Wood River

In 1804, Thomas Rattan was the first American to settle in the Wood River area. Numerous towns were established and then abandoned in the area in the 19^th century, including Milton, Chippewa, Gibraltar, and St. Mary’s.((History of Madison County, Illinois, Illustrated. With Biographical Sketches of many Prominent Men and Pioneers (Edwardsville: W. R. Brink and Company, 1882), 418.)) Wood River was incorporated as a village on June 16, 1911 and was incorporated as a city in 1923.((Flagg, James S., editor, Our 150 Years, 1812-1962. (Edwardsville: East 10 Publishing, 1962.), 61; Fifteenth Census of the United States: 1930, Population Volume I (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1931), 303.)) In 1910 Wood River had a population of 84, and by 1930 it had 8,136 residents.((Fifteenth Census of the United States, 303.)) As of the 2010 census, the city of Wood River has a population of 10,657.((Illinois: 2010, Summary Population and Housing Characteristics, 2010 Census of Population and Housing (Washington: Bureau of the Census, 2012), 156.))

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Wood River Articles (11 Total)

	Alton Community Unit School District #11 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	Bethalto Community Unit School District #8 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	East Alton / Wood River School District #14 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	East Alton Elementary School District #13 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	Roxana Community Unit School District #1 February 14, 2017 by Lesley Thomson
	School District Consolidation in Madison County May 4, 2017 by Lesley Thomson

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