Crab Orchard, Illinois Explained

Crab Orchard
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Williamson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Pushpin Map:Illinois
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Crab Orchard within Illinois
Coordinates:37.7292°N -88.8042°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.70
Area Total Sq Mi:1.43
Area Land Sq Mi:1.40
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Elevation Ft:515
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:356
Population Density Km2:98.50
Population Density Sq Mi:255.20
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:62959
Area Code:618
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-17094
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628548
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Land Km2:3.61
Area Water Km2:0.09

Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census-designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now parts of that is Crab Orchard Road it's South of where the Illinois Route 13 is. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake flow nearby and gave the community its name. For a brief time during the Civil War, it was known as Erwinsville, which is the name in the original plat of the village. In its early days, it had the nickname "Steal-Easy." The Crab Orchard post office was established 18 August 1853 and discontinued operations 15 May 1924. It's now served by the Marion post office.[2] As of the 2010 census, Crab Orchard has a population of 333.[3] Crab Orchard has an area of 1.43mi2; 1.395mi2 of this is land, and 0.035mi2 is water.

Demographics

Community services

Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3 serves the community and surrounding area.

The Crab Orchard Public Library District serves the area with its main library in Crab Orchard and satellite services at Pittsburg and Creal Springs.[4]

Fire protection is provided by Williamson County Fire Protection District. Station #3 is located on the north edge of the community.[5] Treated water is provided by the private Coal Valley Water District.[6]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. James N. Adams, comp. 1989. Illinois Place Names. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society. 331.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 9 March 2011.
  4. "Who We Are" page. Crab Orchard Public Library District website. http://www.craborchard.lib.il.us/about-us.
  5. "WCFPD Station 3." Williamson County Fire Protection District website. Web site: WCFPD Station 3 . 2011-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724125122/http://www.wcfpd.net/Station3.htm . 2011-07-24 .
  6. http://www.manta.com/c/mmd9r6y/coal-valley-water-district Coal Valley Water District