Edwardsville, Illinois
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Edwardsville is a city located in, and is the county seat of, Madison County, Illinois, United States.[3] As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,808. The city was named in honor of Ninian Edwards, then Governor of the Illinois Territory. Edwardsville is a part of Southern Illinois and the Metro East region within Greater St. Louis, located 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown St. Louis.
Edwardsville, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 38°48′14″N 89°57′30″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Madison |
Area | |
• Total | 20.50 sq mi (53.10 km2) |
• Land | 19.89 sq mi (51.53 km2) |
• Water | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
Elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,808 |
• Density | 1,347.54/sq mi (520.28/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP Codes | 62025, 62026 |
Area code | 618 |
FIPS code | 17-22697 |
GNIS feature ID | 2394626[2] |
Website | cityofedwardsville |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the Edwardsville Arts Center, the Edwardsville Journal, the Madison County Record, and the Edwardsville Intelligencer are based here. Edwardsville High School and Metro-East Lutheran High School serve students in the area. Edwardsville also serves as the headquarters for Prairie Farms Dairy, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the United States and ranked in the top 10 of the largest privately-held companies in the St. Louis region. The city is part of the Edwardsville School District, which also includes the villages of Glen Carbon, Hamel and Moro, as well as the township areas around them.