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Trenton, Illinois

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sugar Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62293. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle. 2,690 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 482 feet above sea level.

Trenton within Clinton County

Population over time

2 figures

Trenton fell from 2,715 to 2,690 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.

YearPeople Change
20102,715
20202,690-25 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Trenton: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
New Memphis Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clinton County

Storms near this place

41 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trenton in 41 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 27 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2025Tornado (EF2)Trenton$700,000The tornado caused significant roof damage to a home immediately after crossing into Clinton County. It continued to track northeast, causing additional damage to residences and outbuildings before entering the east side of Trenton. Here, the bulk of tornado damage consisted of minor roof damage, although one business did sustain significant damage to its siding and air conditioning units. The tornado dissipated in Trenton at approximately 10:39 PM. In Madison County the tornado was rated EF-2 with a path length of 3.13 miles and a maximum path width of 150 yards.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindTrenton$30,000Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town as well as numerous tree limbs. A fence was blown down and some houses sustained minor shingle damage. On building had a small portion of it's roof removed.
June 2008Flash FloodTrenton$1,000Two to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time over Clinton county. Numerous secondary roads were flooded including Illinois Route 127 just north of Carlyle. Also, U.S. Highway 50 was closed in spots due to flooding around the Trenton and Aviston areas.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindTrenton$500The county sheriff office reported numerous large trees blown down.
April 2026Tornado (EF1)Trenton-The tornado that formed in St. Clair county moved into Clinton county where it passed just southeast of Trenton and Sugar Creek. Along Route 160, the tornado destroyed power poles, damaged the roof of one home, and removed about half of the roof of one farm outbuilding. Along Highline Road, the tornado peeled part of the roof from a barn before dissipating.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees around town as well as numerous tree limbs. Also, a couple of fences were blown down and a trampoline was tossed.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds snapped off numerous power poles along Illinois Route 160 just north northeast of New Baden. Some of the debris landed in the parking lot of Wesclin Junior High School.
November 2017Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds damaged a metal storage building about a mile south of Trenton. Also, about a mile west of Carlyle, there was some sheet metal scattered in a field. Origin of the metal is unknown.
September 2017Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees blocking a road in the city.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindTrenton-A line of severe storms moved across Clinton County blowing down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines. The towns that sustained damage were New Baden, Trenton, St. Rose, Damiansville, Breese, Bartelso, and Carlyle. A couple of homes in Carlyle had minor shingle damage.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees in town.
September 2012HailTrenton-Large hail fell across Trenton. Some of the hail stones were up to tennis ball size. Several cars had their windows broken out or cracked.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines in town.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines and trees. Also, a 30 foot by 50 foot barn was blown down and a camping trailer was blown over.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm winds damaged a small shed and blew some aluminum siding off of an outbuilding.
May 2008Heavy RainTrenton-Widespread rain of 2 to 4 inches caused localized flooding of roads and small streams across much of Clinton County. Water was reported to be 6 inches deep on Highway 50 near Trenton and over Jallas Bridge Road just west of Centralia. Roads were also covered with water in the Posey area.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Downburst winds caused a swath of damage between Trenton and New Baden towards the east to Albers and Germantown. One and a half miles southeast of Trenton, a silo, two machine sheds and a home on a farmstead sustained minor to moderate damage. Along this swath of downburst winds, numerous trees, tree limbs and hundreds of acres of corn were blown down. Another machine shed was damaged near the intersection of Albers Road and Highline Road, while a second machine shed was damaged 3 miles west of Germantown.
July 2006Tornado (F0)Trenton-The tornado moved from St. Clair County to Clinton County west of Trenton and moved across the southern part of town. Trees and power lines were downed, and some minor roof damage occurred. Power was out in most of the town due to the tornado and thunderstorm winds for several days. Two grain silos were also destroyed in the south part of town.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Amateur radio spotters reported a couple of large trees down in Trenton.
May 2004HailTrenton-Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and powerlines. At least 2 homes, one on Jefferson Street and the other on East Fifth Street, sustained major damage when trees fell on them.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindTrenton-The County Sheriff reported numerous trees and power lines down in and around Trenton.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindTrenton-Storm spotters reported numerous large trees limbs and some power lines down.
September 1997Thunderstorm WindTrenton-The County Sheriff reported a few trees and power lines down from thunderstorm wind gusts.
April 2025HailTrenton-no account filed
August 2019HailTrenton-no account filed
November 2017HailTrenton-no account filed
July 2008HailTrenton-no account filed
March 2007HailTrenton-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
July 2004Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
August 2001Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
February 1999HailTrenton-no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
May 1998HailTrenton-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed
October 1996Thunderstorm WindTrenton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Clinton County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Aviston3.9 miles11
New Baden5.0 miles11
Albers5.7 miles11
Damiansville7.4 miles11
Breese8.2 miles11
Germantown8.4 miles11
Saint Rose8.7 miles11
New Memphis8.7 miles11

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 TrentonAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q577120The 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 419829. 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.