BlockXenia, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Xenia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62899. The Survey maps it on the Xenia quadrangle. 380 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 538 feet above sea level.
On record in Xenia
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
Paine Houselisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresXenia fell from 391 to 380 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 | 391 | |
| 2020 | 380 | -11 (-3%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Xenia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Olney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
57 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Xenia in 57 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 28 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 9 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $55,000 | Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down. 5 homes sustained minor damage from falling trees and tree limbs. One home had some of its windows blown in from the high winds. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Xenia | $50,000 | Nearly 2.50 inches of rain in one hour created flash flooding in southern Clay County. Popeberry Lane near Fairfield Road, 1.5 miles south of Xenia, was washed out due to the flooding. Several rural roads near Flora and Clay City had water flowing across them. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $35,000 | A 61 MPH wind gust was measured at the Flora Airport. Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down between Xenia and Sailor Springs, including the Flora area. In addition, siding was torn off mobile homes in Flora and a semi was blown over near Sailor Springs. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $30,000 | Multiple trees were blown down in Xenia. |
| April 2016 | Lightning | Xenia | $30,000 | Lightning struck a garage in Xenia. The resulting fire completely destroyed the garage. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $30,000 | A 40 by 80-foot barn was damaged on Butternut Road about 4 miles north of Xenia. The barn doors were blown in on the south side, the east wall was bowed out, and the roof was partially torn off. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $25,000 | Numerous trees and tree branches were blown down in Xenia. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $25,000 | Numerous trees were blown down about 2 miles southeast of Xenia. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $20,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $20,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $15,000 | A tree was blown onto a house in Xenia. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $15,000 | Numerous 6-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $5,000 | A few tree limbs were blown down in and around Xenia. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | $5,000 | A microburst produced roof damage to a shed and blew in its doors. Also a tree was blown down and an area of corn was flattened. |
| July 2025 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Water was flowing across both US-50 and old US-50 in numerous spots between Xenia and Flora. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Emergency Management estimated a wind gust of 65mph west of Xenia. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Several trees and power poles were blown down from Xenia east to Highway 45. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Route 50 was covered with 3 feet of water. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Roads were closed in Xenia due to flash flooding. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Two feet of water was flowing across Old Route 50 southwest of Flora. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Several power poles were blown down along Xenia and Iola Road. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | A power line was blown down. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Numerous roads in both Xenia and Flora were flooded. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Xenia | - | A tornado briefly touched down in an open field about 3.3 miles west-southwest of Xenia at 8:15 AM CDT. No damage was reported. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Multiple tree limbs were blown down. One mid-sized tree was snapped about halfway up. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Late afternoon thunderstorms in southwest Clay County produced heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding on ground already saturated from heavy rain two days prior. Water was reported over rural roads from Xenia to Flora. U.S. Highway 50 was also impassable in spots from Xenia to Kenner. The flooding rapidly dissipated by early evening. |
| February 2009 | Flood | Xenia | - | Numerous county roads were flooded across Clay County. In addition, a few city streets in both Flora and Louisville had water flowing over them. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Numerous roads were flooded across Clay county. One car stalled in the high water in Flora. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines in and around Xenia. The winds also tore awnings and underpinnings off several mobile homes. Another home received minor damage when a tree fell on it. A truck was damaged by a falling antenna. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Xenia | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Power lines and numerous tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2004 | Hail | Xenia | - | Thunderstorms dropped penny sized hail over a large portion of Clay County, especially in Xenia, Flora and Hord. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Xenia | - | Very heavy rain fell on already saturated ground in the Xenia area. U.S. Route 50 was flooded for a time due to the heavy rain. |
| April 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and powerlines. A shed was destroyed south of Xenia. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | A large tree was blown down in Xenia. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Numerous power lines were blown down in an area extending from one mile east of Xenia to Flora. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in an area extending from Xenia to Flora. No injuries were reported. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | A severe thunderstorm moved east across southern portions of Clay County. Winds associated with the storm blew down numerous trees from Xenia to Clay City. Some of the trees caused extensive damage to the high school in Flora, as well as, homes and vehicles. The winds also destroyed a building on Route 50 eight miles west of Flora and a garage 4 miles west of Flora. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Xenia | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Xenia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greendale | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Kenner | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Bethel (historical) | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Flora | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Oskaloosa | 8.6 miles | 9 | |
| Louisville | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Riffle | 12.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cruse | 13.0 miles | 9 |
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 Xenia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671911 | 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 421544. 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.
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.