Ava is a city in northwest Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 553 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Ava is located in northwestern Jackson County. Illinois Route 4 passes through the town as Knauer Street, leading northwest to Steeleville and east to its end at Illinois Route 13. Murphysboro, the county seat, is southeast of Ava.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Ava has a total area of , of which (or 99.16%) is land and (or 0.84%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census

  • Gale R. Williams, Illinois state representative

See also

  • List of cities in Illinois

References