Sparta, Illinois

Sparta
City
Intersection of Market Street and Broadway downtown
Intersection of Market Street and Broadway downtown
Location of Sparta in Randolph County, Illinois.
Location of Sparta in Randolph County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°8′N 89°42′W / 38.133°N 89.700°W / 38.133; -89.700
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyRandolph
Government
[1]
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorJason Schlimme
Area
[2]
 • Total11.43 sq mi (29.60 km2)
 • Land11.17 sq mi (28.93 km2)
 • Water0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,095
 • Density366.61/sq mi (141.55/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62286
Area code618
FIPS code17-71448
Wikimedia CommonsSparta, Illinois
Websitespartaillinois.us
Pyrite discs in coal, from an old Sparta mine. Harvard Museum of Natural History

Sparta is a city in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,095 at the 2020 census.[3]

The city was the principal filming location for the 1967 film In the Heat of the Night.[4]

Consumer ammunition manufacturer Underwood Ammo is headquartered and solely based in Sparta.

  1. ^ "City Government". City of Sparta Illinois.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020 Census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1961-1970, Part 2. American Film Institute. 1997. p. 530.