125,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$73Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking27%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Wenonah

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Wenonah

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)70 miles away
Closer regional airportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO69 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL194 miles away

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

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

Who represents Wenonah

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

Wenonah had 32 residents in the 2020 census, down 27% since 2000.

It’s the 1431st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Montgomery County grew from 30,836 residents in 1900 to 28,288 in 2020.

Wenonah population by census2000: 44, 2010: 37, 2020: 32442000372010322020

Montgomery County, 1900–2020

Montgomery County population, 1900 to 20201900: 30,836, 1910: 35,311, 1920: 41,403, 1930: 35,278, 1940: 34,499, 1950: 32,460, 1960: 31,244, 1970: 30,260, 1980: 31,686, 1990: 30,728, 2000: 30,652, 2010: 30,104, 2020: 28,28831K’00’1041K’20’3034K’40’5031K’60’7032K’80’9031K’00’1028K’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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near WenonahJan: high 36°F, low 19°F, 2.2 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 23°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 32°F, 2.7 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 43°F, 4.3 in; May: high 75°F, low 54°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 63°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 66°F, 3 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 56°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 44°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.2 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 25°F, 2.2 in36°19°Jan2.241°23°Feb1.852°32°Mar2.765°43°Apr4.375°54°May4.683°63°Jun3.986°66°Jul3.086°64°Aug3.581°56°Sep3.568°44°Oct3.253°33°Nov3.241°25°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morrisonville, IL weather station (12 miles away).

Jobs in Montgomery County

7,538 jobs at 676 businesses in Montgomery County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Montgomery CountyHealth care and social assistance: 1,532 jobs; Retail trade: 1,318 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 848 jobs; Manufacturing: 679 jobs; Wholesale trade: 488 jobs; Administrative and support: 403 jobs; Finance and insurance: 370 jobs; Other services: 356 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 18% Hotels and restaurants 11% Manufacturing 9% Wholesale trade 7% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 5% Other services 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 Wenonah.

Nearest hospitals

  • Pana Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pana11.9 miles
  • Hillsboro Area HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hillsboro14.7 miles
  • Taylorville Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Taylorville17.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies3

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 Wenonah

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Memorial Park0.6 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Nokomis Public Library0.1 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • B-R-S Baseball Museum0.2 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 Wenonah

Public schools here are run by Nokomis CUSD 22. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
North Elem SchoolNokomisPre-K–5287Public0.3 mi
Nokomis Jr/Sr High SchNokomis6–12314Public0.5 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Louis Catholic SchoolNokomisK–844Roman Catholic0.4 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Nokomis, Coalton and Hillsboro.

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