Darmstadt, Illinois

Darmstadt, Illinois
Census-designated place
Location in St. Clair County and the state of Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°19′15″N 89°43′54″W / 38.32083°N 89.73167°WCoordinates: 38°19′15″N 89°43′54″W / 38.32083°N 89.73167°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	St. Clair
Area
• Total	0.072 sq mi (0.19 km^2)
• Land	0.072 sq mi (0.19 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	420 ft (130 m)
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	68
• Density	940/sq mi (360/km^2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	426309[2]

Darmstadt is a census-designated place in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 68 as of the 2010 census.^[1]

History

Darmstadt was laid out in 1855.^[3] The community was named after Darmstadt, in Germany.^[4] A post office called Darmstadt was established in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1907.^[5]

References

1. "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Darmstadt, Illinois
3. Callary, Edward (29 September 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
4. Allen, John W. (January 11, 1963). "Place Names Have Colorful History". The Southeast Missourian. p. 6. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
5. "Saint Clair County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 April 2015.