Edwardsville, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Edwardsville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62025. It stands on Little Mooney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Edwardsville quadrangle. 27,000 people lived here at the 2024 count. It stands 568 feet above sea level.
On record in Edwardsville
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 8 records
Berlemann Houselisted 1980
Edwardsville Chapter Houselisted 1980
LeClaire Historic Districtlisted 1979
Madison County Sheriff's House and Jaillisted 1980
Narodni Sinlisted 2002
St. Louis Street Historic Districtlisted 1983
Benjamin Stephenson Houselisted 1980
John Weir Houselisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresEdwardsville grew from 24,293 to 27,000 between 2010 and 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24,293 | |
| 2024 | 27,000 | +2,707 (+11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1927 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Edwardsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Edwardsville in 2001, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Edwardsville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
51 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edwardsville in 51 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 25 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1999 | Hail | Edwardsville | $200,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $100,000 | A late night thunderstorm produced wind gusts around 70 mph causing widespread wind damage in Edwardsville. Most of the damage was due to downed trees and power lines. The storm carved a west path from North Main Street south to Goshen Road. Quite a few roofs and vehicles were damaged by downed trees and limbs. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $5,000 | Several power poles were reported down north northeast of town. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed large tree limbs which took down power lines. One line fell onto the roof of a house causing a brief fire. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | $200 | Ham radio spotters reported several large trees and limbs down along Highway 159. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, tree limbs and power lines in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | Nickel to quarter size hail cover the ground in the Edwardsville area. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across eastern parts of the St. Louis Metro area. Around 930 pm...one of these storms produced a downburst with wind speeds estimated between 75 and 80 mph along Buena Vista Street in the Grandview Subdivision in Edwardsville. These damaging winds caused large 4 to 5 foot diameter trees to be uprooted, as well as numerous smaller trees. Several large trees were blown down on a couple of homes, causing extensive damage. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Minor roof damage occurred to a building on the campus of SIUE. Also, several large trees were uprooted. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Edwardsville | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a open field south of Edwardsville near Illinois Route 159. No damage or injuries were reported. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed some trees and power lines. Power was not restored in some areas until about 10 am the next morning. |
| July 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Edwardsville | - | Local law enforcement reported a brief tornado in an open field east of Edwardsville. |
| December 2002 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | Storm spotters reported 1 inch hail at the intersection of I-270 and Highway 111. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees on the north side of Edwardsville. Several roads were blocked by the downed trees. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts damaged the gutters on a house in Edwardsville. Some trees and power lines were also down in the area. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down on the north and east sides of the city. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | Amateur radio spotters reported 1 inch hail southwest of Edwardsville. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Edwardsville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leclaire | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Bluff Junction | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Graney | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Mont Station | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Gard | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Glen Carbon Crossing | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Kuhn Station | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Glen Carbon | 4.6 miles | 16 |
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 Edwardsville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q577939 | 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 407807. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.








