| South Roxana, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | South Roxana |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.8286°N -90.0611°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Chouteau |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.85 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.26 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.59 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.16 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.26 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Elevation Ft: | 427 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1891 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62087 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-71240 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399856 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | South Roxana, Illinois |
South Roxana, incorporated in March 1967, is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,891 at the 2020 census.[2]
South Roxana is bordered to the north and east by the village of Roxana, to the south by a western extension of the city of Edwardsville, and to the west by the village of Hartford.
Illinois Route 111 runs along the western edge of South Roxana, leading north 2miles to Wood River and south 6miles to Pontoon Beach. Downtown St. Louis is to the south-southwest. Illinois Route 255, a four-lane expressway, passes just east of the village limits, with access from Exits 3 and 5. Route 255 leads south 4miles to Interstates 255 and 270 and north 6miles to Bethalto.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, South Roxana has a total area of, of which 0.1sqmi, or 4.51%, are water.[1]
At the 2000 census there were 1,888 people, 707 households, and 518 families living in the village. The population density was 1190sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 809 housing units at an average density of 509.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 97.67% White, 0.32% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.85%.[3]
Of the 707 households 38.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 15.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 20.1% of households were one person and 8.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.08.
The age distribution was 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median household income was $33,295 and the median family income was $37,344. Males had a median income of $34,712 versus $21,552 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,938. About 17.4% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.