Moro, Illinois

Moro, Illinois
Census-designated place
Moro is located in Illinois
Moro
Moro
Moro is located in the United States
Moro
Moro
Coordinates: 38°55′29″N 90°01′19″W / 38.92472°N 90.02194°W / 38.92472; -90.02194
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyMadison
TownshipsMoro, Fort Russell
Area
[1]
 • Total0.223 sq mi (0.58 km2)
 • Land0.219 sq mi (0.57 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total397
 • Density1,812.8/sq mi (699.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
62067
Area code618
GNIS feature ID413830[3]

Moro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Madison County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 387.[2] Moro, like all of Madison County, is part of the Illinois Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area.

The city of Moro, Oregon, is named for the Illinois community.[4]

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – Moro CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Church, Foster (October 2, 2009). "Moro, an Oregon town living large". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 10, 2021.