Vergennes is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 235 at the 2020 census.
On February 28, 2017, a deadly tornado which impacted the outskirts of Perryville, Missouri, also struck the southern side of Vergennes. No fatalities occurred occurred within the village, or in other parts of Illinois.
Geography
Vergennes is located in northern Jackson County. Illinois Route 13 runs through the east side of the village, leading north to Pinckneyville and south to Murphysboro, the Jackson county seat.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Vergennes has a total area of , of which (or 99.44%) is land and (or 0.56%) is water.
Demographics
As of the 2020 census