BlockNew Baden, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Looking Glass Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62265. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle. 3,428 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresNew Baden grew from 3,349 to 3,428 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,349 | |
| 2020 | 3,428 | +79 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1906 USGS Breese quadrangle1:62500
- 1907 USGS Breese quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 New Baden: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Memphis Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Baden in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | New Baden | $25,000 | After crossing into Clinton County, the tornado tracked through the far southern portions of New Baden. On Illinois Route 160 on the southeast side of New Baden half the roof of a business was ripped off. Also, a small shed had minor shingle damage. As the tornado tracked through Damiansville it broke off numerous large tree limbs around town. It continued to track to the southeast. After crossing Boot Hill Road it snapped off a few more large tree limbs before lifting and dissipating. The tornado was rated EF1 in Clinton County with a path length of 7.56 miles and a max path width of 500 yards. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 10.5 miles and a max path width of 500 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | $10,000 | Multiple tree limbs, some as large as 12 inches in diameter, were downed. A 3 foot diameter tree snapped and fell on a home in Aviston. A power pole also snapped near New Baden where siding was also damaged. Cities impacted include Trenton, Damiansville, Albers, Germantown, and Breese. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a large tree at the ground in New Baden. In Aviston, numerous tree limbs were blown down. Also, the tin roof of an outhouse was ripped off. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | $5,000 | Amateur radio spotters reported a power pole down just south of New Baden on Route 160. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in New Baden. One of the trees fell onto a power line knocking it down. In Breese, a large tree limb brought down a power line. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in New Baden and Aviston. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | A wide swath of damaging winds occurred across Clinton County. Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down in New Baden, Aviston, Breese, Beckemeyer, Carlyle and Boulder. A metal shed near the county fairgrounds was damaged and an unoccupied camper was overturned at a campground in Boulder. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | Thunderstorm winds caused a wide swath of damage extending from New Baden area northeastward through Aviston, Breese and Carlyle. Numerous large trees, tree limbs and power lines were blown down. In Breese, the top part of a grain silo was blown off. |
| April 2012 | Hail | New Baden | - | A swath of large hail was reported in the New Baden area. There were numerous reports of vehicles with their windows broken both in town and along Interstate 64 between mile markers 27 and 30. The largest hail stones were baseball size. |
| March 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | New Baden | - | A tornado briefly touched down just west of Illinois Route 160 about a mile north of New Baden. As it travelled to the east it caused minor roof damage to several homes in a subdivision and topped off several trees. A couple of fences were blow over as well. It crossed Illinois Route 160, just south of intersection with Court Road, lifting and dissipating about a quarter of a mile east of Illinois Route 160. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | Thunderstorm winds blew over a semi on Interstate 64 near mile marker 31. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | Thunderstorm winds blew part of the roof off on a lumber yard building. Also, a power pole in the area was snapped off near the base. It was a very limited area of wind damage. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | Thunderstorm winds caused some minor crop damage and blew down numerous tree limbs. Also, the winds destroyed a small shed. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | The Sheriff Department reported trees down in New Baden. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | County sheriff reported wind gusts at least 60 mph with power lines down. |
| September 2012 | Hail | New Baden | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | New Baden | - | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | New Baden | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Baden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Memphis | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Damiansville | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Albers | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Trenton | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| New Memphis Station | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Wertenberg | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Aviston | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Germantown | 8.7 miles | 11 |
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 New Baden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2672438 | 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 414378. 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.
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.