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StonefortIL

A town of 422.

Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
422
residents
Median home value
$66K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
42.1
years
Land area
2 sq mi
Small town

422 people, and everyone knows the way

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Partly Cloudy
H 91° · L 68°

Upcoming events

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Stonefort. Another town gets a different order.

Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Stonefort

Most working residents leave Stonefort for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marion (20%), Harrisburg (11%) and Carrier Mills (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Stonefort0%
Marion20%
Harrisburg11%
Carrier Mills4%
Herrin4%
19 mi
median commute distance
0
jobs based in Stonefort
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Stonefort has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–45°
Spring46–67°
Summer66–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 14
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Stonefort is

Stonefort beats the Illinois average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5.

32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better21 too close to call5 worse
What stands outStonefortIL
Fewer uninsured adults7.5%9.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity10.1%13.2%
More adults who have had cancer9.8%7.6%
Harrisburg Medical Center
10.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Stonefort for work

Where Stonefort’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Marion Marion 20% 11% → Harrisburg Harrisburg 11% 4% → Carrier Mills Carrier Mills 4% 4% → Herrin Herrin 4% 4% → Springfield Springfield 4% 2% → Carbondale Carbondale 2% Stonefort · 0% stay
0jobs based in Stonefort
0%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Stonefort

Village in Illinois, United States

Stonefort is a village in Saline and Williamson Counties, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stonefort had a population of 224.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
224
Area
1.5 sq mi
ZIP code
62987

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