Albion, Illinois
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Albion No. 1 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62806. The Survey maps it on the Albion North quadrangle. 1,971 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 525 feet above sea level.
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On record in Albion
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
St. Johns Episcopal Churchlisted 2012
Population over time
3 figuresAlbion grew from 1,933 to 1,971 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,933 | |
| 2010 | 1,988 | +55 (+3%) |
| 2020 | 1,971 | -17 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1943 USGS Albion quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Albion quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Albion North quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Albion between 2015 and 2019, burning about 13 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-132 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 419 |
| 21 July 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-123 |
| 25 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 231 |
| 22 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 296 |
| 16 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 294 |
| 12 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 225 |
| 6 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 154 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Albion in 63 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 28 thunderstorm wind, 18 hail, 6 flash flood, 5 flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | 1 hurt, $50,000 | One mobile home was demolished and numerous trees were blown down in and around Albion. One occupant of the mobile home received cuts and bruises after the mobile home rolled over twice and came to rest about 50 feet from its original location. On the White County line, just north of Grayville, a wind gust to 69 MPH was clocked. Numerous streets were blocked by downed trees and limbs. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Albion | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $100,000 | Several buildings were damaged, and numerous trees and power lines were down. At least a couple of trees landed on homes and vehicles. One tree blocked Route 15 temporarily. An office building was damaged when its brick chimney blew over and fell through the roof. At least a couple of buildings received broken windows. Another building sustained minor roof damage. The damage appeared to be greatest over northern parts of the city. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $60,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in Albion. At least eight trees were blown down on the south side of Albion. The trees ranged from one to three feet in diameter. One tree fell in a pool. Power lines were blown down. A very large tree fell into a home, producing significant damage. Another tree landed on a car. |
| July 2011 | Lightning | Albion | $50,000 | A lightning strike took out phone lines, radio consoles, and alarm systems at the county courthouse. The lightning appeared to have surged through the phone lines into the building. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Albion | $50,000 | Illinois Routes 15 and 130 were flooded in the Albion area. Many rural county roads suffered from washouts, especially gravel roads and culverts. A trained spotter in Albion reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 2.78 inches. |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Albion | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $40,000 | Trees were blown down. One tree landed on a mobile home just south of the city. |
| January 2012 | Tornado (EF1) | Albion | $30,000 | The tornado produced mainly tree damage. One steel high tension power pole was damaged. The average path width was 50 yards. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Albion | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $25,000 | Lots of tree damage was reported. A tree fell on a home. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $25,000 | A trained spotter reported a swath of downed trees and power lines near County Road 400. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Albion | $20,000 | Several miles southwest of Albion, flash flooding of County Road 400 East occurred near the intersection of County Road 400 North. Parts of the road were washed away. A trained spotter measured a storm total of 5 inches of rain through the mid-morning hours. Near Browns, Illinois Highway 15 was flooded by Bonpas Creek. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $20,000 | Tree limbs and utility lines were down around the county. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $20,000 | Numerous large tree limbs and a few large trees were blown down. Some of the tree limbs severed power lines. At least five utility poles were snapped. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees, and several houses were damaged. A home in southwest Edwards County was damaged when a very large tree was uprooted and fell on the house. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $15,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $10,000 | Trees and power lines were down. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Albion | $10,000 | Some county roads were closed due to flooding. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $8,000 | Numerous tree limbs up to three inches in diameter were blown down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $6,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down. One of them landed on a power line. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $5,000 | Large trees and limbs were down. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $5,000 | Several miles south-southwest of Albion, multiple small trees were down a half mile south of County Roads 400E and 400N. Just southwest of Albion, a two to three foot diameter tree was down at the corner of County Roads 400E and 725N. Lots of smaller tree limbs were down in the area. |
| January 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $5,000 | Windows were blown out of a house. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $5,000 | Wind gusts to 60 MPH accompanied a narrow line of showers that swept through the region. Downed tree limbs and power outages were fairly common around Albion. One tree limb landed on a newly acquired RV, causing moderate damage. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $4,000 | Wind was the primary factor in a wreck involving a tractor trailer on Route 130. The empty tractor-trailer rig was reportedly picked up and pushed off the east side of the highway. Another vehicle collided with the tractor-trailer rig. Three people were injured in the wreck, none seriously. Emergency personnel responding to the overturned semi were delayed by slippery roads caused by hail two to three inches deep in places. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $4,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $4,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $3,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in Albion from thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | $2,000 | A couple of small limbs were down in Albion. A large tree was down in Browns. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Albion | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. The general public reported golf ball size hail. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Albion | - | Water covered Route 130 about a mile north of Albion. A semi truck driver believed the water was attempting to sweep the semi off the road. The storm total rainfall as reported by a spotter in Albion was 5.71 inches. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Albion | - | Widespread flash flooding occurred on many local highways. |
| July 2016 | Flood | Albion | - | Some minor street flooding was reported. A trained spotter measured 2.30 inches in 45 minutes. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Albion | - | A trained spotter measured 1.50 inches of rain in 30 minutes. Storm total rainfall was 2.86 inches. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Albion | - | A trained spotter reported 4.04 inches of rain fell during the day and early evening. Storm total rainfall of 4.90 inches was reported by the general public. County Road 1300 North was flooded by the West Village Creek. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Albion | - | A trained spotter measured 5.9 inches of rain in about 24 hours. Considerable flooding of low-lying areas was reported. |
| July 2012 | Heavy Rain | Albion | - | Street flooding was reported in a few locations. A trained spotter measured 1.71 inches in the storm. |
| February 2011 | Hail | Albion | - | Hail up to the size of dimes fell in the community. |
| July 2011 | Heavy Rain | Albion | - | Street flooding was reported on Route 130. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Albion | - | Dime-size hail fell four miles west-northwest of Grayville. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Albion | - | Reported on Route 15. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Downed trees were reported on Route 15. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Albion | - | Hail was the size of half dollars in Browns and dimes in Albion. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Albion | - | Dime to nickel size hail fell in Grayville. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Tree limbs and a large tree were blown down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | A couple of trees were down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 60 MPH by emergency managers. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Albion | - | The county sheriff department reported a gust to 60 MPH. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Albion | - | Golf ball size hail fell near Grayville. |
| June 1997 | Flood | Albion | - | A weather observer measured 1.2 inches of rain in about 30 minutes at Ellery. Water was over some secondary roads between Ellery and Albion. Ponding of water occurred on main roads. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Albion | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Top | 1.6 miles | 9 | |
| Wanborough (historical) | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Browns | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Piankashawtown (historical) | 4.3 miles | 8 | |
| Lexington (historical) | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bone Gap | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Black | 6.7 miles | 8 | |
| Samsville | 7.7 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Albion | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q291321 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 403379. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





