Flora, Illinois

About Flora

Set in the southern part of Illinois, Flora is a small town with an estimated population of 4,647.

Flora holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 4.69 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 991 residents per square mile.

📰 Flora News Today

• Obituary for Jeremy Carter Frank & Bright Funeral Home · Aug 6
• Nancy Lee Cornwell Obituary Apr 25, 2026 Meridith Funeral Home, P.C. · Apr 25
• Schedule - Flora Wolves (Flora, IL) Volleyball 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 5
• Flora Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Steven M. Karns Obituary Mar 4, 2026 emmonsmaceysteffey.com · Mar 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Flora Unique

• Positioned in southern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Flora

• Charley Brown Park reviews ★
• Kiwanis Park reviews ★
• Library park reviews ★
• Martin T Snyder Memorial Nature Preserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Flora

• Flora Elementary School
• Flora High School
• Floyd Henson Jr High Sch

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Clay County Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Flora

🏘️ Nearby Communities