Roxana, Illinois

About Roxana

Roxana, IL is a small town located in southwestern Illinois, home to 1,408 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Roxana is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 7.15 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 197 residents per square mile.

📰 Roxana News Today

• Roxana, Illinois teachers could start the school year without a contract Audacy · Jul 30
• James Groppel (1939–2026) of Roxana, IL | Obituary RiverBender.com · Jul 30
• Roxana teachers declare impasse Illinois Education Association · Aug 6
• Roxana Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Cottage Hills woman charged in $600K Roxana theft case Alton Telegraph · Apr 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Roxana Unique

• The only place in America named Roxana — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern 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 4 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Roxana

• Willam and E. Bohm Memorial Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Kendall Hill Park reviews ★
• South Roxana Dad's Club Park reviews ★
• Willam C Drda Woods Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Roxana

• Central Intermediate School
• Roxana Junior High School
• Roxana Sr High School

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

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