Breese, Illinois

Breese
Breese water tower along U.S. Route 50
Breese water tower along U.S. Route 50
Motto(s): 
"Proud of our past, planning for our future"
Location of Breese in Clinton County, Illinois.
Location of Breese in Clinton County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°36′50″N 89°31′23″W / 38.61389°N 89.52306°W / 38.61389; -89.52306[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyClinton
Named forSidney Breese
Government
 • MayorKevin Timmermann
Area
 • Total
2.70 sq mi (6.99 km2)
 • Land2.67 sq mi (6.92 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation453 ft (138 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,641
 • Density1,736.90/sq mi (670.50/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62230[3]
Area code618
FIPS code17-07913
GNIS feature ID2393409[1]
Public TransitSouth Central Transit
Wikimedia CommonsBreese, Illinois
Websitebreese.org

Breese is a city in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. Breese is the most populous city completely within Clinton County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,641, the majority of whom are of German ancestry.[4] Breese is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Breese, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Breese IL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2022.