Longview, Illinois

About Longview

Longview, IL is a tiny community located in eastern Illinois with an estimated population of 112.

Officially, Longview is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 448 residents per square mile.

📰 Longview News Today

• Longview, IL Air Quality & Pollen Weather Underground · Aug 14
• Julianne Lay Williams Obituary (2026) - Evanston, IL - Rader Funeral Home of Longview Legacy obituary · Aug 15
• Longview Bank Announces Hiring of Dean Grimes as VP, Commercial Loan Officer Vermilion County First · May 28
• Longview, Middletown State Bank to merge April 27 in Illinois - The State Journal-Register The State Journal-Register · Mar 7
• Champaign man arrested after Sidney bank robbery, evading police wandtv.com · Nov 25

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What Makes Longview Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• Positioned in eastern 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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