| Waverly, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | Waverly |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 39.5925°N -89.9528°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Morgan |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated 1836 |
| Government Type: | Mayor-Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Scott Duewer |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.68 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.04 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.68 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.04 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 686 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1194 |
| Population Density Km2: | 445.10 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1152.51 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 62692 |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-79358 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397225 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Waverly, Illinois |
Waverly, founded in 1836, is the second largest city in Morgan County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,194 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Jacksonville Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named after the Waverley novels of Sir Walter Scott.[3]
Waverly is in southeastern Morgan County, southwest of Springfield, the state capital. Illinois Route 104 passes through the city as Elm Street, leading northwest to Jacksonville, the county seat, and east 11miles to Auburn. Illinois Route 111 has its northern terminus at IL 104 on the west side of Waverly; it leads south 11miles to Palmyra.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Waverly has a total area of 1.04sqmi, all land.[1] Almost all of the city drains south to tributaries of Apple Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the Illinois River. The northeast corner of the city drains toward the South Fork of Lick Creek, a northeast-flowing stream that is part of the Sangamon River watershed.
Waverly is the geographical center of the Illinois Community College District #526, which is served by Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield.
The estimated median household income in 2019: $51,630, $36,111 in 2000. The estimated per capita income in 2019: $25,548, $18,205 in 2000. The estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $83,532, $56,400 in 2000. The percentage of residents living in poverty in 2019: 7.6%. 40.1% of students that attend Waverly Community Unit School District 6, are listed as low income students: students eligible to receive free or reduced-price lunches, live in substitute care, or whose families receive public aid.[4]
Waverly is the home of the Waverly Holiday Tournament, the longest running Class 1A holiday basketball tournament in the state of Illinois, for high school boys' basketball in December every year since 1951.