Woodhull is a village in Henry County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 754.

History

The town was laid out by Maxwell Woodhull on September 30, 1857. An addition was laid out in 1867, and another in 1870. That same year, the town was incorporated. In 1994, the High School girls' basketball team almost made history in the I.H.S.A. Basketball state championship but came up short.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census

AlWood Middle-High School is located in Woodhull, with students coming from nearby Alpha after the merger in the early 1950s. Students also attend from the country surrounding Ophiem, Lynn Center, Andover, Cambridge, New Windsor, Rio, and Oneida. The school's mascot is the Aces, although it has been referred to as the "Flying Aces" numerous times.

==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline -->

  • Don Samuelson, 25th governor of Idaho from 1967 to 1971; born in Woodhull.
  • Daniel Swanson, Illinois state representative; born in Woodhull.

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