South Roxana, Illinois
South Roxana is a village of 2,181 people in Madison County, Illinois.
Why visit South Roxana
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and Bohm Woods Nature Preserve.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87°F; January lows average 22°F.
Weather in South Roxana
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About South Roxana
South Roxana, incorporated in March 1967, is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,891 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article South Roxana, Illinois (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks2
Lewis and Clark State Historic Site
Museum · 2.4 mi
Historic site in Illinois
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes1
History
South Roxana grew up in the 1920s as a residential settlement immediately south of Roxana, the company village that had developed around the Shell Oil refinery now known as the Wood River Refinery. The tract was laid out about 1920 by a St. Louis development group, the Gonterman interests, which subdivided former farmland into building lots; within a few years dozens of houses had been built, many of them occupied by refinery workers.
Residents discussed forming a village as early as the 1920s, but the question was set aside for decades, and incorporation referendums were defeated more than once before voters approved village status in March 1967. Lawrence Cunningham became the village's first mayor.
From the History section of South Roxana, Illinois on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Map of South Roxana
35 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 39°F | 22°F | 2.5 in |
| Feb | 44°F | 25°F | 2.5 in |
| Mar | 54°F | 35°F | 3.5 in |
| Apr | 66°F | 45°F | 4.9 in |
| May | 75°F | 56°F | 5.5 in |
| Jun | 84°F | 66°F | 3.4 in |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.0 in |
| Aug | 86°F | 67°F | 3.3 in |
| Sep | 80°F | 60°F | 3.4 in |
| Oct | 68°F | 48°F | 2.9 in |
| Nov | 54°F | 36°F | 3.4 in |
| Dec | 44°F | 27°F | 2.6 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Alton - Melvin Price L&D (6 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Madison County has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for tornados.
- 2021-12-13: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes (Tornado)
- 2020-03-26: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-09-19: Severe Storms And Flooding (Flood)
- 2008-06-24: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2007-02-09: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Saint Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Roxana 1 mi northeast, about 2 min by car
- Hartford 2 mi west, about 3 min by car
- Mitchell 3 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Edwardsville 4 mi east, about 6 min by car
- Wood River 4 mi north, about 6 min by car
- Glen Carbon 5 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Rosewood Heights 5 mi north, about 9 min by car
- East Alton 6 mi northwest, about 9 min by car
- Pontoon Beach 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Granite City 7 mi southwest, about 11 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- South Roxana, Illinois 8-7-2011, Ran Yaniv Hartstein from Tel Aviv, Israel, CC BY 2.0
- Camp Dubois reconstruction 034, Kbh3rd, CC BY-SA 3.0
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