Standard, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Granville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61326. The Survey maps it on the Spring Valley quadrangle. 225 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
3 figuresStandard fell from 256 to 225 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 | 256 | |
| 2010 | 220 | -36 (-14%) |
| 2020 | 225 | +5 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1893 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1893 USGS Lasalle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Spring Valley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Standard between 2008 and 2019, burning about 118 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 19-00092 |
| 20 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | STAND5 |
| 6 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 008-42 |
| 1 May 2013 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | STAND3 |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-0000025 |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2018-058 |
| 1 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000035 |
| 31 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000034 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Standard: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonucci Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bonucci Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gedraitis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ossola Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Standard in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2018: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Standard | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Standard | $20,000 | The same storm that produced a downburst 10 minutes earlier produced another around the town of Standard, Illinois. Numerous trees and powerlines were downed with a brand new 20x16 shed destroyed. The debris from the shed was scattered up to 400 yards away. The sheriff stated that the strongest winds only lasted 20 to 30 seconds. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Standard | $500 | 3 to 4 inch diameter limbs down |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Standard | - | Water was over Route 89. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Standard | - | Law enforcement reported the water was flowing over portions of Highways 89, 18, and 71. These roads were not closed but vehicles had to turn around at some spots. |
| October 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Standard | - | 92 mph wind gust measured by observation equipment at Fire Department. Numerous trees down and other damage. |
| November 2013 | Hail | Standard | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Heavy Rain | Standard | - | 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.
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 Standard | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2668438 | 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 419029. 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.








