Boody, Illinois

Boody, Illinois
Census-designated place
Boody is located in Illinois
Boody
Boody
Boody is located in the United States
Boody
Boody
Coordinates: 39°45′52″N 89°02′48″W / 39.76444°N 89.04667°W / 39.76444; -89.04667[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMacon
TownshipBlue Mound
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
 • Land1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
232
 • Density201.56/sq mi (77.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62514
Area code217
GNIS feature ID2628544[1]
FIPS code17-07315

Boody is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Macon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Boody had a population of 232,[3] down from 276 in 2010.[4] Boody has a post office with ZIP code 62514.[5]

The community was named after Col William H Boody.

Geography

Boody is located in southwestern Macon County on Illinois Route 48, 8 miles (13 km) southwest of downtown Decatur, the county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Taylorville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Boody CDP has an area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2), all land.[2] The community is drained to the southwest by tributaries of Spring Creek, a tributary of west-flowing Mosquito Creek and part of the Sangamon River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010276—
2020232−15.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Notable people

  • Lauren Doyle, rugby sevens player who competed for the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boody, Illinois
  2. ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "P1. Race – Boody CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "P1. Race – Boody CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  5. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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