• Source: Wood River, Illinois

Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 10,464 as of the 2020 census.




Geography


Wood River is located in western Madison County on the Mississippi River approximately 15 miles (24 km) upstream of downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It is among several contiguous cities and villages that have come to be known as the "Riverbend" area. The current confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers is just south of one of these neighboring villages, Hartford. Wood River is bordered to the northwest by East Alton, to the north by Rosewood Heights, to the northeast by Bethalto, to the southeast by Roxana, to the south by Hartford, and to the southwest, across the Mississippi River, by West Alton, Missouri.
Illinois Route 3 passes through the west side of the city, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to the north side of Alton and south 18 miles (29 km) to East St. Louis. Illinois Route 143 passes through the center of Wood River as Madison Avenue, leading northwest 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Alton and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Edwardsville. Illinois Route 111 follows Central Avenue through the center of Wood River, leading north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the west part of Bethalto and south 16 miles (26 km) to Washington Park. Illinois Route 255, a four-lane limited-access highway, passes through the east side of Wood River, leading northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Godfrey and south 15 miles (24 km) to Collinsville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wood River has a total area of 7.23 square miles (18.73 km2), of which 6.98 square miles (18.08 km2) are land and 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), or 3.47%, are water.




Demographics



At the 2000 census there were 11,296 people, 4,725 households, and 2,995 families living in the city. The population density was 1,865.2 inhabitants per square mile (720.2/km2). There were 5,001 housing units at an average density of 825.8 per square mile (318.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.57% White, 0.63% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21%.
Of the 4,725 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.6% were non-families. 31.7% of households were one person and 14.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.
The age distribution was 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% 65 or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median household income was $33,875 and the median family income was $41,688. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $24,522 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,098. About 13.2% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.




Transportation


Amtrak's Texas Eagle as well as its Lincoln Service pass through Wood River but do not stop in the small city. The nearest station is Alton station, 8 miles (13 km) to the northwest.
St. Louis Regional Airport is 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Wood River in Bethalto, while the nearest commercial flights are available at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, 25 miles (40 km) to the west in Missouri.




Notable people


Joe Astroth, professional baseball player; attended Wood River High School
Roger Counsil, NCAA champion gymnastics coach
Gary Lane, Missouri University and NFL quarterback, NFL official
Lawrence Leritz, Broadway, Film, TV, Dance and Recording
Ken Retzer, professional baseball player; born in Wood River
Dewayne Staats, broadcaster for the Tampa Bay Rays; raised in Wood River
John Stoneham, professional baseball player
Jean Stothert, mayor of Omaha, Nebraska
Kristopher Tharp, member of the Illinois Senate




References






External links


Official website
• Source: Wood River (Illinois)

Wood River (historically, Rivière du Bois) is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins near East Alton, and Wood River, Illinois, to the northeast of St. Louis, Missouri.
The Wood River is formed by the confluence of its West and East forks. These come together near where they drop down from the Mississippi bluffs. The natural channel of the Wood River used to follow the Mississippi through the bottoms before joining it. This has been cut off by an artificial channel that runs through flood control structures directly to the Mississippi. In 1803, the Wood River (then known in French as 'du Bois), gave its name to Camp Wood, where the Lewis and Clark expedition assembled.
The West Fork of the Wood River is 16.4 miles (26.4 km) long, and the East Fork is 21.9 miles (35.2 km) long. Honeycut Branch is a major tributary of the West Fork, and Girder Branch is a major tributary of the East Fork.
The mouth of the Wood River was a highly industrialized area during much of the 20th century. The Olin Chemical plant produced explosives and munitions for the wars of the last century. This remains as the Winchester ammunition plant. The Wood River petroleum refinery continues to operate on a reduced scale.




Cities, towns and counties


The following cities, towns and villages are in the Wood River watershed:

Alton
Bethalto
East Alton
Wood River
Woodburn
The following Illinois counties are drained in part by the Wood River:

Jersey County
Macoupin County
Madison County




See also


List of Illinois rivers




References






External links


Prairie Rivers Network
Winchester Ammunition Plant, East Alton
Wood River Refinery Museum
Wood River Refinery

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