Carrollton is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,485 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

Carrollton is located in south-central Greene County. U.S. Route 67 passes through the city as 5th Street, leading north to Jacksonville and south to Alton on the Mississippi River. Illinois Route 108 (Main Street) crosses US 67 in the center of town, leading east to Carlinville and west to Kampsville on the Illinois River.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Carrollton has a total area of , of which (or 99.89%) is land and (or 0.11%) is water.

It is located southwest of Springfield, the state capital, and is north of St. Louis, Missouri. Greene County borders the Metro East area.

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File:Carrollton, IL post office.jpg|Carrollton post office

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Carrollton had a population of 2,485, with 1,094 households and 681 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,214 housing units at an average density of . Of the 1,214 housing units, 9.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.1%.

Education

Carrollton is home to three schools: Carrollton High School (Carrollton, Illinois), Carrollton Grade School, and St. John the Evangelist Catholic School.

Notable people

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  • Karen Allen (born 1951), actress (Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull)
  • Edward Dickinson Baker, soldier, former U.S. congressman from Illinois, U.S. senator from Oregon
  • Thomas Carlin, 7th Governor of Illinois, lived and died in Carrollton
  • Sam Coonrod, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and member of the 2011 Carrollton Hawks baseball team
  • Alicia DeShasier, All-American softball player at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
  • James Barnet Fry (1827–1894), US Army brevet major general; military historian; born in Carrollton
  • John Hyde (1865–1912), Presbyterian missionary to India; known as "Praying Hyde"
  • Norman L. Jones (1870–1940), Illinois Supreme Court justice
  • Barbara Owens, mystery writer; winner of the Edgar Award for Best Short Story ("The Cloud Beneath the Eaves")
  • Henry Thomas Rainey (1860–1934), Speaker of the US House of Representatives during President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term.
  • Major Marcus Reno, commanded a battalion of the 7th U.S. Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Bighorn
  • William Sharon (1821–1885), United States Senator from Nevada.
  • Gregon A. Williams, Marine Corps Major general; served in Nicaragua, World War II and Korean War
  • David M. Woodson, lawyer, jurist, politician; practiced law in Carrollton

References

  • City of Carrollton official website